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Conspiracy underway to erase Liberation War spirit: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that a vested group is conspiring to erase the spirit of Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War, reports UNB."Those who had once collaborated with the Pakistani army to kill freedom fighters and to commit atrocities against women are now attempting to swallow the...

Testimonies against Hasina, 11 others conclude

Testimonies in a corruption case filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others on charges of abusing power to acquire plots in the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha's (RAJUK) Purbachal New Town project concluded on Monday. Judge of the Special Court 5 in Dhaka Md Abdullah Al Mamun then set...

NCP ready for both 'ballot and bullet' revolution: Patwary

National Citizens Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has said his party is prepared for both 'ballot and 'bullet revolution', depending on the country's political direction, reports UNB."If Bangladesh continues on the democratic path, NCP is ready for a ballot revolution. But if blood must be shed, we are ready...

Credible polls key to erasing previous stigma: EC Anwarul

Election Commissioner (EC) Md Anwarul Islam Sarker has emphasised the need for a credible election, free from the questionable practices of previous polls, report agencies."There is no alternative to fair, free and good elections if we want to erase the stigma of the past," he said.The Election Commissioner made the...

Ex-minister Muktadir ordered to appear before ICT

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered former housing and public works minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury to appear before it on Dec 14 over allegations of killings of Hifazat-e Islam leaders in Brahmanbaria, reports bdnews24.com.The directive was issued on Monday by a single-member bench of Tribunal-1, headed by Justice...

SC upholds bail of Latif Siddique, journo Panna

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday upheld the High Court (HC) order that had granted bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Manjurul Alam in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, report agencies.An Appellate Division bench led by Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury passed the order after rejecting...

HC declares EC's decision illegal, Bagerhat retains four JS seats

The High Court (HC) on Monday declared illegal an Election Commission (EC) gazette notification that reduced the number of parliamentary constituencies in Bagerhat district from four to three. It also directed the authorities concerned to reinstate all four constituencies in the district. The HC bench of Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar...

One killed in Munshiganj BNP infighting

MUNSHIGANJ, Nov 10 (UNB): A man has been shot dead and two others, including one with bullets, were injured in a clash between two rival factions of local BNP in Mollakandi union of Munshiganj Sadar upazila.The incident took place just eight days after another BNP activist was shot dead in...