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Tarique to lead BNP in next election

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will lead the party in the upcoming 13th national election, likely to be held in February, said his foreign affairs adviser Humayun Kabir, reports UNB.Talking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning after returning from the United States, he said, "The national...

In order to fend off any untoward incident

In order to fend off any untoward incident, Army, Police, Ansar, Fire Service and River Police personnel and dog squad were deployed in the city's Sadarghat area on Thursday centring the immersion of idols in the Buriganga River on the Bijoya Dashami, the final day of the Sharadiyo Durga Puja....

EC rejects 'Water Lily' for NCP, offers 50 alternative symbols

The Election Commission (EC) has sent a letter to the National Citizen Party (NCP) attaching a list of 50 electoral symbols, asking the party to pick one from the list instead of its desired 'Water Lily' symbol, reports UNB."The National Citizen Party-NCP in its application mentioned 'Water Lily', 'Pen' and...

Parwar calls for safeguarding Gaza-bound aid vessels

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has strongly condemned and protested what it described the 'heinous role' of the occupying Israeli authorities in seizing Gaza-bound aid ships and urged the international community to ensure their safe passage, reports BSS.In a statement issued on Thursday, Jamaat Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Parwar said since October...

Journos boycott Akhtar-Jara's press meet at HSIA

Leaders and activists of the National Citizen Party (NCP) allegedly misbehaved with journalists at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka on Thursday morning.The incident took place around 9:45am at the VIP gate of the airport. At the time, NCP Member Secretary Akhter Hossain and Senior Joint Member Secretary Tasnim...

1,000 unidentified people sued in 3 cases

KHAGRACHHARI, Oct 2 (UNB): Police on Wednesday filed three separate cases against 1,000 unidentified people over the recent violence in Khagrachhari Sadar and Guimara upazilas for attacks on law enforcers and murders.Violence flared in the hill district over the alleged rape of an indigenous schoolgirl. Three indigenous men were shot...

Chhatra Sangsad expresses solidarity with Sumud Flotilla

The Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sansad (BAGCHAS) held a rally at Dhaka University on Thursday afternoon to express solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was mostly intercepted by Israel, reports UNB.Titled 'Sumud: Steadfast,' the programme emphasised Palestinians' right to self-determination.A procession, which started from the Raju Sculpture at Dhaka University...

RU JCD candidates feed stray animals amid campus closure during Durga Puja

"Oikkoboddho Notun Projonmo" panel candidates, nominated by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) for RUCSU polls, have stepped forward to feed the cats and dogs residing at campus as its closure has curtailed the availability of food they consume.Residential hall dining facilities, canteens, and nearby restaurants were closed on the occasion of...

Give nurses equal status to doctors: Farhad Mazhar

Poet and political thinker Farhad Mazhar has demanded that nurses be granted equal professional status to doctors, alongside the immediate formation of a 'National Nurse Commission' to ensure health services for the people, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at the Zahur Hossain Chowdhury Hall of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Thursday,...

None can disrupt communal harmony : Adviser

Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum said no one can disrupt the communal harmony in Bangladesh, reports UNB."No one can destroy communal harmony in Bangladesh. Humanity and service are respected like religion. It is important for us to remember this (spirit) from our respective places," she said.The health adviser...

Cumilla BNP leader Jasim Uddin passes away

CUMILLA, Oct 2 (BSS): Jasim Uddin, former senior vice president of Cumilla Metropolitan BNP, and ex-general secretary of the City BNP, passed away at a hospital in capital on Thursday. He was 56.BNP leader Advocate Sabera Alauddin confirmed the news of his death around 2:00 pm.Jasim suffered a brain stroke...