Quader urges envoy not to harm US-BD ties with comments on domestic politics
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday urged US Ambassador in Bangladesh Peter Haas not to harm the friendship with Bangladesh by making unwanted comments about Bangladesh elections and the rule of law, reports UNB.He said this at the first preparatory meeting of the 22nd National Council at the...
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BNP urges all to join Dhaka rally at Golapbagh today
BNP on Friday called upon the Dhaka city dwellers to spontaneously join their party's rally in Golapbagh ground peacefully to give the government a befitting reply to its efforts to foil a democratic programme, reports UNB."We will hold the programme in Dhaka peacefully as we did in nine other divisional...
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BNP central office at Nayapaltan remains locked
The central office of BNP at Nayapaltan remained locked on Friday morning although police authorities assured of reopening, reports UNB.Besides, police again put up barricades in front of Nightingale restaurant in Kakrail and Fakirapool intersections restricting the traffic movement from 7am after 11 hours of being normal.Police earlier lifted the...
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Nayapaltan bomb recovery unveils BNP's terrorist plan: Hasan
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said BNP's stubbornness to hold rally before its Nayapaltan headquarters keeping bombs inside the office proved that their target was to carry out terrorist acts, not holding a peaceful rally, reports BSS.He said this while talking to journalists at his Minto...
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Jamaat activists trying to stir unrest, say police
Jamaat activists disguised as regular worshippers are attempting to stir unrest, says Biplob Kumar Sarkar, joint commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, after allegations that police blocked devotees during Friday's Jumma prayers in the Nayapaltan area, reports bdnews24.com.Police are on alert and will stand firm in their security measures, said Biplob,...
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205 BNP activists sued over bomb blasts in Barishal
BARISHAL, Dec 09 (UNB): Police have filed a case against 55 named and 150 more unnamed BNP leaders and activists on Friday over crude bomb blasts at a school ground in Barishal's Babuganj upazila.Sub-Inspector of Babuganj Police Station Abdul Hannan filed the case under the Explosive Substances Act early Friday,...
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Jubo Dal president, vice-president sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Friday sent seven BNP men including president of Jatiyatababi Jubo Dal Sultan Salahuddin Tuku and vice-president Nurul Islam Nayan to jail in a case lodged with the capital's Paltan Police Station for assaulting policemen, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim passed the order as police produced...
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Candidates get symbols for RCC polls
RANGPUR, Dec 09 (BSS): All 255 contesting candidates, including nine for mayoral post, in the Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Elections-2022 got poll symbols today adding a new dimension in the electioneering process.Returning Officer for RCC Elections-2022 and Joint Secretary of Election Commission Md. Abdul Baten allocated the symbols in favour...
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