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Fakhrul warns against attempts at religion-based division

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that a vested quarter is attempting to undermine the country's communal harmony by creating divisions in the name of religion, report agencies."A quarter is trying to destroy the harmony in the country by creating division in the name of religion,"...

If PM is against corruption, why does it continue?

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said the government has lost its moral legitimacy to remain in power after admitting its own failures. He made the remarks while speaking at the triennial conference of theBangladesh Paribahan Sramik Federation at the Jatiya Press in the capital on Friday.Referring to BNP Secretary...

US special envoy Sergio Gor, Indian envoy Dinesh Trivedi hold meeting

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has met visiting US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor and discussed issues of mutual interest, reports UNB."The meeting was held at a hotel in the capital on Friday morning. I can only tell you it was a good meeting,"...

US eases BD travel advisory to Level 2

The United States has downgraded its travel advisory for Bangladesh from Level 3 ('Reconsider Travel") to Level 2 ("Exercise Increased Caution'), reflecting an improvement in the country's overall travel conditions, according to a Foreign Ministry press release issued on Thursday night, reports BSS.The government viewed the revised advisory, describing it...

Murder accused shot dead in Khulna

KHULNA, July 31 (UNB): A young man accused in a murder case has been shot to death by unidentified assailants in the Dakkhin Tutpara Baro Khalpar area of Khulna city.The deceased is Ismail (32), son of Shajahan of the area.Witnesses said a group of assailants shot Ismail in the head...

Hasina will face execution if she returns: Patwari

SYLHET, July 31 (National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser Nasir Uddin Patwari has said the death sentence against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be carried out if she returns to Bangladesh.Speaking at a rally in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet under the party's "July Awakening to Build the Nation" programme...