People involved in enforced disappearances still in power
Many officials involved in enforced disappearances during the deposed Awami League (AL) government still remain at the heart of state power, the commission on enforced disappearances has said, reports bdnews24.com.The panel also found evidence that these officials are intimidating both victims and witnesses.Commenting that the names of these officials will...
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Ex-state minister Shamsul arrested, sent to jail
Former state minister for planning Shamsul Alam has been arrested and sent to jail, report agenciesThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch (DB) arrested him in the capital's Mohammadpur area in the early hours of Thursday morning, the DMP said in a statement.He is named in several cases filed over the...
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EC approves draft polls code banning posters in campaign
The Election Commission (EC) has approved in principle the draft of the Parliamentary Election Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates 2025, incorporating a provision that bans the use of posters in the electoral campaigns, reports UNB."Use of posters in parliamentary election campaigns will not be allowed," Election Commissioner...
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AL regime deliberately destroyed education system: Moyeen Khan
BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has alleged that the country's education system has been deliberately destroyed by the past autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina to continue her misrule and suppress people, reports UNB."They (AL govt) feared that if people become educated, they would raise their voice against injustice....
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No decision yet on forming truth commission: Law Ministry
The Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry has said no government decision has been made regarding the formation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, reports BSS. The ministry, in an official release on Thursday, clarified the matter, saying that recent reports in certain media outlets have presented the Law, Justice...
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Khaleda returns home after health checkup
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia underwent health checkups at Evercare Hospital in the capital on Wednesday night, reports UNB.She arrived at the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 7:47 pm and stayed there for nearly four and a half hours, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.He said the BNP...
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Salman F Rahman on remand in fresh case
A Dhaka court has placed ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's former adviser Salman F Rahman on a four-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of vegetable vendor Shaon in Ashulia area during the July-August mass uprising, reports BSS.Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Tajul Islam passed the order on...
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MP Fazle Karim shown arrested in two cases in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 24 (BSS): Former MP from Chattogram- 6 constituency ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury has been shown arrested intwo cases including three murder cases in the port city.The court of Senior Metropolitan Magistrate S M Alauddin granted the petition for his arrest based on separate police applications on Thursday. He...
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