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Hasina’s govt toppled for misrule, graft: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the Awami League (AL) government has fallen due to its misrule and corruption, report agencies."Bangladesh became independent after the sacrifice of Abu Sayeed and others who were killed in recent quota reform movement. Their sacrifices are not to be forgotten," he...

Gono Odhikar Parishad demands ban of AL

Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haq Nur, the former DUCSU vice president, has demanded that the Awami League (AL) and its student and youth affiliates the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and the Jubo League be banned, reports bdnews24.com.He also called for the killers of students and the general public engaged...

UK reiterates support for interim govt

British High Commiss-ioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has met with Adviser for Foreign Affairs Md Touhid Hossain and reiterated her government's support for the interim government led by its Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, reports UNB."The interim government has the UK's support as it works to restore peace and order...

Joy admits ‘mishandling’ of student protests

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has said the Awami League (AL) government should have engaged with the student protesters from the very beginning and spoken out against the quotas much earlier, reports UNB.The former ICT Adviser of Sheikh Hasina, in an interview with The Indian...

Khaleda turns 80 today

BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia turns 80 today (Thursday), reports UNB.The BNP chief is now undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital. The party will arrange a milad and doa mahfil at its offices across the country, including at Nayapaltan central office, tomorrow (Friday) instead of...

All cases will be withdrawn by August 31

Law Adviser of the interim government, Prof Asif Nazrul on Wednesday said that all cases filed during the student movement across the country would be withdrawn within August 31, report UNB.He said this while briefing reporters at the Secretariat in the capital.The Law Adviser said the cases filed in Dhaka...

Arafat not hiding in the mission: French Embassy

The French Embassy in Dhaka has trashed the social media claim that former state minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad A Arafat is hiding in the French Embassy, terming it a complete lie, reports UNB."The rumour propagated on social media that ex-minister Arafat is hiding in the French Embassy is...