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Raushon refuses to accept GM Quader as JP chief

Jatiya Party (JP) senior co-chairman Raushon Ershad has refused to accept GM Quader as chairman of the party following the death of its founder HM Ershad, reports bdnews24.com.Ershad named his brother Quader as acting chairman and his heir to the party before his death on July 14.Secretary General Mashiur Rahman...

DU students' protest passes 3rd day

Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday padlocked the gates of academic and administrative buildings during their demonstration for the third consecutive day to press for their four-point demand, including cancellation of affiliation of seven colleges with the university.Protesters and DU Central Students' Union (DUCSU) social welfare secretary Akhtar Hossain...

Eviction drive along Ctg canals underway

CHATTOGRAM, July 22: Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) in association with Bangladesh Army is conducting an eviction drive to remove all illegal structures from the canals of Chattogram to recover their lands from illegal occupiers. CDA and Bangladesh Army removed illegal structures along Chaktai canal on Monday as part of the...

Transport leaders want an end to police harassment on roads

Leaders of Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Malik-Sramik Oikya League (BSPMSOL) urged on Tuesday the government to stop disorder, corruption and harassment by police on roads, reports UNB.They made the call while speaking at the launching of BSPMSOL at the National Press Club in the city.SM Shah Alam, convener of the organisation,...

ACC official Enamul Basir lands in jail in bribery case

Khandaker Enamul Basir, the suspended director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), was sent to jail by a Dhaka court on Tuesday denying his plea for a bail.Mr Basir, temporarily suspended by the commission earlier, was nabbed by an ACC team led by its Director Sheikh Md Fanafillah from the city's...

Three killed in 'gunfights'

Two 'forest robbers' and a suspected drug dealer were killed in 'gunfights' on Tuesday, reports UNB. The ringleader of a 'robber gang' and another member were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Sundarbans under Dacope upazila early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Khaleque, 35,...

Deal signed with Stephen Davis for film screenplay on Bangabandhu

Cosmos Foundation has signed an agreement with Stephen Davis, an Emmy award-winning world renowned screenwriter, playwright and novelist, to write the screenplay of a theatrical feature film on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at a function in the USA recently, reports UNB.As per the agreement, the first...