No way to treat corruption differently: Quader
Apparently disapproving of ACC Chairman Iqbal Mahmood's comments that corruption committed in good faith is not an offence as per the law, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said they will treat corruption as corruption, reports UNB. "We'll judge corruption as corruption. There's no other way to...
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Sheikh Hasina was arrested to halt democracy, Hasan tells discussion
Information Minister and Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Friday the then caretaker government had arrested Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to stop the progress of democracy in the country, reports BSS. "On July 16, 2007, AL chief Sheikh Hasina was arrested without issuing any...
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BNP to intensify movement for Khaleda's release: Farroque
BNP leader Zainul Abedin Farroque on Friday said their party will soon take to the streets intensifying its movement for having party chairperson Khaleda Zia freed from jail, reports UNB. "Our party will take tough action programmes soon to strengthen our movement for releasing Khaleda Zia from jail. Over 1...
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Saima for replicating Peru's model in specialised educational instts in BD
Chairperson of Suchona Foundation Saima Wazed Hossain has taken an initiative to replicate the model of Peru's specialised educational institution- Centro Ann Sullivan Del Peru (CASP)- in all specialised educational institutions in Bangladesh in phases, reports BSS. In this regard, Saima selected Proyash Institute of Special Education and Research, as...
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Samajtantrik Mohila Forum
A procession brought out by Samajtantrik Mohila Forum, demanding exemplary punishment for the rapists, marching a city street on Friday — FE photo
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India says illegal immigrants from Bangladesh becoming citizens of Assam
NEW DELHI, July 19(Reuters): India said on Friday thousands of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Muslim-majority Bangladesh had produced false documents to become citizens in the far-eastern Indian state of Assam.The Supreme Court of India had ordered the citizenship tally for Assam following years of campaigns against immigrants from Bangladesh who...
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AL's joint meet today
Awami League will hold a joint meeting with its associate bodies' presidents and general secretaries and presidents and general secretaries of AL city north and south units at 11am today (Saturday), reports BSS. AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will chair the meeting at AL...
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BCL leader stabbed in Chuadanga
CHUADANGA, July 19 (UNB): A leader of Chuadanga Government College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was injured in an attack by some miscreants at Jintala Mallikpara in the district town on Thursday.
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