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Fakhrul urges parties to focus on JS, not street protests

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged political parties to channel their activities through Jatiya Sangsad (JS) rather than street protests, stressing the importance of parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh, report agencies.Speaking at a conference of the Bangladesh Water Development Board Nationalist Workers and Employees Union in the capital's...

JS election schedule to be unveiled in first week of Dec: CEC

BARISHAL, Oct 18 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said the schedule for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election will be announced in the first week of December."The Election Commission is committed to ensuring a free, fair and impartial election, vowing to overcome challenges," the CEC told...

Memorial to be built at Shapla Chattar to honour Hefazat martyrs: Asif

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said a memorial will be built at Shapla Chattar in the capital to honour those killed during Hefazat-e-Islam's demonstration on May 5, 2013, so that the people of Bangladesh remember them for generations, reports BSS.He made the announcement...

Tarique calls on BNP men to prioritise service to people

BOGURA, Oct 18 (UNB): BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged his party leaders and activists to dedicate themselves to serving the people, emphasising that this should be the guiding principle of the party's future political activities."Let us transform ourselves today. Let every BNP leader and activist take a firm...

Khaleda Zia leaves hospital

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned to her residence after receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital for two days, reports UNB."Madam (Khaleda) was discharged from the hospital as per the advice of the medical board," said her personal physician Prof AZM Zahid Hossain.He said the BNP chief left the hospital around...

Police sue 900 in four cases

Police have filed four cases in connection with the clashes that erupted as law-enforcing agencies moved to disperse July activists and their families, who gathered at the venue of the July Charter signing ceremony, reports bdnews24.com.As many as 900 unidentified people were accused in the cases over vandalism, arson and...

GOP expresses solidarity with protesting MPO teachers

Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) has expressed solidarity with the protesting teachers and employees under the government's monthly pay order (MPO) scheme, who are demanding the nationalisation of all private educational institutions and a 20 per cent housing allowance on their basic salaries, report agencies.The party's General Secretary Rashed Khan made...

Case filed against 138 including ex-minister Jabed in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 18 (BSS): A case has been filed with Anwara Police Station under the Anti- Terrorism Act (ATC), accusing former Land MinisterSaifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed and former State Minister for Finance WasikaAyesha Khan of chanting 'Joy Bangla' in Anwara upazila of the district. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Monir Hossain of Anwara...