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BNP withdraws expulsion orders against 28 leaders

The expulsion orders of these 28 leaders were withdrawn based on their applications and in accordance with a decision of the party ...
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Jamaat, allies drop 'Jamuna agitation' to focus on election: Salahuddin

Salahuddin warned that attempts to impose legal questions around the July National Charter were unnecessary and politically motivated ...
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DMP chief authorises shooting arsonists, bomb attackers ahead of ICT verdict

Commissioner Sazzat himself later stated that he had issued a directive over wireless radio authorising officers to shoot anyone found setting a bus on fire or using crude bombs to threaten lives, ...
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Berlin to lift suspension of Israel weapons sales, but says ceasefire must hold

Berlin will lift the suspension order on 24 November and return to a case-by-case review of arms exports to Israel.
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Trump says he'll meet with Mamdani and try to 'work something out' with New York's incoming mayor

For months, Trump has attacked Mamdani — incorrectly calling him a “communist” and warning that New York would be ruined if the democratic socialist won.
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Political parties demand Hasina's extradition and swift execution of ICT verdict

In the immediate wake of the International Crimes Tribunal's (ICT) historic verdict sentencing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, Bangladesh's key political ...
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Jubo Dal leader shot dead in Pallabi

A local Jubo Dal leader was shot dead in Dhaka's Pallabi area today (17 November). The deceased was identified as Golam Kibria, member secretary of Jubo Dal's Pallabi unit, said Pallabi Police Station ...
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Justice cannot be defeated, ICT says in Hasina verdict observation

The tribunal cited domestic and international reports, including those from the UN and rights group Odhikar, on the July Uprising ...
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No one is above the law: CA Yunus hails verdict against Hasina

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has said the convictions delivered by the International Crimes Tribunal today reaffirm the principle that "no one, regardless of power, is above the law," calling the ...
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Hasina verdict: Crude bomb explosions, arson attacks in Dhaka, elsewhere

Incidents were reported in Mirpur, Mouchak, Shahbagh, Uttara, Gazipur, Cumilla, and Chattogram, while law enforcement and the Bangladesh Army recovered homemade pistols and crude bombs from a train in ...
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Malaysia emerges as new destination for Bangladeshi medical tourists

Also mentioned the opportunities for investment in the telecommunications, security, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy sectors in Chattogram due to its strategic location ...
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India notes Hasina verdict, says it remains committed to best interests Bangladesh’s people

"As a close neighbour, India remains committed to the best interests of the people of Bangladesh, including in peace, democracy, inclusion and stability in that country," read the statement. It also ...