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Reserved-seat women MPs have the same rights as elected lawmakers: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has stated that women MPs elected to reserved seats have equal rights to participate in development activities as directly elected lawmakers, report agencies. He also said this is why women representatives from the ruling party have been given responsibilities in constituencies held by opposition MPs, report...

UK envoy calls on Jamaat Ameer

British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Md Shafiqur Rahman at his office in Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday, reports UNB.They discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, including Bangladesh's political and economic situation, bilateral trade and investment, and migration, according...

‘Arts and culture-based textbooks planned for primary schools’

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj has said in line with the government's election manifesto and the education vision of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the country's education system will be developed to help students become global citizens while also equipping them with the skills needed for their...

ICT verdict in case against AL leader Hanif, three others any day

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 is set to deliver its verdict any day in a case filed against four persons, including Awami League Joint General Secretary Md Mahbubul Alam Hanif, over the killings of six people in Kushtia during the July-August Mass Uprising in 2024, report agencies.On Wednesday, the tribunal...

Krishak Dal leader killed in Bagerhat attack

BAGERHAT, June 10(BSS): A local Krishak Dal leader has been killed, and a BNP leader has been critically injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants in Fakirhat upazila of the district.The deceased is Badal Moral (40), president of Baruipara Union Krishak Dal under Bagerhat Sadar upazila, while the injured is...

Two on remand over murder of Swechchhasebak Dal leader

A Dhaka court has placed two people on a four- day remand each in a case filed over the murder of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Billal Hossain, reports BSS.The accused who were put on remand are Riajul Hasan and Al Amin Mahin.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zakir Hossain passed the...

Govt approves Tk 1.78b special allocation for Zila Parishads

The government has approved a special allocation of approximately Tk 1.78 billion for Zila Parishads to carry out infrastructure development and public welfare-oriented activities in different districts of the country.The Local Government Division under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives has released the amount one-time from the...