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19 basic issues decided in second-round talks

A total of 19 fundamental reform issues were decided amid political consensus and notes of dissent in some cases during the second-round dialogues between the National Consensus Commission and political parties, reports UNB.The second-round reform dialogue that opened by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on June 2 concluded on Thursday...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a rally at Uttara

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a rally at Uttara in the capital on Friday, marking the first anniversary of the July-August Uprising. — Focus Bangla

July Charter to be signed soon, hopes Salahuddin

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 1 (UNB): BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said except for 51 points his party has no disagreement with the National Consensus Commission (NCC) on the remaining recommendations."We are hopeful that the July Charter will be signed soon. Apart from 51 points, BNP has no disagreement with the...

Nationwide demo declared for Aug 3, non-cooperation movement from Aug 4

The Anti-discrimination Student Movement leaders on August 2 last year declared a nationwide demonstration scheduled for August 3 and a non-cooperation movement from August 4, to protest the killings and press home their pre-declared nine-point demand, including an apology from the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS.Mahin Sarker, a...

JCD gives directives to activists on Aug 3 rally

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) have given six important instructions to its leaders and activists regarding the previously announced rally of the student front of BNP on August 3, reports BSS.The instructions state that no banners, festoons or placards can be brought to the rally, said a press release issued on...

Ex-home secy Jahangir Alam sent to jail after remand

A Dhaka court has sent to jail Md Jahangir Alam, former secretary of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, in a case lodged over the killing of Russel Bakaul in the capital's Jatrabari area during the July-August mass uprising in 2024, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM...

Indian national held on intrusion charge in Khagrachhari

KHAGRACHHARI, Aug 1 (UNB)-Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an Indian citizen from Logang Bazar border area in Panchhari upazila of Khagrachhari district on Thursday.The detainee is Jamesing Tripura (45), a resident of Deshpara village under Rainagarbari police station in Dhalai district of India's Tripura state.According to BGB sources,...

Jamaat Ameer thanks President Trump for tariff cut

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has thanked United States (US) President Donald Trump for his decision to lower its reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi products from 35 per cent to 20 per cent, reports BSS. Shafiqur Rahman also thanked the interim government led by Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus for the landmark...

Chinese envoy meets acting BCFA chief

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has held a meeting with Nozmul Haque Nannu, acting president of the Bangladesh-China Friendship Association (BCFA), reports UNB.During the meeting on Thursday, they reviewed the history of friendly exchanges between China and Bangladesh in various fields.They exchanged views on further strengthening people-to-people exchanges so...

Former Rangpur city councillor Fulu held

RANGPUR, Aug 1 (BSS): Police have arrested former councillor of Ward 13 of Rangpur City Corporation and Awami League leader Fazle Elahi Fulu in several cases of attempted murder and attacks on the participants of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. "We arrested Fazle Elahi Fulu from the Kachari Bazar area of Rangpur...