'Frustrated' group trying to create instability in society: Fakhrul
NAOGAON, May 8 (UNB): LGRD ,and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said a 'frustrated' group is trying to create instability in society by exploiting minor issues."There is a frustrated group in the country. They remain disappointed all the time and at different times try to create instability in...
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President goes to UK today for treatment
President Mohammed Shahabuddin is set to leave for the United Kingdom today (Saturday) for follow-up treatment and medical check-ups, reports UNB.A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President is scheduled to depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for London in the morning, his Press Secretary Sarwar Alam said...
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Govt working on notes of dissent in July Charter
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said the government is working on the notes of dissent raised by the BNP on some issues in the July National Charter, report agencies.Addressing an event at the Khulna District Bar Association on Friday, he pledged that every clause of the charter will be fully...
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Chinese envoy attends BNP delegation dinner after Beijing trip
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday attended the appreciation dinner hosted by the BNP high-level delegation following its visit to China, reports UNB.Ambassador Yao congratulated the delegation on the successful visit to China, noting that this visit further enhanced political mutual trust between the two sides, according to...
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DGFI official Naser on remand again
A Dhaka court has placed former DGFI director and dismissed Lt Col Afzal Naser on a 3-day remand in an attempted murder case of Jagannath University (JnU) student Anik Kumar Das filed with Kotwali Police Station in the capital during the anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ripon...
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Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna speaking at a discussion, organised by
Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna speaking at a discussion, organised by Gonotontri Party at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla
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AL leader arrested in BNP office vandalism case in Patuakhali
PATUAKHALI, May 8 (BSS): Bauphal Paurasava Awami League president Abdul Latif Khan Babul was arrested in a case filed over vandalism of BNP party office in Patukhali.Police in Bauphal upazila arrested him at his residence around 2:00 pm on Friday.According to police, Abdul Latif Khan was named in the FIR...
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Fakhrul among 15 honoured with 'Aposhhin Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Smriti Shornapadak 2026'
LGRD , and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 14 others have been awarded with newly introduced 'Aposhhin Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Smriti Shornapadak 2026', reports BSS.The other awardees are: Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku, Women and Children Affairs Minister...
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Beirut victim Dipali’s body returns home
The body of a Bangladeshi woman who was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon's Beirut has finally reached her home in Faridpur, a month after her death, plunging the area into grief, report agencies.Dipali Begum, a resident of remote Shalepur village surrounded by the Padma River in Charbhadrasan upazila of...
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PMO forms body to oversee implementation of MPs' election pledges
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has formed a cell to expedite the implementation of election promises made by members of parliament (MPs), reports bdnews24.com.The seven-member body aims to ensure inter-ministerial coordination, transparency, and accountability in executing these pledges, according to a notification issued by the PMO on Thursday.The prime minister's...
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JUCSU VP Jitu pays tributes to Ziaur Rahman, Khaleda Zia
JU CorrespondentJahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) Vice President Abdur Rashid Jitu, along with leaders of various hall student unions, has paid tributes to former President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. They visited Zia Udyan in the capital on Friday morning and placed wreaths at their graves,...
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BD seeks global cooperation on safe migration at UN forum
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has called for stronger international cooperation to curb irregular migration and safeguard the rights of migrant workers, including fair recruitment practices, decent working conditions and equitable wages, reports UNB.He made the remarks while addressing the General Debate of the Second International...
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Three hundred people joined Dhaka city north unit of National Citizen Party (NCP) at a programme
Three hundred people joined Dhaka city north unit of National Citizen Party (NCP) at a programme at its Banglamotor central office in the capital on Friday. NCP Senior Joint Convener Ariful Islam Adeeb welcomed them by presenting flowers.— Focus Bangla
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