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Khaleda getting more facilities than jail code permits: Anisul

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said on Wednesday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is enjoying more facilities in prison than the provisions that exist in the jail code, reports BSS."Khaleda Zia is already getting more facilities than those allowed by the provisions of jail code. Government has no...

Demand for Khaleda's release absurd: Dipu Moni

SANGSAD BHABAN, June 20 (UNB): Treasury bench member Dr Dipu Moni termed on Wednesday absurd BNP's demand for releasing its chairperson Khaleda to ensure a participatory national election.Taking part in general discussions on the proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal in Parliament, she also urged the government to take effective...

Case over death in Habiganj AL factional clash

HABIGANJ, June 19 (UNB): A case has been filed against 21 people over a factional clash of local Awami League in Ajmiriganj upazila that left one person dead.Victim's brother Alauddin filed the case with Ajmiriganj Police Station accusing upazila Awami League president Misbah Uddin Bhuiyan, district AL adviser and Kalaillchheo...

Moudud hints at change in nature of movement

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Wednesday said their party will bring a change in the current course of their movement to have Khaleda Zia freed from jail, reports UNB."We'll have to free our leader Khaleda Zia from jail, and we'll change our current nature of movement, if necessary. We'll...

ACC raids sub-registry, power offices in city

FE ReportThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday conducted sudden raids on the Tejgaon sub-registry office and Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) office at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city.The raids were carried out as part of the move to prevent possible grafts and irregularities in the government offices, according to an...

CEC warns against irregularities

GAZIPUR, June 20 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda warned on Wednesday of taking tough action against those who will be responsible for committing any kind of irregularities in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls.The CEC came up with the warning while talking to reporters at the Deputy...

AL-JL clash hurts five in Savar

SAVAR, June 20 (UNB): Five people were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League and Jubo League (JL) over a trifling matter at Kaliakoir village in Savar, on the outskirt of the capital, early Wednesday.Locals said the clash ensued among the supporters of Samad Mollah, general secretary...

Fifteen collect BNP nomination forms

Fifteen mayoral aspirants, including three incumbent mayors, collected BNP's nomination forms on Wednesday for contesting the elections to Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barishal city polls with the party tickets, reports UNB.The nomination seekers bought the forms at Tk 10,000 at different times from BNP's Nayapaltan central office.Sylhet mayor Ariful Hauqe himself...

Protect Rohingya people from monsoon onslaught: Amnesty

Amnesty International or AI has called on the global community to step up assistance for more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar as they face severe monsoon weather, reports bdnews24.com. "More than 200,000 Rohingya refugees are at risk of landslides and floods during the current monsoon season, according...