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Country can't advance without women's safety: Tarique

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said Bangladesh cannot move forward unless women feel safe both online and offline, calling for urgent national actions to protect and empower women in the digital age, reports UNB."Women must feel safe --both online and offline, at home and in public, in their personal...

Debapriya calls for measures to restore public trust

OUR CORRESPONDENTKHULNA, Nov 20: Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has urged the government, the administration, and the Election Commission (EC) to take stronger and more transparent steps to restore public trust ahead of the upcoming national elections."Unless the prevailing sense of fear...

EC’s meeting with law enforcement agencies Nov 27

The Election Commission (EC) will hold a meeting on November 27 to plan, coordinate and provide guidance on the deployment of law enforcement agencies to maintain law and order in polling stations and constituencies ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliament elections, reports BSS.The meeting will be held at 10:30...

Law on referendum in 4 days: Asif Nazrul

Interim government has said it will introduce a long-awaited referendum law within the next several working days.Speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Thursday, Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said the draft legislation was in its final stages. "We are going to enact the...

JCD leader attacked outside Narsingdi court

NARSINGDI, Nov 20 (UNB): A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader was attacked while arriving at Narsingdi Judge Court on Thursday.Siam Bhuiyan Abir (28), joint convener of Chhatra Dal in Ghorashal Municipality and son of Emran Mia of Darihaolapara in Palash Upazila, sustained injuries in the incident.Siam's father Emran Mia said...

Jamaat dismisses rumour that Azhar its new candidate for Dhaka-5

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has dismissed widespread social media remours that popular Islamic scholar Dr Mizanur Rahman Azhari has been nominated as the party's candidate for Dhaka-5 (Jatrabari-Demra) in the upcoming national election, reports UNB.Rumours began circulating on Wednesday afternoon through various Facebook posts and informal online platforms, suggesting that Azhari had...