PM for national alliance to make Bangladesh a developed country
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed the need for a national alliance irrespective of political parties and opinions for making Bangladesh a developed and prosperous country through achieving economic emancipation after freeing it from hunger, poverty and curse of illiteracy, reports BSS."Awami League, being a believer of the constitution...
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BCL manifesto pledges a fully residential Dhaka University
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Wednesday announced its election manifesto for the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) polls pledging to give a framework to make Dhaka University (DU) a fully residential university and abolish evening courses, reports BSS.Ruling Awami League's student wing BCL under the banner of "Sammilita...
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Sever ties with Jamaat, apologise to nation
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday urged BNP to sever all relations with Jamaat-e-Islami and seek apology to the nation for forming alliance with the anti-liberation force, reports BSS."I hope BNP will declare severing all relations with Jamaat and seek apology to the nation as they formed alliance and...
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Mansur takes oath as MP today, Mokabbir backtracks
Gono Forum's MP-elect Mokabbir Khan (Sylhet-2) is not going to take oath today (Thursday) to join the 11th parliament due to an 'avoidable reason', reports UNB.However, the party's another MP-elect, Sultan Mohammad Mansur, (Moulvibazar-2) will be sworn in at 11am as per the schedule fixed by Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin...
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Ex-MP Rana gets 6-month bail in murder case
The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Awami League MP from Tangail-3 (Ghatail) constituency Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case filed over the killing of two Jubo League leaders, reports UNB.The High Court bench of Justice A K M Asaduzzaman and Justice S M Mozibur Rahman passed...
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Quader's treatment and Khaleda's not same: Dipu Moni
CHANDPUR, Mar 05 (UNB): Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Tuesday said the medical treatment of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and that of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia are not the same as the road minister is not a convict as the BNP chief.Replaying to a query from a...
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ACC interrogates nine Farmers Bank officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday grilled nine officials of Farmers Bank (currently Padma Bank) as part of investigating embezzlement of huge funds from the bank.The officials quizzed were - the bank's Sherpur branch operations manager ADM Solaiman, credit officers Kamrul Islam, Imam Hossain and Md Abdullah, and trainee assistant...
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