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Latif\\\'s removal nothing but eyewash: Gayeshwar

Terming 'eyewash' the removal of Abdul Latif Siddique from the cabinet and Awami Legume (AL) presidium, BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy demanded Monday that Latif be booked and tried for hurting the religious sentiment of Muslims, reports UNB. "Abdul Latif Siddique has been removed from the cabinet and the...

Don\\\'t lower marriage age of girls: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based human rights organisation, has urged the government of Bangladesh to set 18 as the minimum age for marriage to comply with international prohibitions against child marriage, reports UNB. The global rights watchdog said recent media reports indicate Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's cabinet...

PM invited to join SAARC summit in Nepal

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has formally been invited to attend the 18th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to be held in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu next month, reports UNB. On behalf of Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, Nepalese Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur Pandey...

Remain alert against people using religion in politics : Hasan

Awami League (AL) Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud, MP, urged Monday the people to remain alert against the quarters using religion for their narrow political interest, reports BSS. "We must create awareness against the quarters using religion to destroy communal harmony in a planned way for their political...

Recording testimony deferred to Oct 26

A Dhaka court deferred Monday the recording of statement by prosecution witnesses untill October 26 in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others, reports UNB. Judge Basudev Roy of the Special Judge Court-3 passed the order when Khaleda Zia's lawyer...

Latif should have quit before being sacked, says Suranjit

Senior Awami League (AL) leader Suranjit Sengupta said Monday that Abdul Latif Siddique should have resigned from the cabinet before being sacked, reports UNB. "He (Latif) should have resigned from the cabinet. It's unfortunate that he didn't do that," he said. Mr Sengupta, also a member of AL advisory council,...

Anne\\\'s bail in 3 cases extended until Dec 31

FARIDPUR, Oct 13 (UNB): A local court extended Monday the bail of BNP leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anne until December 31 in three cases. Judge of the Judicial Court-7 Sarowar Hossain passed the order when Anne, BNP's student affairs secretary, appeared before the court, seeking the bail extension. The three...

Bergman\\\'s judgment deferred to Dec 1

The delivery of judgment on a contempt of court case filed against David Bergman, a British-origin journalist working at the local national daily, The New Age, was held back until December 1 as the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) is yet to complete writing its order, reports UNB. Earlier, on September...

Khaleda to exchange greetings with Hindu community today

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with members of the country's Hindu community following Durga Puja, reports UNB. The BNP chief will host a reception to members of the Hindu community and exchange greetings with them at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh today (Tuesday) afternoon, marking their religious festival...