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Democracy now stands on solid ground, says PM

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Monday democracy in Bangladesh now stands on a solid ground with the economy being strong enough, reports UNB."Bangladesh is marching forward. Our democracy now stands on a solid base while the economy is strong enough," she said while delivering her brief speech at...

BCL leader lands in jail on surrender

CHATTOGRAM, June 4: A court here today sent a former student leader to jail rejecting his bail prayer after his surrender to the court in an extortion case filed by a college principal.Nurul Azim Rony, former general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League Chattogran City unit surrendered to the court of...

BNP demands judicial probe into 'extrajudicial' killings

A senior BNP leader demanded on Monday a judicial investigation into 'extrajudicial' killings during the ongoing anti-narcotic drive, reports UNB."Innocent people have been killed in the name of anti-narcotic drive. We want those involved in the killings to be put on trial," said BNP vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman.The BNP...

Habibun Nahar gets elected MP of Bagerhat-3 uncontested

Awami League (AL) candidate Habibun Nahar has been elected MP uncontested from Bagerhat-3 constituency, report agencies.Returning officer Md Nuruzzaman Talukder declared her MP on Monday morning. She submitted her nomination paper on May 24, the last of day of submitting nomination paper, as the lone candidate.Film actor Shakil Ahsan who...

No terrorism now as was during BNP regime: Nasim

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said on Monday terrorism and militancy had mushroomed in the country during the BNP-Jamaat regime, report agencies. The minister made the comments while talking to reporters after visiting the renovation of embankments at Dhekuria under Maizbari union in Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj.Nasim, also...

Speaker returns home from France

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury returned home on Monday from Paris in France after attending a conference on Rohingya crisis there, report agencies.The conference titled 'International Conference on the Rohingya Situation in Myanmar and Bangladesh' was held at the National Assembly in Paris on Friday.The Speaker attended the conference at...

One to die for killing Kushtia BCL leader

A Kushtia court has sentenced a man to death and two others to life in prison for killing a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader, reports bdnews24.com.Kushtia District and Sessions Judge Arum Kumar Goshami gave the verdict on Monday in the 2015 murder of the leader.Tutul Hossain (38) was sentenced to...

North City BNP announces thana, ward unit committees

BNP Dhaka North City unit announced full fledged committees of its all thanas and ward units on Sunday night, reports UNB.Dhaka North city unit BNP President Abdul Quayum and General Secretary Ahsanullah Hasan approved the committees, said a press release.It said 121-member full-fledged committees of all the 25 thanas and...