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BNP MPs entrust PM with task of finalising Speaker, Dy Speaker

Ruling party MPs have entrusted Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with the responsibility of nominating candidates for the posts of speaker and deputy speaker in the first session of the 13th parliament, reports bdnews24.com.The lawmakers bestowed the responsibility on Tarique on Wednesday at the meeting room for the government parliamentary party...

Dr Shafiqur Rahman, presided over a meeting of opposition parliamentary party

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, presided over a meeting of the opposition parliamentary party at the Jatiya Sangsad in the capital on Wednesday ahead of the inaugural session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad today (Thursday). — Focus Bangla

ICT set for charge framing order on Menon, Qamrul

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set Mar 30 to deliver its order on framing charges against Workers Party chief Rashed Khan Menon and former food minister Qamrul Islam over alleged crimes against humanity during the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.The date was fixed on Wednesday by ICT-1, comprising Justice Md...

Fakhrul urges collective responsibility to protect media freedom

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on all stakeholders to act responsibly in safeguarding the freedom of the media in Bangladesh, reports BSS.He made the call while speaking as the chief guest at an Iftar mahfil organised by the Bangladesh Federal Union...

BNP to uphold agreed portion in July Charter, says Salahuddin

Home Minister and BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the party will honour the parts it agreed upon in the "July National Charter", reaffirming its commitment ahead of the new parliamentary session, reports BSS.Talking to reporters after a meeting of treasury bench lawmakers at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban,...

MoFA to release Jamaat letter if Ameer gives consent

Amid growing discussions in the public domain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Wednesday said it is ready to make public the full text of a letter sent by Jamaat Ameer and Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman if he provides written consent, reports UNB.The MoFA issued a statement regarding...

About 0.13m NID correction applications still pending at EC: DG

About 0.13 million (1.30 lakh) applications for corrections in the National Identity Card (NID) are still pending with the Election Commission (EC), reports BSS."These applications will be processed quickly," said ASM Humayun Kabir, Director General of the National Identity Registration Wing of the EC.The DG said that so far, around...

Former MP Mohiuddin Ahmed dies

MUNSHIGANJ, Mar 11 (UNB): Mohiuddin Ahmed, former MP of Munshiganj-1, passed away on Tuesday. He was 75.Mohiuddin, who served for many years as president of the Sirajdikhan Upazila unit of Awami League and also a Liberation War organiser, breathed his last at the hospital around 6:30 pm, according to his...