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BNP starts nomination paper sale for women's reserved seats

The BNP has started selling party nomination forms for the women's reserved seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, report agencies.BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi inaugurated the programme formally around 11:00am on Friday at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital. Addressing aspiring candidates, Rizvi said the...

BNP wins Bogura-6, Sherpur-3 by-polls

BNP candidate Rezaul Karim Badsha won the Bogura-6 by-polls, while his party colleague Mahmudul Haque Rubel secured victory in the Sherpur-3 elections, held on Thursday, report agencies.In the two constituencies, their closest rivals were Abidur Rahman Sohel and Masudur Rahman, respectively, both supported by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.The final results were officially...

Central University Bill 2026 passed in JS

The Jatiya Sangsad on Friday passed Dhaka Central University Bill 2026 aimed at bringing seven government colleges in the capital under a unified academic structure to enhance the quality of higher education and resolve long-standing administrative gridlocks, reports BSS.The enactment of the law will help to oversee higher education and...

Avoid 'Shahbagh-like attitude'

Expressing displeasure over what he termed a 'Shahbagh-like attitude,' Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Friday urged NCP's Hasnat Abdullah, MP for Cumilla-4, to follow parliamentary norms, reports UNB."Don't be so intolerant, Mr. Abdullah. This is not Shahbagh Square. This is the Parliament. Here you have to wait patiently. You have...

Mia Golam Parwar addressing a rally alleging widespread electoral fraud and violence

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar addressing a rally alleging widespread electoral fraud and violence perpetrated by the "ruling party men" during the by-elections to the Sherpur-3 and Bogura-6 constituencies held on April 9. Dhaka city north and south units of Jamaat organised the protest rally in front of...

Govt upholds anti-fascist spirit of July uprising: AG

JHENAIDAH, April 10 (BSS): Attorney General Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal has said the July uprising sparked an anti-fascist spirit in the country, and the current government upholds that spirit."The expectation of the people to build an anti-fascist state through the July revolution is being clearly upheld by the current...

Pranay Verma India's next envoy to EU

Pranay Verma, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union, reports UNB.The Ministry of External Affairs of India announced his appointment on Friday, noting that he will be accredited as Ambassador of India to the...

100 additional seats allocated for students in JS visitors' gallery

An additional 100 seats have been allocated for students in the visitors' gallery of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) to enable them to directly observe parliamentary proceedings, reports BSS.The decision was approved by the Jatiya Sangsad Speaker following a demi-official (DO) letter sent by Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister...

Ex-DGFI official Manjil on remand in July uprising killing case

A Dhaka court has placed former official of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Major (retd) Manjil Haider Chowdhury on a four-day remand in a case lodged over the killing of hawker Abdul Wadud during the July Uprising, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam passed the order on Friday...