BNP plans movement by Oct for polls under neutral govt

BNP is thinking about launching a tough movement in mid-September or early October to mount pressure on the government to release its chairperson Khaleda Zia and hold the next national election under a non-party administration, reports UNB.Talking to the news agency, some party senior leaders said they are considering action...

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Though weakened, militants not eliminated yet: Quader

Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Sunday although the militants have become weak, they have not been eliminated yet, reports UNB. The minister came up with the remark while talking to reporters after an Awami League delegation, led by him, paid their...

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Attack on quota reformists a heinous one: BNP

BNP on Sunday strongly condemned Saturday's 'barbaric' attack on the leaders of anti-quota movement by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the Dhaka University campus, reports UNB."Chhatra League is a dangerous anti-democratic force in educational institutions. They launched a heinous attack yesterday (Saturday) on the students involved in the anti-quota movement,"...

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Cops nab two JMB men in Bogura

BOGURA, July 01 (UNB): Detectives in a drive arrested two members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with firearms from Adamdighi upazila early Sunday.The arrestees were identified as Rubel Hossain, 27, and Abdul Bari, 25, of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district.Tipped off, a team of detectives conducted a...

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Brutality against students unexpected: B Chy

Condemning attack on the leaders of the anti-quota movement, Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Jukta Front on Sunday said the brutality against students is unexpected, reports UNB.In a statement, B Chowdhury, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president ASM Abdur Rob and Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna said, "We can't but get...

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