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BNP accuses govt of looting public money, like 'Bargis'

Branding the current government as a 'fraud' one, BNP on Tuesday alleged it is 'plundering' public money from every sector like 'Bargis', a group of Maratha soldiers who had indulged in large scale plundering of people's wealth during the 18th century, reports UNB. "This government has become a completely fraudulent...

AL takes programme on anniv of Aug 21 grenade attack today

Awami League has taken an elaborate programme to observe the 15th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) anti-terrorism rally in the capital today (Wednesday), reports BSS. The programme includes paying homage to martyrs of August 21 grenade attacks, candle-light vigil and discussion, said a press...

ACC seeks amendment to Evidence Act

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday requested the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to bring required amendment to the Evidence Act, 1872 to use electronic records as evidence in judicial process.In this regard, a letter signed by ACC Secretary Muhammad Dilwar Bakht was sent to Legislative and Parliamentary...

Zia was involved in Bangabandhu's murder, claims LGRD minister

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam on Tuesday claimed that BNP-founder Ziaur Rahman was directly involved in the assassination of Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB. Tajul made the claim at a discussion at the office of Public Health Engineering Department in the capital marking the...

Bangabandhu killing masterminds to be tried: Mozammel

"Bangabandhu and Bangladesh are synonymous. One cannot be separated from the other. The Pakistani rulers wanted to suppress the voice of Bengalis but this was not possible because of the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ", said Liberation War Affairs' Minister A K M Mozammel Huq on Tuesday, reports...

Cleanliness campaign held at IU

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Aug 20 (UNB): A day-long cleanliness campaign was held at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Tuesday aiming to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes on the campus.IU Vice-Chancellor Professor M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari inaugurated the event as the chief guest adjacent to Sheikh Hasina Hall area around...

BCL leader Tanna gets HC bail in goat snatching case

The High Court on Tuesday granted bail for four weeks to the Mohammadpur thana unit president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in a case filed over snatching sacrificial goats before Eid-ul-Azha in Mohammadpur area of the city, reports UNB. The HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and SM Kuddus Zaman...