Next polls will shape Bangladesh's future
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said his party aims to build a Jatiya Sangsad (JS) where the voices of the people will be truly heard, reports BSS He said there will be no more dance and songs in the JS and that it will not serve as a...
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National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam inaugurates a caravan
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam inaugurates a caravan in the capital's Banglamotor on Tuesday to conduct campaigns for raising voter awareness about the referendum. — Focus Bangla
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Verdict against Hasina, Tulip, Ruponti Feb 2
A Dhaka court will deliver its verdict in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over corruption in the allocation of land plots in Purbachal against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her nieces Tulip Siddiq, a British MP, and Azmina Siddiq Ruponti on February 2, report agencies.A total of...
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Schools, colleges asked to run referendum awareness drive
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) and the Directorate of Madrasha Education (DME) have instructed all government and private schools, colleges, and madrasas to conduct comprehensive campaigns to raise public awareness among voters about the referendum to be held on February 12, reports BSS. In light of the...
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EC restores candidacy of 53 aspirants
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday accepted 53 more appeals on the fourth day of hearings against the Returning Officers' decisions to accept or reject nomination papers for the 13th national election billed for 12 February. As a result, 53 candidates have regained and sustained their candidacies.The EC rejected two...
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'July Oikya' demands cancellation of Japa, NDF nominations
Police on Tuesday blocked a march by a group of protesters under the banner of 'July Oikya' in front of the capital's Nirbachan Bhaban as they attempted to advance towards the Election Commission (EC), report agencies.The protesters were demanding the cancellation of nomination papers submitted by candidates of the Jatiya...
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Court attaches Saifuzzaman's 297 houses, 30 flats
A Dhaka court has ordered the attachment of 297 houses and 30 flats abroad belonging to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz on Tuesday also ordered the freezing of $10 million that Saifuzzaman invested in the United States.The same court, in response...
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AB Party's Monju apologises for joining Jamaat-led alliance
Mojibur Rahman Monju, chairman of Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), has apologised to the public for joining the 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, admitting that the move undermined expectations for a new political force and a fresh political arrangement, reports UNB.He made the remarks while speaking at a programme titled...
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