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Fakhrul concerned over deepening political division after July Uprising

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul on Monday lamented that political divisions are widening despite the July Uprising offering a chance for national unity, reports UNB.Speaking at a discussion-cum-reception, he said politics can never be beautiful or meaningful without honesty, integrity and a genuine desire to fulfill people's dreams."We are becoming...

Home adviser reiterates govt's readiness to hold upcoming polls in Feb

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday reiterated the government's readiness to hold the next general election slated for February next, reports BSS."We will face no problem in holding the next polls," he said while replying to a question from journalists after coming out of the...

CPB urges govt to meet MPO teachers' 3-point demand

The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Monday called upon the government to immediately accept the three-point demand of teachers from MPO-listed non-government educational institutions who have been staging sit-in protest at the Central Shaheed Minar for nine consecutive days, reports UNB.The call came at a solidarity rally organised by...

Three arrested over killing of JnU Chhatra Dal leader Zobayed

Police on Monday arrested three people including accused Mahir Rahman, for their alleged involvement in killing JnU Chhatra Dal leader Zobayed, sources from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said.Officer-in-Charge (OC) Banshal Police Station Rafiqul Islam told the media earlier on the day that, Mahir, a first-year student at Burhan Uddin...

No one will be allowed to act arbitrarily again: Sarjis Alam

BOGURA, Oct 20 (BSS): National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam on Monday said the people of Bangladesh will decide how and to what extent the next national election will be acceptable, saying "No one will be allowed to act arbitrarily again", reports BSS."The people of Bangladesh...

CU student with slit tendons found dead

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 20 (UNB): A student of Chittagong University (CU) was found dead with tendons of his legs and wrist cut at Chattogram port city on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Shamim Masud Khan Joy, 26, a Masters student of Computer Engineering Department of the university.Manirul Karim, sub-inspector of Port...

Jamaat pledges humanitarian country: Parwar

SATKHIRA, Oct 20 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Professor Golam Parwar on Monday said the party wants to build a humanitarian Bangladesh, free from disappearance, killing, looting and corruption.Addressing a student and youth rally at Tala Football Ground here as the chief guest, Parwar stressed Jamaat's vision for the country.He...

Media free from govt pressure, says adviser

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam said on Monday that the government does not exert any pressure on the media, reports UNB."The Information and Broadcasting Ministry does not call any media outlet to interfere in their work. The media is freely criticising the government at present," he said.He made the...

Haji Salim, son put on 4-day remand

A Dhaka court on Monday placed Haji Mohammad Salim, former lawmaker of Awami League (Dhaka-7) and his son Solaiman Salim on a four-day remand in a murder case filed with Shahbagh Police Station, reports UNB.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhad Ishtiak passed the order when police produced them before the...

Travel ban imposed on Subhash Singha, wife

A Dhaka court on Monday imposed a travel ban on journalist and UniMed UniHealth Pharmaceuticals Ltd director Subhash Singha Roy and his wife and former lawmaker Mamata Hena Lovely over graft allegations, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption...