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Govt believes in participatory polls, PM tells French envoy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday her government has been working to institutionalise democracy in Bangladesh as it believes in democracy and participatory elections, reports UNB.She said this when newly appointed French Ambassador Marie-Annick Bourdin met her at her Sangsad Bhaban office.PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after...

Politics of blind hatred infiltrates anti-quota demonstrators: Quader

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said the politics of blind hatred has infiltrated the job quota reform demonstrators, reports bdnews24.com."On the night of Operation Searchlight on March 25, 1971, there was carnage on the Dhaka University campus, but no attack was committed in the VC's residence. Yet, after...

Martyred intellectuals' list at final stage

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said the process of finalising the martyred intellectuals' list is underway, report agencies."The process of finalising the martyred intellectuals' lists is underway, which have already been received from the application at the National Freedom FighterCouncil along with the lists at the ministry concerned,"...

Sec 32 to have subsection if needed: Anisul

lMentioning that there is still a scope of discussion over the proposed Digital Security Act, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Tuesday a sub-section will be inserted into section 32, if needed, report agencies."A subsection will be incorporated in section 32 of the act if it seems in discussions that...

'Govt agents' make attack on DU VC's residence: BNP

A BNP senior leader said on Tuesday 'government agents' made the attack on the official residence of Dhaka University (DU) vice chancellor (VC) to divert the general students' quota-reform movement to a different direction, reports UNB."General students said they didn't attack the VC's residence. The Dhaka University campus has long...

DUTA protests attack on VC's residence

Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) formed a human chain at the foot of Aparajeya Bangla on the Dhaka University (DU) campus on Tuesday protesting the attack on the vice-chancellor's official residence, report agencies.The association held the human chain programme from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.Dramatist Ramendu Majumdar, who also joined...

Move on to trace those behind 'fake death news' of protester: Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Tuesday the government is trying to identify the people who are behind spreading fake news of a protester's death during the quota reform movement and legal action will be taken against them, report agencies.He came up with the remarks while talking to the reporters...

Instigators wished for dead body:Inu

Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu said on Tuesday the instigators wished for a dead body to push the protesters for anarchy during the quota reform movement, reports UNB.He came up with the remarks while talking to the reporters at the Secretariat.He said, "By spreading rumours, the instigators wished for dead...

Khalek resigns as MP to contest Khulna city polls

Awami League (AL) lawmaker Talukdar Abdul Khalek resigned from Parliament on Tuesday to contest the upcoming Khulna City Corporation election as mayoral candidate with party ticket, reports UNB.Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury informed the House that Talukdar Abdul Khalek elected from Bagerhat-3 constituency tendered his resignation letter to her in...