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Rangpur election more or less acceptable: Fakhrul

THAKURGAON, Dec 22 (UNB): BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday his party still has no confidence in the Election Commission though the Rangpur city election was more or less acceptable."We don't have confidence in the Election Commission as its formation process was wrong," he said.The BNP...

AL, BNP's popularity takes a nosedive: B Chy

President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday said the debacle of Awami League and BNP in Rangpur city polls has demonstrated that the popularity of the two major parties has largely declined, reports UNB."Jatiya Party candidate has won the Rangpur polls with a big margin by...

AL to win national polls, hopes Tofail

BHOLA, Dec 22 (BSS): Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has expressed the hope that Awami League (AL)-led alliance will win the next general election under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina."The caretaker government will never come back. There is nothing to say about a supportive government. So, the next...

RCC polls is victory of democracy: Hanif

KUSHTIA, Dec 22 (BSS): Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif said on Friday although the ruling Awami League candidate could not win the Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) election, it is a victory of democracy.Hanif said this while inaugurating sugarcane crushing season of 2017-18 at Kushtia Sugar Mills.The...

BD continues to work for regional, int'l peace: Envoy

Bangladesh has said the UN's conflict response strategies need to be kept within the broader framework for political solution to conflicts, reports UNB.Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Masud Bin Momen said this while highlighting Bangladesh position as one of the highest troop contributors to the UN...

‘Gunfights' in two dists kill two ‘robbers’

Two suspected robbers were killed in reported gunfights with police in Kushtia and Sylhet districts in the early hours of Friday and Thursday night, reports UNB.In Kushtia, a suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Chadagara on Kushtia-Rajbari highway early Friday.The identity of the deceased could...

RAB arrest two with pistol in Sherpur

SHERPUR, Dec 22 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two men along with a pistol, three bullets and a magazine from Andharpara village in Nalitabari upazila on Friday.The detainees are Election Dharo (52), son of Bipin Dharo, a resident of Tarani village and Tuhin Rakhsam...

AL's defeat in Rangpur city won't affect next JS polls, says Muhith

The Awami League's defeat in Rangpur City Corporation mayoral election will not have any effect on the next parliamentary polls, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said, reports bdnews24.com."City corporation election is a local government election. It has nothing to do with the national parliament elections. It won't have any effect...

Pro-AL teachers win SUST senate, academic council elections

SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY, Dec 21 (UNB): The ruling Awami League (AL)-backed panel swept the senate and academic council elections of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Thursday.Ruling party-backed teachers Dr Jahir Bin Alam and Dr Mostabur Rahman won the election in category-1 and category-2 in senate.Pro-Awami League teachers --...

Next election as per constitution: Razzak

Awami League (AL) presidium member Dr Abdur Razzak said on Friday the next national election will be held as per the Constitution and BNP will have to come in the election under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB."Next national election will be held in scheduled time. The interim government led...

Ruling Awami League's volunteers' front Awami Swechchhasebak League brought out a procession

Ruling Awami League's volunteers' front Awami Swechchhasebak League brought out a procession in the city on Friday demanding trial of the looting of national assets and siphoning of money abroad by the ‘members of the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's family’ through proper investigation. — FE photo

Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury addressing as the chief guest a citizens' protest rally

BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury addressing as the chief guest a citizens' protest rally organised by Bangladesh Swadesh Jagaran Parishad at the National Press Club in the city on Friday to press for withdrawal of all the ‘false cases’ against the party chairperson Khaleda Zia and senior...