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EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed speaking at a press briefing

Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed speaking at a press briefing at the EC headquarters in the capital on Sunday. — Focus Bangla

Govt monitoring what AL doing from outside country

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said they are monitoring what the Awami League (AL) is doing from outside the country as its activities are banned in the country, reports UNB."You know their activities are banned in Bangladesh. Definitely, we are monitoring what they are doing from outside...

State reforms useless without mindset change: Salahuddin

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmad said on Sunday reforming the state structure will be pointless unless rulers, politicians and citizens change their mindset and attitude, reports UNB."Let us adopt a mindset where we go through reform every day - a reform aimed at public welfare, so we can work...

ICT-1 takes charge against ex-DMP chief, four other officials into cognizance

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka on Sunday took into its cognizance the formal charge, brought against five former police officials in a case filed over alleged crimes against humanity, committed in the city's Rampura area during the 2024 uprising. The accused were former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, former...

Bounty to be announced soon for recovering looted firearms: Jahangir

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said they are going to announce bounty soon for providing information leading to recovery of the looted firearms after August 5 last year, reports BSS. "Approximately 700 firearms are still missing. We are going to announce a bounty soon...

Harun, Shakil elected president, secretary general of DAB

Professor Dr. Harun Al Rashid and Assistant Professor Dr. Md. Zahirul Islam (Shakil) have been elected President and Secretary General, respectively, in the election of the pro-BNP professional organisation of registered MBBS and BDS doctors in Bangladesh, Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), reports BSS.The full panel of Harun-Shakil parishad was...

NCP passes pry scrutiny for EC reg at second attempt

At the second time of asking, the National Citizen Party (NCP) successfully passed the primary stage of scrutiny in its bid for registration with the Election Commission (EC), reports UNB.In a Facebook post on Sunday, Akhtar Hossain, the party's Member Secretary, announced the development, stating: "It is with great pleasure...

‘Journo murder charge sheet in quickest time’

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said the charge sheet in journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin murder case in Gazipur will be submitted at the quickest possible time, reports BSS."The incident that happened in Gazipur is very regretful. We can't even imagine such an incident. Most of...

Jubo Dal activist stabbed dead

SYLHET, Aug 10 (UNB): An activist of Jubo Dal was stabbed to death over previous enmity in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Rony Hossain, 30, son of Azim Uddin of the area.Quoting local people, Md Maniruzzaman Molla, officer-in-charge of Golapganj police station, said Rony...

BNP leader Wadud Bhuiyan acquitted from 20-yr sentence

The High Court (HC) on Sunday accepted the appeal of former BNP lawmaker Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan against the 20-year sentence and acquitted him subsequently, reports BSS.A HC division bench comprising Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman and Justice Md Sagir Hossain acquitted him from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case filed during the...

Zia Parishad announces Ramna thana committee

Zia Parishad has recently announced a full executive committee for its Ramna Thana unit in Dhaka city. The committee comprises a total of 41 members. Engineer Md Hafiz Ullah was made President and Jahangir Alam General Secretary of the new committee, according to a press release. Secretary General of Zia...

Govt rejects ex-official's allegations against advisers

The government has taken note of recent newspaper reports in which former government official ABM Abdus Sattar made unsubstantiated allegations against unnamed advisers."We strongly reject these allegations. Making broad claims without presenting evidence or identifying individuals is both irresponsible and detrimental to public trust," reads a statement of the Cabinet...