Mob violence must end to build a democratic system: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said 'mob violence' must end to build a truly democratic system in the country, report agencies. "The foremost principle of democracy is tolerance of others' opinions. But what we see here is: I will speak, yet I will not allow you to...
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Jamaat seeks major changes in administration before polls
Jamaat-e-Islami has called for the simultaneous transfer of all deputy commissioners and police superintendents across Bangladesh once the Election Commission (EC) formally announces the schedule for the upcoming national elections, reports bdnews24.com.At a dialogue with the EC in the capital on Wednesday, the party said recent reshuffles in the civil...
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OC Sayed, ASI Bishwajit burnt six bodies in Ashulia
A former policeman testifying for the state in the case over the burning of six bodies in Dhaka's Ashulia during the July uprising has said the ex-chief (OC) and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the local police station doused the corpses in petrol before setting them on fire, report agencies.State...
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Tarique turns 61
The BNP has instructed its party leaders and activists not to hold any kind of event or celebration for party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman birthday this year, report agencies.In a media statement on Tuesday night, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the party's acting chairman turns 61 today...
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No unrest after verdict against Hasina: Home adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said there is no unrest in the country following the tribunal's death sentence handed down to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, report agencies.Talking to reporters at the Secretariat in the capital on Wednesday after an inter-ministerial security meeting held ahead of the...
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SC to deliver judgment on caretaker govt appeal today
The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to delover its judgment today (Thursday) on an appeal challenging the previous verdict that abolished the non-party caretaker government system for conducting national elections. "Hearing is concluded. For announcement of judgment on 20.11.25," said a short order passed by the Appellate Division full bench,...
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Charges pressed against Taposh, Qamrul, 38 others
Police submitted a charge sheet against 40 people, including former Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam, in an attempted murder case filed with the capital's Chawkbazar Police Station, reports BSS.Police filed the charge sheet with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan...
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DU JCD to organise Nabanna Utsab today
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)'s Dhaka University (DU) unit will organise Nabanna Utsab 1432, a traditional Bengali harvest celebration, on the premises of Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the campus at 3:00 pm today (Thursday), reports BSS.DU students will stage various cultural performances including dance, songs, and poetry recitation-as part of this...
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