Mr Khan says that the question of indemnity of some of the acts of the government, the demands put forward by BNP and the law and order situation in Bangladesh cast doubt on the possibility of election being held on that day. [Read more]

The JMB’s fax said that if the detained persons from their party are not released they would destroy the offices of law and order forces.
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Taro Aso prepared to take over as Japan’s new prime minister Wednesday, lining up his cabinet with like-minded conservatives to help his mission to revive the economy and win upcoming elections. [Read more]

Iran’s president told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that “the American empire” is nearing collapse should end its military involvement in other countries. [Read more]

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Bouncing back from last week’s negative trend the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday hit a new record of market capitalisation, crossing Tk 1.0 trillion-mark being backed by the debut trading of First Security Bank with market capitalisation of Tk 2.3 billion.The market capitalisation rose to Tk 1.009 trillion yesterday from last day’s Tk 995 [...]

প্রেসিডেন্ট জর্জ বুশ ও মার্কিন অর্থমন্ত্রী হেনরি পলসন অর্থ বাজারের সঙ্কট মোকাবিলায় ব্যয়বহুল এক পরিকল্পনার বিস্তারিত ঘোষণা করেছেন৻ [Read more]

Political parties and politicians in general in Bangladesh have welcomed the announcement of  a specific date for the Parliament Election. [Read more]

Four people have been killed and rescuers are searching for 13 miners trapped in a flooded shaft after Typhoon Hagupit hit the northern Philippines, officials said Tuesday. [Read more]

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Election to Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will not be held this year since the Election Commission (EC) is overburdened with the activities for holding the general elections and upazila polls. “Holding of Dhaka City Corporation election is not possible this year. It will be held early next year by the elected government,” said Election [...]

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A CNG-run passenger bus caught fire in the city’s Mohakhali area, creating panic among the passengers and commuters yesterday.Police and witnesses said a CNG-driven passenger bus of Bengal Paribahan was on its way to Motijheel from Gulshan-1 when the fire broke out near the Mohakhali kitchen market at about 4:00pm due to mechanical problem. [...]