Polls to 107 upazilas under 4th phase held
Voting was held peacefully in 107 upazilas in the fourth phase of the of the local body elections, barring some stray incidents on Sunday, reports UNB.Balloting started at 8am and continued until 4pm without any break.Meanwhile, voting was suspended at three polling stations in Titas upazila after miscreants tried to...
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Momen seeks coop in bringing back Bangabandhu’s killers
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen hoped on Sunday that the absconding killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibar Rahman will be brought back to the country before the celebration of his birth centenary."We seek cooperation of all in this regard" the minister said while addressing a discussion organised by the Law...
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Tasvir arrested in bid to shift blame, says BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged on Sunday their leader Tasvir Ul Islam was arrested in connection with the FR Tower fire as the government is trying to shift its blame onto their party for the incident, reports UNB."She (PM) has taken a strategy to shift blame...
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Probe on with sabotage in focus, says Hanif
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahabub-Ul-Alam Hanif warned on Sunday that stern action would be taken if any failure or involvement of anyone is found in the capital's fire incidents, reports BSS."People are confused whether the two fire incidents -Banani and Gulshan - are sabotage or not . . ....
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‘Robbers’ shoot dead BCL leader in Sylhet
A BCL leader has died in Sylhet's Balaganj after being shot by robbers, reports bdnews24.com.Two more people were injured in the incident that took place in the house of Surman Ali in Champarkandi village early Sunday, said Balaganj Police Station OC Gazi Ataur Rahman.The man has been identified as Shahab...
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SC stays Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla arson case
The Appellate Division on Sunday stayed the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over the deaths of eight people in an arson attack in Cumilla in 2015, reports UNB.Chamber Judge Md Nuruzzaman passed the order and sent the petition to...
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