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PM attends office on holiday for third consecutive week

Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman attended office on Saturday despite it being a public holiday, continuing the practice for the third consecutive week since assuming office, reports UNB.He arrived at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Tejgaon at around 12:00 noon, said his Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu.Shiplu said the...

Four held during march to Dhanmondi 32

Police arrested four individuals on Saturday as they attempted to move toward Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi-32 with flowers to pay tribute marking the historic March 7.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kalabagan Police Station, Md Fazle Ashik, said police detained the four in front of Square Hospital around 6:30 am on Saturday when...

Upcoming parliamentary sessions will restore public trust, says Salahuddin

Home Minister and BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday expressed confidence that the upcoming parliamentary sessions will restore public trust in the legislature, stating that citizens "wanted to see such a parliament."Speaking to reporters at the concluding day of a two-day training workshop for newly elected parliamentarians at...

Azharul calls for social movement to curb drugs

RANGPUR, Mar 07 (BSS): ATM Azharul Islam, Member of Parliament from Rangpur-2 (Badarganj-Taraganj) constituency, on Saturday called for building an effective social movement against drugs to protect the youth."Drugs are destroying our children. We must be aware of this for the bright future of our new generation and the nation,"...

Mamunul alleges election engineering, demands judicial probe

Khelafat Majlis chief Mamunul Haque has called for a judicial inquiry into what he called "planned engineering" in last month's parliamentary polls, reports UNB.Speaking at a regular meeting of the party's central executive council at its Purana Paltan office on Saturday, Mamunul said that emerging data and allegations suggest the...

Mahfuj, Tajnuva to lead new political platform rooted in July Uprising ideals

The newly launched political platform Alternatives has formed a "national organising committee" to ensure positive youth participation in politics, reports bdnews24.com.The committee is headed by former interim government advisor Mahfuj Alam and former NCP leader Tajnuva Jabeen.In a statement issued on Friday, the platform said the committee was created to...