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Eid holidaymakers suffer on highways : BNP

BNP on Monday alleged that homebound Eid holidaymakers are going through immense suffering due to the 'poor condition' of highways and 'mismanagement', reports UNB."People heading home for celebrating Eid-ul-Azha are facing serious ordeal due to the sorry state of roads and highways," said party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir...

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Tarique orchestrated Aug 21 grenade attack: Hasan

Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Monday Tarique Rahman orchestrated the monstrous grenade attack on Awami League rally on August 21, 2004, with the consent of his mother and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, reports BSS."Khaleda Zia was in power at the time of the...

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If BNP boycotts polls it will be suicidal for them: Tofail

BHOLA, Aug 20 (BSS): Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed today said that next general election will not be hampered if BNP doesn't participate in it. "BNP-Jamaat does not have such capacity to foil the election," he said while addressing a roadside meeting in the Guingarghat area under Uttar Digholdi union in...

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Provision restricting ACC power worries TIB

Transparency Interna-tional Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday expressed deep concern over the draft Sarkari Chakori Ain 2018 approved at a Cabinet meeting with a provision for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to take prior permission of the authorities concerned for arresting any public servant, reports UNB.TIB urged the government to cancel the...

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B Chowdhury, Dr Kamal decide to forge unity

Jukto Front chairman and former President Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday announced their decision to forge an alliance of greater unity in the 'interest of the nation', reports UNB.The decision was taken at a meeting held at night at the B Chowdhury's...

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Police arrest Krishak League leader in Satkhira

SATKHIRA, Aug 20 (UNB): Police arrested a local Krishak League leader from Borobila village in Tala upazila on Sunday night in a sabotage case.The arrestee was identified as Ali Hossain, son of Barkat Ali, and president of Tala upazila Krishak League unit.Rezaul Islam, officer-in-charge of Patkelghata police station, said a...

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Youth dies in 'police custody' in Panchagarh

PANCHAGARH, Aug 20 (UNB): A young man has died in police custody in Debiganj Police Station.While police claimed that Hasanur Rahman Milon, 20, son of Habibor Rahman of Thanapara in Debiganj upazila, committed suicide, family members alleged that police killed him in a planned way.Locals said Milon, a mason, had...

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Road blockade in Khagrachhari protesting gun attacks

KHAGRACHHARI, Aug 20 (UNB): A road blockade programme was enforced in the hill district on Monday protesting the murders of seven people, including four Chattogram Hill Tracts-based political party United People's Democratic Front-backed organisation leaders, in Saturday's gun attacks.UPDF-backed three organisations -- Pahari Chhatra Parishad, Ganotantrik Jubo Forum and Hill...

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