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Search committee activities nothing but a joke: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday described the activities of the search committee as a 'joke', and said it is 'meaningless' to send names to the search panel for the formation of the Election Commission, reports UNB."There's nothing but a joke in its (search committee's) activities. The...

ACC to file 12 more cases against PK Halder, aides

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday approved 12 fresh cases against former banker Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder and his associates over embezzling Tk 5.23 billion from FAS Finance & Investment Ltd.The accused took a total of Tk 130 billion as loans illegally from the financial institution and channelled...

18 BNP men get anticipatory bail

The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to 18 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate bodies, including Dhaka City South Unit convener Abdus Salam.They have been asked to surrender to the trial court concerned after one month.The High Court bench of Justice Md Habibul...

A procession brought out by the Communist Party

A procession brought out by the Communist Party of Bangladesh, Dhaka south unit, protesting the hike in prices of essentials marching through Purana Paltan area of the city on Wednesday — FE Photo

Malaysia frees former BD envoy Khairuzzaman

Malaysia has released former Bangladesh High Commissioner M Khairuzzaman, according to Malaysian news reports, reports UNB.Rieta Rahman, his wife, confirmed his release to Free Malaysia Today Wednesday. "He told me his lawyers were there to receive him and were bringing him back to his house." "Thank God and all those...

JS body meeting on public accounts held

The 64th meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on public accounts was held Wednesday at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban with committee chairman Md. Rustum Ali Faraji in the chair, reports UNB.Committee members Abul Kalam Azad, Md. Abddus Shahid, Manjur Hossain, Ahashanul Islam Titu and Mustofa Lutfulla attended the meeting,...

SC upholds death of two in Bagmara killing case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday upheld death sentence of two people convicted in a case lodged over murder of two people including Awami League leader and Suvodanga Union Parishad (UP) chairman Golam Rabbani in 2000, reports BSS.A three-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Hasan...

Dihan indicted in schoolgirl rape, murder case

A Dhaka court has opened the trial of Iftekhar Fardin Dihan over the rape and murder of a schoolgirl who was his friend, reports bdnews24.com.Zulfikar Hayat, acting judge of the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 indicted Dihan on Wednesday and scheduled Mar 16 for the next hearing.The 18-year-old...

BD requests Canada to deport Bangabandhu's killer Nur

Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Lilly Nicholls has said she will convey to her government Bangladesh's request to deport Nur Chowdhury, the self-confessed and convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB.While talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday afternoon, the...