Commission to speak with Hasina over BDR carnage, if allowed: Chief
The National Independent Investigation Commission Chief Maj Gen (retd) ALM Fazlur Rahman on Monday said if permission is given, they will try to talk with former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by visiting India as part of the move to reinvestigate BDR (Bangladesh Rifles, now Border Guard Bangladesh) carnage took place...
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Local body elections could be held on single day to cut costs
The Local Government Reform Commission (LGRC) is likely to place a proposal for holding all the local body elections in a particular area on a single day to reduce the election costs, reports UNB."It is also being considered whether elections for all local government bodies in an area can be...
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Evil forces to be resisted to protect democracy: Noman
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 06 (BSS): Former Minister and BNP central Vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman on Monday categorically said that any attempts of the evil forces to destroy the country's democracy, must be resisted. "Tarique Rahman has directed leaders and activists of (BNP) Chattogram to play a leading role in protecting democracy...
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Actor Ilias Kanchan meets Mirza Fakhrul
Renowned film actor and founder of the "Nirapad Sarak Chai" Ilias Kanchan on Monday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed road safety issues, reports UNB.Ilias Kanchan visited the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office at around 12:00 noon to meet Fakhrul, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir...
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Ex-minister Latif sent to jail in police killing case
SIRAJGANJ, Jan 06 (UNB): A Srajganj court has sent former Fisheries and Livestock minister Abdul Latif Biswas to jail in connection with a case regarding the killing of 15 policemen at Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj on August 04, last year.Sirajganj Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Mohammad Bellal Hossain sent...
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Palak, Jyoti shown arrested in separate graft cases
A Dhaka court on Monday showed former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Safi Muddaser Khan Jyoti, son of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, arrested in separate graft cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain passed the...
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61 BNP men acquitted in a case in Sylhet
A Sylhet court on Monday acquitted 61 BNP men in a case filed under the Special Powers Act 11 years ago, reports UNB.Sylhet Additional District Session Judge Jhalak Roy passed the order, said Beanibazar upazila unit BNP general secretary Sarwar Hossain.Aminul Islam, sub-inspector of Beanibazar Police Station filed the case...
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