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New cabinet sans Awami League’s allied parties

Sheikh Hasina, who has always included representatives from the Awami League's allied parties in her administration, has not picked any of them as her new cabinet colleagues, reports bdnews24.com.The Awami League won a landslide victory in the 11th national parliamentary election and will form the government for a third consecutive...

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A meeting of the steering committee of Jatiya Oikya Front

A meeting of the steering committee of Jatiya Oikya Front underway at its convener Dr Kamal Hossain's Motijheel chamber in the city on Sunday — bdnews24.com

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I will be able to overcome the challenges successfully: Lotus Kamal

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, who is going to take the helm of the Finance Ministry today (Monday), expressed his firm resolve on Sunday that he could overcome the challenges successfully that the economy will be facing in the coming years, reports BSS."Every challenge comes up with an opportunity. We...

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AL infighting kills one in Kushtia

KUSHTIA, Jan 06 (UNB): An Awami League activist was killed in a factional clash between two rival groups of the ruling party over establishing supremacy in Abdalpur village of Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as the AL activist Mainuddin Biswas, father of Islamic University Chhatra League unit...

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HC stays trial proceedings of a case against Mainul Hosein

The High Court on Sunday stayed for six months the trial proceedings of a case filed against Barrister Mainul Hosein under the Digital Security Act for defaming journalist Masuda Bhatti during a TV talk show, reports UNB.An HC bench of Justice Md Rezaul Haqueand Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order.Khandakar...

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Stay beside AL govt for continuity of dev

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 06 (BSS): City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin called upon journalists to stand beside the Awami League-led government for the continuity of economic growth and progress of the country."The government has taken various programmes to turn Bangladesh into a middle-income country by 2021 and a developed country by 2041,"...

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Ershad takes oath as MP

Jaitya Party Chairman HM Ershad took oath as a member of the 11th Parliament on Sunday, reports UNB.Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at Parliament Bhaban around 12:30 pm, said a Parliament Secretariat handout.Ershad was elected MP from Rangpur-3 constituency in the December-30 election.On Friday, Jatiya Party cochairman...

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Rahmatullah sworn in as lawmaker

Newly elected parliament member AKM Rahmatullah from Dhaka-11 constituency took oath at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban on Sunday, reports BSS. JS Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP administered the oath to Rahmatullah at her office in Parliament Bhaban, an official release said.JS Senior Secretary Dr Zafar Ahmed Khan conducted...

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Knife attack leaves AL leader injured in Keraniganj

KERANIGANJ, Jan 06 (UNB): A local leader of Awami League (AL) was seriously injured in a knife attack at Ghatarchar in Dakshin Keraniganj on Saturday afternoon.The injured was identified as Abu Siddiqur Rahman, 55, former organising secretary of Dhaka district unit of Awami League.Saker Mohammad Jubayer, officer-in-charge of Keraniganj Model...

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SC scraps bail of suspended mayor

The Appellate Division on Sunday cancelled the six-month High Court bail of suspended Shahjadpur municipality mayor Halimul Haque Miru over Daily Samakal's Shahjadpur correspondent Abdul Hakim Shimul murder, reports UNB.A four-member bench led by Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after hearing a leave-to-appeal petition.The SC also...

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Dropped from the new cabinet

Ministers like Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Mohammed Nasim, Matia Chowdhury, Shajahan Khan, Nurul Islam Nahid, Mujibul Haque, Rashed Khan Menon and Hasanul Haq Inu have been dropped from the new cabinet that is set to be sworn in today (Monday) — Focus Bangla

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CPB president Mujahidul Islam Selim speaking

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) president Mujahidul Islam Selim speaking at a press conference of the Left Democratic Alliance at the CPB office in city's Purana Paltan on Sunday — Focus Bangla

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