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Punish four officials over Nayapaltan incident

The BNP asked on Tuesday the Election Commission (EC) to take punitive action against four government officials, including Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner, over the recent Nayapaltan incident, report agencies.The party made the demand in a letter, signed by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, sent to Chief Election...

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14-party urges EC to ensure safety of minority people

The 14-party alliance urged on Tuesday the Election Commission (EC) to ensure safety of the minority community ahead of the 11th parliamentary election, reports BSS."We request the Election Commission and the law enforcement agencies to ensure all-out safety of our minority brothers and sisters from now as the election is...

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HC hearing on writ against 'fictitious' cases begins

The High Court (HC) has started hearing on a writ petition seeking directives to constitute an independent probe panel to look into 'fictitious' cases filed against the leaders and activists of opposition parties, reports UNB.The single-member bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder adjourned the hearing for Thursday after the...

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AL to give 65-70 seats to allies: Quader

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday the party nearly completed the nomination process of its candidates, reports UNB.He is expected to announce the list of candidates of the ruling party-led alliance by November 25 after consultation with coalition partners on seat-sharing."We have completed the party's nomination...

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JP empowers Ershad to finalise candidates

Jatiya Party (JP) empowered on Tuesday its chairman HM Ershad to finalise the list of party candidates in all 300 seats for the 11th parliamentary election, reports BSS.This was made public at a party programme at Emmanuel's auditorium in Gulshan where the JP nomination seekers were interviewed, said a press...

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BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Miah arrested

Police have arrested BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Miah hours after a court sentenced him to three years in jail for hiding wealth information, report agencies.The member of the party's policymaking body national standing committee was arrested from his home at Eskaton in the city on Tuesday evening, police said."There was...

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Cops arrest six 'JCD men' over Nayapaltan violence

Police have arrested six people over vandalism and arson attacks on law-enforcement agencies' vehicles in the city's Nayapaltan, reports bdnews24.com.All of them are linked to Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the opposition BNP, the police said.A helmeted man seen on a police car with his arms stretched...

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BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir talking to journalists

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir talking to journalists after coming out of the board meeting interviewing nomination hopefuls for the 11th Jatiya Sangsad election at the party chairperson's Gulshan office in the city on Tuesday — Focus Bangla

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