48.5pc still undecided about who they would vote for
More than 48.5 per cent people have not yet decided whom they would vote for in the next parliamentary election, according to a latest survey conducted by BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University in July.Besides nearly 14.4 per cent of respondents declined to reveal their voting preferences,...
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Polls should be held based on reform: Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has said the upcoming election must be held on the basis of reforms, reports BSS."Our demand is very clear… We do want elections… we want to participate in the election, but it must be free, fair, credible, and participatory," he said.He made the...
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Hidden BCL activists destabilising DU halls: JCD president
SYLHET, Aug 11 (BSS): Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Rakibul Islam Rakib has alleged that banned Chhatra League (BCL) activists are still active in Dhaka University (DU) halls."Activists of the banned BCL are still staying in Dhaka University halls. They are destabilising the campus through hidden politics," Rakib said.He...
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Most student bodies support hall-based politics at DU
Dhaka University (DU) administration held a meeting with student organisations on Sunday to discuss the framework of campus politics ahead of the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections. A majority of student bodies lent their support for continuing hall-based politics. Only the Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad (BGCS) and...
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Shomi Kaiser gets bail in attempted murder case
The High Court (HC) has granted bail to actress Shomi Kaiser in a case over attempted murder during the July uprising in the capital's Uttara, report agencies.An HC bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Jabid Hossain passed the order after hearing a petition for bail on Sunday.But...
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Salman, Anisul, nine others appear before court virtually
A total of 11 accused, including former law minister Anisul Huq and Salman F Rahman, former adviser to ousted fascist prime minister Sheikh Hasina, appeared before the court virtually in separate cases lodged over killings and attempts to kill during the 2024 July Uprising, reports BSS. The nine other accused...
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Travel ban on Rongdhonu Group owner, two sons
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Rongdhonu Group owner Rafikul Islam and his sons Mehedi Hasan Dipu and Kawser Ahmed Apu, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Monday, granting a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).The anti-graft body...
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