Govt intensifies fight against online misinfo: Swapon
The government has undertaken a series of nationwide initiatives to prevent rumours and misinformation spread through online media and social networking platforms, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon said in parliament on Monday, reports UNB.Replying to a tabled question from ruling party lawmaker Md. Abdul Mannan (Brahmanbaria-5), the minister...
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BNP lawmaker seeks ban on politics of religion-based party
A BNP lawmaker on Monday called for a ban on the politics of a party he likened to fascists, without directly naming Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, while another member of parliament urged the government to prohibit political gatherings in mosques and madrasas, reports UNB.Participating in the general discussion on the proposed national...
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11-Party Alliance to hold rally today on AL's founding anniv
The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-Party Alliance will hold a rally in the capital today (Tuesday), demanding justice for killings and enforced disappearances during the Awami League (AL) regime.The rally is scheduled to begin at around 5:00 pm in Bijoynagar area.Leaders of the alliance are expected to attend the eventThe alliance will also...
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Police put up a barricade bearing the message ‘do not cross’ on a road leading to Dhanmondi-32
Police put up a barricade bearing the message ‘do not cross’ on a road leading to Dhanmondi-32 in the capital on Monday to prevent gatherings of activists of the banned Awami League ahead of the party’s founding anniversary today (Tuesday). — FE Photo
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Inu, Menon shown arrested in attempted murder case
A Dhaka court has showed former ministers Hasanul Haq Inu and Rashed Khan Menon arrested in a case filed over an attempt to murder Md Mokhlesin in the capital's Bongshal area during the July 2024 Mass Uprising, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter passed the order on Monday as police...
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Ten members of AL, affiliates held in Dhanmondi area
Police have arrested 10 leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) and its affiliated organisations during an operation in capital's Dhanmondi area, reports BSS.According to police, the arrests were made in the early hours of Monday from the Satmasjid Road area under Dhanmondi Police Station while they were preparing to...
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Verdict in case against Inu June 30
A tribunal will deliver its verdict in a crimes against humanity case against Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President and former minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Jun 30, reports bdnews24.com.A three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal-2 led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury set the date for the decision on Monday.Inu has...
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