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BNP to nationalise MPO-listed institutions if returns to power

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party will prioritise the nationalisation of MPO-listed educational institutions if it returns to power in the next election, reports UNB.The BNP leader gave the assurance during a meeting with leaders of the Jatiyakaran Andolon Oikya Jote (Nationalisation Movement Unity Alliance)...

Gono Forum signs July Charter

The Gono Forum, led by Kamal Hossain, signed Sunday the July National Charter two days after initially refusing to do so at a ceremony held in the Parliament complex due to disagreements over constitutional wording.With this latest development, 25 political parties and alliances have now signed the July Charter. Gono...

Court rejects bail plea of ex-MP Mukti

NARAIL, Oct 19 (BSS): A court in Narail has rejected the bail plea of former Narail-1 lawmaker Kabirul Haque Mukti and sent to jail in connection with a subversive acts case.Mukti was produced before Judicial Magistrate Ratna Saha in a case filed with Kalia thana on September 12 last year...

My remarks on July warriors 'misinterpreted': Salahuddin

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has said his recent remarks about the July warriors were misinterpreted as only a partial part of his statement was by quoted, clarifying that he actually intended to honour them, not label them as 'cohorts of fascists', report agencies.Speaking at a press conference at...

NCP slams EC for arbitrary denial of 'Water Lily' symbol

National Citizen Party (NCP) has alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is making an 'arbitrary decision' by denying the party its preferred electoral symbol 'Water Lily', reports UNB."We've seen that the Election Commission is taking an arbitrary decision," said NCP chief organiser for the southern region Hasnat Abdullah while talking...

Disagreements natural in politics: Rizwana

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday said differences of opinion between political parties are natural and should be seenas an essential part of the democratic process, reports UNB."If one political party disagrees with another on a certain issue, that's not far off as earlier many major parties have expressed...

ACC files case against ex-AL lawmaker Hasanat Abdullah

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Abul Hasanat Abdullah, accusing him of accumulating Tk 1.22 billion in illegal assets and engaging in large-scale money laundering over a decade.According to the case statement, filed by SM Rashedur Reza, Deputy Director of the ACC...

JnU JCD leader found dead in city

The body of Jubaed Hossain, a Jagannath University (JnU) student from the 15th batch of the Department of Statistics, was recovered from the capital's Armanitola area on Sunday.Jubaed hailed from Homna upazila in Cumilla district, reports UNB. He was the President of the Cumilla District Student Welfare Association and also...

Nahid visits July activist Atiqul who lost his arm

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has visited Atiqul Islam, a July activist who was injured during a protest ahead of the July Charter signing ceremony, reports bdnews24.com.Nahid went to Atiqul's house in Uttara's Azampur around 9:00 pm on Saturday to inquire about his condition.Atiqul lost his right hand...

BNP Dhaka city leader Mosharraf sent to jail on surrender

Former Dhaka Metropolitan South BNP joint convener Mosharraf Hossain Khokon has been sent to jail after a court rejected his bail petition in a decade-old sabotage case, report agencies.The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Court issued the order on Sunday after Mosharraf surrendered before the court.Mosharraf's lawyer, Rafiqul Islam Khan, said, "A...