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BNP to ensure equal economic opportunity for all: Khasru

BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has stressed the need to democratise Bangladesh's economy to ensure equal opportunity for all citizens to participate in economic and development activities, reports UNB."Democracy should not be confined to politics alone. We have to democratise the economy as well, ensuring that every citizen,...

No one is trustworthy in current political climate

Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker has warned of a crisis of trust' in Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a meeting with the Association of Journalists on Thursday, he remarked that 'no one can be trusted' in the country's current political climate."The most difficult thing is that no one is being...

Five more testify against Hasina, family

Five more witnesses have testified in three cases filed against 53 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project, reports BSS.The witnesses are Delwar Hossain and Shafiqul Islam, office assistants of...

Japan praises BD's improved labour environment

A Japanese parliamentary delegation engaged in labour issues on Wednesday praised improved working conditions in Bangladesh factories but emphasised that more efforts are needed for further progress, reports UNB. "We must admit that the labour environment has improved, but there is still room for further progress," said Kenta Izumi, Member...

EU envoy holds talks with Jamaat chief

European Union (EU) Ambassador Charles Whiteley has met Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman as Bangladesh gears up for another political transition with the next general election, reports bdnews24.com.The meeting took place at the Jamaat leader's residence in the capoital's Bashundhara on Thursday.Also present were Jamaat's deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher...

Send Nur abroad within one week for treatment

Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) called upon on Thursday the ministry of health to send its president Nurul Haque Nur abroad for receiving advanced medical treatment within the next one week. "Our party president Nurul Haque Nur's health condition is not well as blood is still rolling down from his nose,"...

Travel ban imposed on GM Quader, wife

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman Ghulam Muhammad (GM) Quader and his wife Sherifa Quader over graft allegations, reports BSS.Acting Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court Md Ibrahim Miah passed the order on September 1, granting a petition filed by...

Latif Siddique, journo Panna denied bail

A Dhaka court has rejected the bail petition of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Manjurul Islam Panna in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, report agencies. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Hasib Ullah Pias passed the order on Thursday when their lawyer Advocate Farzana Yeasmin Rakhi sought bail.Police detained...