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Govt on right track over elections, says Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the interim government is on the right track over the national election, reports UNB."We had detailed talks on accelerating the election process. The Chief Adviser (CA) reiterated his commitment to holding the national election between mid-February and March. We believe...

Ex-ministers Anisul, Inu shown arrested in fresh case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday showed former law minister Anisul Huq and former information minister Hasanul Haque Inu arrested in a case filed over the killing of a youth during the July-August Mass Uprising in the capital's Mohakhali area, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam passed the order after...

1,400 people detained across country

At least 1,400 people were detained across the country on July 24 last year as law enforcers continued a 'combing drive' in the name of arresting people over their involvement in violent activities during the quota reform movement, reports BSS. According to a leading Bangla daily- Prothom Alo- at least...

Health adviser clearest example of CA's nepotism: Hasnat

Hasnat Abdullah, the chief coordinator for the National Citizen Party (NCP) southern region, says that Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum was appointed under a "quota" by Chief Advisor (CA) Muhammad Yunus, reports bdnews24.com."We have a health advisor. Do you know her?" he said. "She was appointed under Muhammad Yunus's brother quota....

Court attaches 17 acres of land of Tarique Siddique, his brothers

A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the attachment of 17 acres land owned by former defence adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Major General (Retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, and his brothers Shahin Siddique and Rafik Ahmed Siddique, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the...

BNP leader Annie acquitted in graft case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday acquitted BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against him, reports BSS.Judge Md Zakaria Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 delivered the verdict, court clerk...

Two BCL men held with crude bombs in city

Police on Tuesday arrested two members of the banned student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from the capital's Gulistan area with two crude bombs, reports UNB.The arrested have been identified as Md. Mehedi Hasan Fahim (30) and Md. Arifur Rahman Raja (30).