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Muhith favours rich people, bank looters in budget

Jatiya Party lawmaker Kazi Firoz Rashid has harshly criticised the budget Finance Minister AMA Muhith has placed in Parliament, reports UNB.He said the budget is laced with both poison and honey to facilitate those plundered banks and a few rich people."This budget has no political and economic philosophy. This budget...

1/11 architects plotting again over next polls, says Quader

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday the perpetrators of 1/11 are hatching conspiracies again over the next parliamentary elections, reports BSS."BNP is now active along with the perpetrators of 1/11. They are busy hatching conspiracy," he said.The AL leader made the comments while speaking at a...

BNP to stage demo for Khaleda's release countrywide tomorrow

Leaders and activists of BNP will stage demonstrations across the country tomorrow (Thursday) demanding the release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail, reports UNB.The programme is also meant for mounting pressure on the government to ensure proper treatment of Khaleda.BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the...

Nasim urges BNP to get prepared for polls instead of movement

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim urged on BNP leaders to get ready for the next general election instead of waging movement, reports BSS."Please get prepared for the next election instead of launching movement," he said."BNP should join the election at any cost and I hope that they will...

AL extended meeting on June 23

The Awami League (AL) will hold an extended meeting of the central committee on June 23, reports BSS.The meeting will be held at Ganabhaban at 11:00 am with the party president Sheikh Hasina in the chair.The members of the party presidium, advisors, members of the central committee will take part...

14-party begins campaign from June 21

The central 14-party alliance will begin its campaign for Awami League (AL) candidate Jahangir Hossain in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls, reports BSS.The alliance formed several teams. The teams will carry out campaign in different areas of GCC from June 21 to 24.The decision was taken at a meeting...

Police nab 64 during anti-drug drives in two districts

At least 64 people were held in anti-drug drives in Sherpur and Chapainawabganj districts from Monday night to Tuesday morning, reports UNB.In Sherpur, 40 people were arrested along with 37 grams of heroin, 100 Yaba pills and 1.0 kg hemp from different places.Additional Police Superintendent Md Aminul Islam said at...

EC takes massive preparation for GCC election

GAZIPUR, June 19 (BSS): The Election Commission (EC) has taken massive preparation to hold the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls in a free, fair and peaceful manner.Candidates began formal campaign for the election from June 18 (Monday) as voting will be held on June 26.Ahead of the polls, the returning...

Wife files case over city AL leader murder

A case has been filed with Badda thana in the city in connection with killing of local Awami League leader Farhad, reports UNB.Farhad Hossain (52), general secretary of Badda union Awami League, was gunned down by armed men just after he came out of Baitus Salam-Jam-e- Mosque of North Badda...

RAB arrest three 'JMB men' in C'nawabganj

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 19 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three suspected members of banned Islamic outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different parts of Sadar and Shibganj upazilas in the early hours of Tuesday.The arrestees are Rahmat Ali (47), son of Abdul Gafur, Jahangir Alam (43), son of Mafiz...