Govt kept people in the dark about Rakhine corridor: Hafiz
BNP Standing Committee Member Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has alleged that the government has kept the public and political parties in the dark about the humanitarian corridor to Myanmar's Rakhine State and warned that it could drag Bangladesh into a war, reports UNB."We are deeply worried that the current...
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No scope for doing politics denying spirit of 1971
There is no scope for doing politics in Bangladesh denying the spirit of 1971, said Nasiruddin Patwary, chief coordinator of National Citizen Party (NCP). He termed 1971 as the foundational core of Bangladesh, adding that any group or party attempting to bypass this legacy would face political backlash.He made the...
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Holding fair polls main task of interim govt: CPB
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) General Secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince has said the main task of the interim government is to hold a fair election after making the necessary reforms, report agencies.He said, "We told the government that it's their key task. They shouldn't go beyond it. Rather, the government...
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HC permits Zubaida to appeal against sentence in graft case
The High Court (HC) has permitted Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, to appeal against her three-year jail sentence in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for owning wealth and assets beyond known sources of income, reports bdnews24.com.The court also pardoned Zubaida's delay of 587...
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Fakhrul off to Thailand for urgent eye treatment
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has gone to Bangkok, Thailand for emergency eye treatment, reports UNB.Fakhrul, along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Bangkok on a Thai Airways flight at 2:45am on Tuesday, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.He said...
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SC hearing on Jamaat's reg adjourned until today
The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned until today (Wednesday) the hearing on a plea filed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, challenging the judgment of the High Court (HC) that declared the registration of the party illegal, reports BSS.A four-member apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order...
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AL leader Zeenat Sohana held over Ctg court clash
CHATTOGRAM, May 13: Police have arrested Awami League leader Advocate Zeenat Sohana Chowdhury from a house in Bayezid area of the port city at around 1:00 am on Tuesday in connection with a clash on the Chattogram Court premises. Zeenat Sohana Chowdhury was the Chattogram divisional leader of the Suchinta...
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