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No election without Khaleda, says BNP

Shrugging off Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader's remark that BNP will go to polls keeping Khaleda in jail, BNP said on Sunday no election will be held in the country without her participation, reports UNB.Speaking at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office, BNP senior joint secretary...

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BNP now a self-confessed corrupt party: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Sunday BNP has become a self-confessed corrupt party through changing its constitution, reports BSS."As per a clause of BNP's constitution, no corrupt person or terrorist cannot be a member of the party...But BNP has changed the...

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Copy of 632-page verdict takes time, says Law Minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said that the judge in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case is taking a 'reasonable amount of time' to produce a copy of the verdict due to its length, reports bdnews24.com."As a lawyer I am familiar with the situation," he told the media at the...

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‘Zero tolerance against wicked persons in police’

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told Parliament on Sunday that the Police Headquarters has taken a 'zero tolerance' policy against wicked persons in the police force, reports UNB.As the main law enforcement agency of the country, Bangladesh Police has been performing its duty relentlessly with the attitude of punishing wicked persons...

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Cases against AL leader, 14 others over Narail UP chairman murder

NARAIL, Feb 18 (UNB): A case has been filed against 15 people, including a local Awami League leader, in connection with the murder of UP chairman Latifur Rahman Polash.The case was filed with Lohagora Police Station accusing Awami League joint secretary general of district unit Sharif Moniruzzaman and 14 others...

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BNP responsible for delay in getting verdict copy, says Qamrul

Food Minister Qamrul Islam has claimed that the BNP is responsible for the delay in the copy of the verdict against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, reports bdnews24.com."The BNP did not submit an immediate request for a certified copy after the verdict," the Awami...

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BNP to stand by arrested leaders, activists: Nazrul

BNP has decided to stand beside its arrested leaders and activists alongside carrying out a peaceful movement demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia's release from jail, reports UNB.BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan came up with the announcement at a programme at the party's Nayapaltan central office.Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha...

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2015 sabotage case Court issues arrest warrant against 23 BNP leaders

A court in the city issued on Sunday a warrant for the arrest of 23 BNP men, including its joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu, journalist leader Shawkat Mahmud, in a sabotage case with Ramna Police Station in 2015, reports UNB.M Kamrul Hossain Mollah, judge of the Metropolitan Session's Court, passed...

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Parties struggle to accommodate 33pc women in committees

The country's registered political parties are struggling to keep 33 per cent of their committee positions reserved for women by 2020. This is in line with the conditions outlined during their registration with the Election Commission, reports UNB.This frustrating scenario came in the limelight when 37 political parties, out of...

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RAB detain three JMB men in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Feb 18 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three suspected activists of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bilshahar village in Tanore upazila on Saturday night.Being tipped-off that JMB members gathered at the village to conduct subversive activities, a team of Rab-5 conducted a drive...

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Delegation of city BNP leaders

A delegation of city BNP leaders submitting a memorandum to deputy commissioner of Dhaka for release of their chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday. — Focus Bangla

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