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RAB was 'not used politically' during BNP rule: Babar

Former home minister Lutfozzaman Babar has asserted that Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was 'never politically exploited' during the party's tenure from 2001 to 2006, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking to reporters on Thursday after visiting the grave of former prime minister Khaleda Zia in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Babar recalled his close working relationship with...

BNP to win next election with Khaleda Zia's legacy: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said his party will gain strength from public support following the death of former party chairperson Khaleda Zia and work to secure victory for the pro-Bangladesh force in the next election, report agencies.The love among the people and...

Eight July martyrs buried at Rayerbazar identified: Shafiqul

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said bodies of eight July martyrs, who were buried as unclaimed at Rayerbazar Graveyard in the capital, have so far been identified, reports BSS."The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs will inform media in detail on this matter very soon," he told a...

Head-on collision kills two on Mouchak Flyover

A CNG-run autorickshaw driver and a motorcyclist were killed in a head-on collision between their vehicles on the Mouchak Flyover in the capital early Thursday.The dead are autorickshaw driver Md Nayon Talukder (70) of Dholaipar in Jatrabari, and Md Yasin Arafat (21), a resident of the capital's Dakshin Mugda, report...

Three ex-AL leaders enter election race as JP, JaPa, independent candidates

Ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls, three former Awami League (AL) leaders have filed nominations to contest under different banners, signalling a shift in loyalties and ambitions, reports bdnews24.com. They are participating as Jatiya Party (Japa), JP, and independent candidates.Two of the trio had previously sought AL nominations...

Mursalin quits NCP over 'ideological differences'

Khan Muhammad Mursalin, joint chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP), resigned from the party on Thursday, citing ideological differences and disillusionment over its political direction, reports UNB.Mursalin announced the decision in a Facebook post in the afternoon, saying he had stepped down from all posts and responsibilities of...