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BD people alone deserve credit for July-August uprising

Visiting former US diplomat Jon F. Danilowicz on Saturday asserted the credit for the July-August uprising, which led to the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, solely belongs to the people of Bangladesh, as the movement was entirely homegrown, reports BSS."It [the uprising] was something that was born in...

Salman, ex-IGP Mamun sent to jail after remand

A Dhaka court on Saturday sent ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's adviser Salman F Rahman and former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun to jail after their five-day remand in a case filed against them for shooting dead of a man named Jisan in Jatrabari's Matuail during the anti-discrimination student movement,...

Every girl, woman deserve to feel empowered: Tarique

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said every girl and woman in Bangladesh deserves to feel empowered and supported by those around them, reports UNB.He made the remarks in a post on his verified Facebook account in observance of International Women's Day."Young girls and women across Bangladesh deserve to...

BNP concerned over spate of violence against women, wants govt to act

BNP on Saturday expressed serious concern over the alarming rise in harassment and violence against women, urging the government to take immediate action to prevent the rise of extremism, reports UNB."A person was seen stopping rickshaws to ask female students what dress they would wear at their university on the...

Three hurt in crude bomb blast near Narail BNP office

NARAIL, Mar 08 (UNB): Three people including a local BNP leader were injured in a crude bomb explosion near the BNP office at Gobra Bazar in Narail Sadar on Friday night.The injured were Babu Molya, senior vice president of the union BNP, Wazed Ali Titumir, and Newton Gazi.Narail Sadar Police...

BNP leader killed in Chuadanga factional clash

CHUADANGA, Mar 8 (UNB): A local BNP leader was killed and two people were injured in a clash between two BNP factions in Chuadnaga's Sadar upazila reportedly over VGF rice and TCB cards allocation on Saturday.The deceased was Rafiqul Islam Rafiq, 50, former organising secretary of Titudah Union unit BNP...

Jubo League leader Rinku arrested in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Mar 08 (BSS): The joint forces arrested Jubo League leader Nur Alam Rinku on Saturday from the city's bus terminal area under the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt (ODH)."Arrested Nur Alam Rinku is the organising secretary of Rangpur Metropolitan Jubo League," Rangpur Metropolitan Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Ataur...

36 members of banned outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir arrested

At least 36 members of the outlawed Hizb-ut Tahrir group have been arrested in the country since Friday, reports BSS.The arrestees include Saiful Islam, a key organiser of the group, which was banned in 2009 for an anti-state campaign, according to a press release issued by the Chief Adviser's Press...