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Next JS will decide on PR system: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the next Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will take decision on the application of the proportional representation (PR) system, report agencies.He said the decision about PR should be left to the next parliament. If the representatives of the next parliament think that they...

Jamaat urges EC to prepare for referendum in Nov

Bangladesh Jamaaat-e-Islam has urged the Election Commission (EC) to make necessary preparations to hold the referendum on the July National Charter 2025 on a separate day in November ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, said its Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, report agencies."We've told them that the referendum and...

Mirza Abbas, Rizvi, 165 others acquitted

A Dhaka court has acquitted 167 people, including BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas and the party's senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, of the charges in a case lodged over the torching of two police vehicles in 2018, reports BSS.Judge Sabbir Faiz of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge...

‘Bangladesh Congress deserves 'Water Lily' as first claimant’

Bangladesh Congress has urged the Election Commission (EC) to allocate the 'Water Lily' symbol to the party if it is included in the official list of electoral symbols, noting that it was denied this symbol during its registration six years ago, reports UNB.Amid the National Citizen Party (NCP)'s strong demand...

DU, Dhaka College students clash over setting up of tea stall

A clash broke out between the students of Dhaka University (DU) and Dhaka College in front of a residential hall over setting up of a tea stall in the early hours of Monday.The clash erupted around 1:30 am following an argument in which DU students at the Shahnewaz Hall opposed...

Court attaches properties of ex-minister Mujibul's wife

A Dhaka court has ordered to attach a plot in Cumilla and a flat in the capital's Dhanmandi area of former railways minister Mujibul Haque's wife Hanufa Akter Rikta over graft allegations, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order on Monday, allowing a plea of...

EC appoints authority to revise draft voter list

The Election Commission (EC) has appointed a revising authority to dispose of the petitions about claim, objection and correction in the draft voter list ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, reports BSS.A notification to this end, signed by deputy secretary of EC Secretariat, Md Rafiqul Islam was issued on Monday....

Declarations of 11 newspapers in M'singh cancelled

The district administration has revoked the declarations of 11 newspapers published in Mymensingh, reports bdnews24.com.Additional District Magistrate Umme Habiba Mira on Monday said letters notifying editors and publishers were sent on Thursday.The publications are Daily Ajker Mymensingh, Desher Khobor, Bishwer Mukhpotro, Ishika, Adamya Bangla, Alokito Mymensingh, Diganta Bangla, Jahan, Kishaner...

Haji Salim shown arrested in business entity grabbing case

A Dhaka court has showed former Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim arrested in a case filed for allegedly grabbing a business establishment named Deen and Sons in the capital's Chawkbazar area, by demolishing the structure, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman passed the order on Monday as police produced Salim...