BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed speaking at a press
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed speaking at a press briefing at the BNP chairperson's political office in the capital's Gulshan area on Wednesday. - Focus Bangla
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NCP leaders Hasnat, Sarjis lodge complaints to ACC
Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam, key leaders of the National Citizens Party (NCP), have lodged complaints to Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Abdul Momen, reports UNB. "We came to the Anti-Corruption Commission with some complaints. We submitted those complaints in writing," Hasnat Abdullah told the media while leaving the...
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Amu, Salman, Menon, Dipu, Shomi, five others shown arrested in fresh cases
A Dhaka court has showed arrested 10 individuals, including former ministers Amir Hossain Amu, Dr Dipu Moni and Rashed Khan Menon, in fresh cases lodged over crimes committed during the student-led July-August mass uprising, report agencies.The other people, who have been shown arrested, are Salman F Rahman, Haji Mohammad Salim,...
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ICT orders completing probe within two months
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the authorities concerned to complete the investigation into the case filed on charge of crimes against humanity over the killing of Begum Rokeya University Student Abu Sayed during the July uprising and submit the report by June 15, reports UNB. The three-member bench...
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Ex-lawmaker Morshed Alam sent to jail
A Dhka court has sent to jail former lawmaker from Noakhali-2 constituency and Bengal Group Chairman Morshed Alam, showing him arrested in a case lodged over the murder of a schoolboy Shamim in the capital's Dhanmandi area during the July-August mass uprising, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the...
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Pak FM, US delegation to visit BD this month
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will pay an official visit to Dhaka this month, Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain confirmed, reports BSS."It has been finalised that he will come. We will be able to confirm the date within next couple of days," Hossain told reporters at...
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EC mulls three voting options for expatriate Bangladeshis
FE REPORTThe Election Commission (EC) is considering introducing three voting options to enable the expatriate Bangladeshis to exercise their franchise in the next national election.The systems are postal ballot, online voting and proxy voting, Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah said on Wednesday."The EC has pondered over different voting systems...
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Ex-MP Aziz assaulted at Sirajganj jail gate
SIRAJGANJ, Apr 9 (UNB): Prof Dr Abdul Aziz, former MP from Sirajganj-3 constituency, was assaulted by some students and locals moments after being freed on bail from jail on Tuesday night.Witnesses said news of Abdul Aziz's scheduled release on bail spread earlier in the evening, prompting a gathering of students...
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