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Hasina failed to erase Bangladeshi nationalism: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that Sheikh Hasina wanted to merge Bangladesh with India, which is why she referred to the people of Bangladesh only as "Bengali." "She repeated it so often that it became excessive. But even after many propaganda campaigns against Bangladeshi nationalism,...

BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan was present as the chief guest of a discussion, organised

BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan was present as the chief guest of a discussion, organised by '7 November Generation' at the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday. — Focus Bangla

Electoral system choice rests with parties, says Shafiqul Alam

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday the choice of adopting the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system or maintaining the existing method must be made by the political parties themselves, reports BSS."The government should preferably speak less on the matter of the electoral system," he told the presentation...

DU protests false claims about VC's political involvement

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have condemned and protested rumor about Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan, linking him to a certain political party, reports BSS.The claim is baseless and derogatory surfacing on social media, said a DU press release on Sunday.It said some vested quarters have tried to...

RU upholds ward quota suspension after protests

Rajshahi University (RU) Syndicate on Sunday decided to uphold the suspension of Ward quota, after students on Saturday protested seeking permanent cancellation of the quota and some assaulted a teacher and injured a staff.The RU Officers' Association announced a complete work stoppage from Monday.An emergency Syndicate meeting, held on Sunday...

Nine more witnesses testify in court in plot scam cases against Hasina, Rehana

Nine more prosecution witnesses on Sunday gave depositions in three graft cases for allocating three plots in Purbachal area to ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Sheikh Rehana's daughters Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq and son Rdwan Mujib Siddiq and several others, reports BSS.Judge of...

Documents seized from ex-minister Saifuzzaman's driver's house in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 21 (UNB): The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized 23 sacks of documents from the Chattogram home of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury's driver during a raid linked to a probe into his suspected overseas assets and money laundering.An ACC team from its Dhaka headquarters launched the operation at...

Catherine Cecil meets Mirza Fakhrul

Chief of Party of Democracy International (DI) Catherine Cecil met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday evening, reports BSS.The meeting took place at 06:00 pm at the BNP Chairperson's Office in Gulshan, Shairul Kabir Khan, member of BNP Media Cell, confirmed the matter.

11 BCL men arrested in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 21 (BSS): Chattogram Metropolitan Police detained eleven activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) after conducting raids in different parts of the city on Friday and Sunday.Confirming the news, the OC of Doublemooring Police under CMP said several teams of police carried out the raids after the banned...