Speakers at a roundtable discussion in the city on Wednesday observed that social accountability towards citizens and inclusion of minorities, good governance, decentralisation and people's participation are the centerpieces of democracy. Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh organised the roundtable to share democratic experiences of the two countries in a dialogue.Ambassador...
Read moreBNP brought out a procession led by its Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi from in front of the party's headquarters at Nayapaltan in the city on Wednesday, to register protest against gas tariff hike — FE photo
Read moreThe aggrieved leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal's (JCD's) dissolved committee finally withdrew their movement on Wednesday accepting the organisational decision to form a new committee with a specific age limit, reports UNB. They came up with the announcement at a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan central office offering an apology...
Read moreJatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has urged the world leaders across the globe to make parliamentary diplomacy a focal point for building an inclusive and equity-based world order, reports BSS.She was addressing a session titled "Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation: Principles, Trends and Institute" at a two-day conference on Development of...
Read moreThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Estimates on Wednesday recommended undertaking a project to establish Shaheed Minar at all educational institutions in memory of the 1952 Language Movement martyrs, reports BSS.The committee placed this recommendation at its third meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad with committee Chairman M Abdus Shahid in...
Read moreJatiya Party acting chairman GM Quader on Wednesday said the kidney and lung conditions of his brother HM Ershad, now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the city, have improved slightly, reports UNB. "Doctors said if the improvement trend continues for two-three days, HM Ershad will recover...
Read moreJAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, July 3 (UNB): At least 67 people, including three teachers and a journalist, were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Wednesday.Witnesses said BCL activists of Mowlana Bhashani Hall and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall locked into an...
Read moreBNP standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Miah was admitted to a city hospital on Wednesday in a critical condition, reports UNB. He was taken to United Hospital around 11am as he fell sick at his Eskaton residence, BNP chairperson's media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told the news agency."His (Rafiqul...
Read moreCHAPAINAWABGANJ, July 3 (UNB): A court here on Wednesday sentenced three members of banned militant outfit Jamaatul-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 10 years of imprisonment each in an arm case.The convicts are Md Selim alias Harun Mistry, 37, son of Dulur Hossain of Charmahan in the municipality area, Shahdat alias Nayan,...
Read moreJatiya Party Secretary General Moshiur Rahman Ranga addressing a joint meeting of the party's presidium members and lawmakers at its Banani office in the city on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
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