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Fakhrul slams AL over surge in Swiss bank deposits

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in deposits by Bangladeshis in Swiss banks last year, saying it has shown the extent of looting by the Awami League's (AL) corrupt elements and mafias, reports UNB."I was disheartened to see newspaper reports...

Election not possible without govt’s cooperation: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said it is not possible to hold a national election without the government's cooperation despite the Election Commission's constitutional independence, reports UNB."No matter how independent the EC is said to be, it is not possible to hold an election without the...

BNP to file case against former CECs, EC Commissioners

BNP is set to file a case on Sunday against former Chief Election Commissioners and other commissioners who oversaw the 10th, 11th and 12th national elections, reports UNB.A three-member BNP delegation, led by party Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, will go to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on Sunday morning to...

Ex-addl IGP Iqbal sent to jail in Shahinur murder case

A Dhaka court on Saturday ordered to send former Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Iqbal Bahar to jail in connection with hawker Shahinur Begum murder case of Jatrabari Thana, reports BSS.Police produced the former Additional IGP before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) with a prayer for...

Student coordinator, another sued over Tk 1.0m 'bribe demand'

FENI, June 21 (UNB): A case has been filed against two people including a local student coordinator July movement after an audio clip surfaced revealing a demand for Tk 1.0 million (10 lakh) bribe in exchange for a government job, reports UNB.Dr Iftekhar Hasan Bhuiyan, resident medical officer (RMO) of...

Four BCL men held with weapons in city

Police on Friday arrested four members of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), a student wing of the Awami League, with explosives and domestic weapons from different parts of the capital city, reports BSS.The arrestees were identified as Md Shukkar (19), Md Jihad (19), Rahim (19) and Sumon (18).Confirming the...