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BNP seeks to seize opportunity to strengthen democracy: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said following the July Uprising, BNP seeks to seize the opportunity for change to establish a permanent democratic state system in the country, report agencies.He said, "After emerging from the horrific, oppressive rule of the last 15 to 16 years, our sons,...

NCP brought out a procession

National Citizen Party (NCP), led by its convener Nahid Islam, brought out a procession in the capital on Saturday, demanding implementation of International Crimes Tribunal's verdict on the July genocide and trial of Awami League leaders. — Focus Bangla

Referendum, JS election on same day may lead to ‘genocide': Jamaat Ameer

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has warned that holding a referendum on the day of the national election could lead to 'genocide'.He made the remark while speaking at the Parade Ground in Chattogram on Saturday afternoon, report agencies."We do not see it positively. We have said it before that a referendum...

Bhutanese PM pays homage to Liberation War martyrs

SAVAR, Nov 22 (UNB): Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, now on a two-day state visit, on Saturday paid homage to the martyrs of Bangladesh's Great Liberation War by placing a wreath at the Savar National Mausoleum.He stood silently for a while. A smart group of the three services gave the...

Govt rechristens 880 institutions named after Hasina family

The interim government has renamed a total of 880 infrastructures, establishments and institutions that were previously named after deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other members of their family, reports bdnews24.com.Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam disclosed the development in a Facebook post on...

13th JS polls key to restoring democracy, says EC Sanaullah

Election Commissioner (EC) Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah has said democracy in Bangladesh will be revived through the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, reports BSS.He made the remarks while speaking at the inaugural session of a workshop at Lakeshore Heights in the capital's Gulshan on Saturday.The workshop, titled 'Building Bridges: Regional...

I will take poison if Jamaat wins in my seat: BNP candidate Fazlur

BNP candidate Fazlur Rahman has said he will 'drink poison' if the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate wins the Kishoreganj-4 seat, reports bdnews24.com.He made the remark while speaking at an election rally in the constituency at Itna Sadar union on Friday.The freedom fighter said, "Let me see the hands of those who stand...

Farmer shot dead in Kushtia gunfire attack

A farmer has been shot dead and another man was wounded by gunfire in Kushtia's Bheramara Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The incident took place around 8:30pm on Friday in the Rayta Notunpara area of Bahadurpur union, according to Bheramara Police Station chief Abdur Rouf Talukder.The diseased is Refajul Islam (50), while Lalon...