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Dr. Zobaida Akhter is an Associate Professor of Bangladesh Open University. [Read more]

Anti-HIV drugs have slashed death rates among people with the AIDS virus by nearly 40 percent since combination therapy was introduced in 1996, boosting their life expectancy by some 13 years, a study says. [Read more]

UNB, Dhaka
The government is going to backtrack on the framing of new electoral law as the Election Commission announced that the Representation of People Order (RPO) 1972 would be retained with some amendments.Election Commissioner M Sohul Hussain yesterday said the EC has taken preparation for changing the newly approved RPO 2008, without invalidating the RPO [...]

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Awami League has announced that it will not take part in any local elections before the parliamentary elections. [Read more]

Staff Reporter
A lawyer yesterday moved an petition before the Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court seeking permission to have a High Court order overturned that asked the government to reinstate 10 unconfirmed additional judges as regular judges of the High Court.Supreme Court lawyer Ashrafuzzaman submitted the petition moved by senior Advocate TH Khan.After a brief [...]

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Dr Nurun Nabi is a prominent Bangladeshi American scientist. He had been involved with FOBANA –Federation of Bangladesh Associations of North America since its inception. [Read more]

A British soldier serving with NATO forces in Afghanistan was killed in fighting with insurgents, the Ministry of Defence in London said yesterday. [Read more]