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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus presiding over a board meeting of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus presiding over a board meeting of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation at the state guesthouse Jamuna in the capital on Monday. — PID

SC stays HC verdict declaring Aug 15 as national holiday

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday stayed a High Court (HC) verdict that declared August 15 as national mourning day and public holiday. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order following a leave to appeal petition...

BNP wants good relationship with India: Hafiz Uddin

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has said his party wants good relationship with India."Minorities in India are being much persecuted, compared to the other countries (in South Asia). Despite that India gives us (Bangladesh) advice on the issue," he said at a press...

Gana Odhikar Parishad submits 9-point proposal to ERC

The Faruk Hasan-led faction of Gana Odhikar Parishad placed a nine-point proposal to the Election Reform Commission (ERC) including to elevate the parliamentary seats to 500 from the existing 300 seats, reports UNB.A delegation led by member secretary of the Gana Adhikar Parishad Faruk Hasan presented the proposals to the...

Hasina, 125 others sued over attempt to murder city fish trader

A case was filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 125 others for attempting to murder a fish trader during the recent anti-discrimination student movement with Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in the city on Monday, reports BSS. The case has been filed with the court of metropolitan magistrate...

Dipu Moni among four ex-MPs shown arrested

A Dhaka court on Monday sent four former MPs, including former Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni, to jail showing them arrested in new cases, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahmed passed the order.Those sent to jail also include former state minister for Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak,...