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Current EC not competent to hold fair election: BNP

BNP demanded on Thursday the Election Commission be reconstituted saying the current commission is not capable of conducting a credible national election, reports UNB. "The current Commission has no competence to hold a fair and credible general election," said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.Speaking at a press conference...

BNP downright dishonest: Joy

Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said the BNP is thoroughly a dishonest political party, reports UNB.He came up with the remark on a Facebook post on Wednesday night."Every day they hold a press conference to spout one lie after another, just hoping that some people are stupid...

BNP’s 10-day prog on Zia's death anniversary

BNP chalked out on Thursday a 10-day programme to observe the 37th death anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman, reports UNB. The observance of Zia's death anniversary will begin on May 25 and end on June 05.The programme was finalised at a joint meeting of the party and its associate...

Khaleda greets all as Ramadan begins today

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia greeted the country's people on Thursday on the occasion of Ramadan and sought their blessings for her, reports UNB.The BNP chief asked her lawyers to convey her greetings to people as they met her at Old Dhaka Central Jail in the afternoon.Four lawyers--Khandker Mahbub Hossain, AJ...

Mahmudur Rahman faces Tk 1 b defamation suit

SHARIATPUR, May 17 (UNB): A defamation case was filed against Daily Amar Desh acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman on Thursday for publishing 'offensive, false and defamatory' news about Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad.Advocate Masudur Rahman Masud, district Jatiya Party president and central executive committee member, filed the Tk one billion defamation...

Court seeks probe report on cafe attack June 25

A Dhaka court on Thursday set June 25 for submission of the probe report in a case filed over the Holey Artisan Café attack, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nurunnahar Yasmin fixed the date as the investigation officer of the case, Counter Terrorismand Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit Inspector Humayun Kabir, failed...

BCL activist stabs student at RU

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, May 17 (UNB): An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the ruling Awami League, on Wednesday stabbed a student at Rajshahi University allegedly for protesting the harassment of his female friend.The injured was identified as Saiful Islam Hridoy, a masters' student of RU marketing department.

Children of anti-liberation elements not to get govt jobs: Shajahan

CHATTOGRAM, May 17 (UNB) - Stressing that the children of anti-liberation elements have no patriotism, Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan said on Thursday they will not be allowed to join government jobs."The progress of a country depends on political stability, infrastructural development and patriotism. The children of anti-liberation elements have no...

Record sedition case against CU teacher: Court

CHATTOGRAM, May 17 (UNB): A court here on Thursday ordered Chawkbazar Police Station to record a sedition case against a Chittagong University (CU) teacher for his defamatory remarks about the Liberation War in his research paper.Judge of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court-2 Abu Salem Mohammad Noman passed the order after former...