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A public notice was published on two widely circulated newspapers today, terming 261 people including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fugitives in a sedition case, asking them to appear before the concerned court on November 11. The notice was published on daily Amar Desh and The Daily Star, with names and addresses of all the 261 fugitive accused. The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam on October 14, 2025, ordered authorities concerned to publish notice on newspapers, asking 261 people including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to appear before it in the case filed for making attempt to dislodge…

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has given a message on the occasion of the ’54th National Cooperative Day’ to be observed tomorrow. “I am delighted to know that like every year, the ’54th National Cooperative Day’ is being celebrated across the country on November 1, 2025, with due dignity and enthusiasm under the theme ‘Cooperatives will build the country through equality and justice’ or ‘Sammo O Somotay, Desh Gorbe Somobay’,” he said in his message today. The Chief Adviser extended his sincere greetings and congratulations to all cooperators and the people of the country marking the day. He said ensuring…

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Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said that the national election will be held before February 15 regardless of the decision taken regarding the proposed referendum. “The Chief Adviser will make the final decision on the referendum issue. Whatever the decision may be, the election will be held before February 15- no power can delay it,” he said. The press secretary made the remarks while talking to reporters after attending the closing and prize-giving ceremony of an event organized by July Konnya Foundation at Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) here this afternoon. The July Konnya Foundation organised the…

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Election Commissioner (EC) Md Anwarul Islam Sarker today said the schedule for the upcoming national election will be announced in the first week of December, while the polls will be held in February next year. “The Election Commission has already published a detailed action plan for the polls. We want to complete the election before the month of Ramadan,” he told reporters at Patuakhali Circuit House this afternoon. Regarding the demand for a referendum, the election commissioner said, “The Election Commission has not yet discussed whether the referendum will be held before or after the national election. We have also not received any formal information about the government’spreparation…

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President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that he wants testing of US nuclear weapons, but again failed to clarify whether he meant live explosions in an order that has provoked global tension and confusion.. Asked by an AFP journalist whether he meant conducting underground blasts for the first time in the United States since 1992, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One: “I am not going to say.” “You’ll find out very soon, but we’re going to do some testing, yeah. Other countries do it. If they’re going to do it, we’re going do it,” he said on his way to…

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King Charles III’s historic decision to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles won widespread backing in Britain Friday, but failed to silence calls for further action and greater oversight of the monarchy. The king’s move to axe Andrew’s title of prince — the first such action since 1919 — is the latest humiliation for the scandal-plagued royal over his links to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Charles also announced Thursday he was ousting his younger brother from his longtime home on Windsor Castle’s sprawling grounds, after renewed accusations from one of Epstein’s main accusers, Virginia Giuffre. The…

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for publishing a book with a simplified version of the National Consensus Commission report to make it easily understandable and accessible to the country’s people. “This report should be made into an easy-to-understand version and published as a book so that ordinary people, including school and college students, can read and comprehend it — and explain it to others,” he said. The Chief Adviser said this while the Consensus Commission members handing over the eight-volume report to him at the State Guest House Jamuna here this evening, said a press release of the…

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Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus today stressed on comprehensive preparations to tackle any inside or outside attempt to foil the upcoming national elections. “Many forces with large power from within and outside the country will attempt to disrupt the election. Sudden attacks may occur, and this election will be challenging. But no matter how many storms we face, we must overcome them,” the Chief Adviser was quoted by his Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam as he told a high level meeting on election preparations at the State Guest House Jamuna here. Following the meeting, the press secretary was addressing a press…

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As the nation is set for an election festivity with 13th National Parliament elections draw near, the Election Commission (EC) in full swing is working to complete all necessary preparations for a participatory, free, fair, and neutral polls. The extensive administrative framework, from the capital to the grassroots, has reached its final stage of readiness as the EC said, “All arrangements for the election are complete, now it awaits the people’s participation.” According to EC sources, the tentative schedule for the elections is set for the first half of February next year. Key preparatory tasks, such as updating the voter…

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