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Quader calls for establishing student politics as model of values

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said virtually student politics should be established as model of values.He was addressing a seminar arranged by AL Education and Human Resource Affairs Sub-Committee titled "Education: Realistic Strategy for Achieving Targets of 2041" marking the...

FM seeks C'wealth support for Rohingya repatriation

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought Commonwealth support for smooth repatriation of the Rohingyas to their place of origin in Rakhine state, reports UNB. Leading the Bangladesh delegation in the 21st Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers' meeting (CFAMM) virtually, he urged Commonwealth to assist in persuading the government of...

Auto-rickshaw drivers place 10-pt demand -

CNG-driven auto-rickshaw drivers at a human-chain programme on Friday placed a 10-point demand, including allowing them to operate auto-rickshaws on highways.The drivers under the banner of Bangladesh CNG-run Auto-rickshaw Drivers' Sangram Parishad made the demands at the human-chain programme held in front of the National Press Club in the city....

Two ‘Ansarullah men’ held in Mymensingh

The Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from Muktagachha Upazila in Mymensingh.The arrestees have been identified as Md Kawsar Ahmed alias Milon 30, son of Abdul Majid of Bokchar village in Muktagachha Upazila, and...

‘No evidence of existence of Zia's body in Chandrima’

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said there is no evidence of the existence of Zia's body in capital's Chandrima Udyan, reports BSS."Three bodies were recovered from a grave in Rangunia . . . But none of these included Ziaur Rahman's body," the minister, also Awami League...

JSS member gunned down in Baghaichhari

RANGAMATI, Sept 17 (UNB): A member of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS) was shot dead by assailants in Rangamati on Friday, police said.The deceased was identified as Suresh Kanti Chakma alias Dinesh, a resident of Jarulchhari village in Baghaichhari. He was a member of JSS Santu Larma faction.According...

10 female Jamaat leaders arrested in Satkhira

SATKHIRA, Sept 17 (UNB): Police arrested 10 female leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh on Friday in Satkhira.They were arrested from the house of Abdul Jalil in Bashtala Upazila of Satkhira during a secret meeting.The arrestees are Majeda Khatun (45), Firoza Begum (55), Morzina Khatun (50), Farida Khatun (45), Rizia...

AL's secretariat meeting today

A meeting of Awami League (AL) Secretariat will be held at the party's central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city today (Saturday), reports BSS.AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will chair the meeting to be held at 10:30 am.All concerned have been requested to...

JP expels its vice-chairman

Jatiya Party (JP) on Friday expelled its vice-chairman Lutfar Reza Khokon from the party as he withdrew from the Cumilla-7 by-polls defying the high command's decision, reports UNB.The party also dissolved the existing committee of its Cumilla North district unit.It said JP chairman GM Quader took the decision as per...

Samajtantrik Chhatra Front on the Dhaka University campus

Guests at a discussion organised by Samajtantrik Chhatra Front on the Dhaka University campus in the city on Friday, marking the Education Day — Focus Bangla