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SC orders quick disposal of HC rule

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) ordered the High Court on Sunday for expeditious disposal of its previous rule issued halting the by-election to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), reports UNB.A four-member appeal bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, passed the order after disposal of...

New DCs for 22 districts

In a major reshuffle in the field of administration, the government has appointed new deputy commissioners to 22 districts, reports UNB.Of them, three have been transferred from their current workplaces.The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Sunday.As per the notification, Sylhet City Corporation Chief Executive Officer...

BNP to observe Feb 25 as 'Army Martyrs Day' if voted to power

BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman said on Sunday their party, if returns to power, will take steps to observe February 25 as 'army martyrs day', commemorating the army officers killed in the Pilkhana BDR carnage in 2009, reports UNB."This day is a tragedy for the nation. BNP,...

Govt spends Tk 23b yearly to prevent child marriage

The government spends about Tk 23 billion annually in different projects to prevent child marriage, according to a new budget analysis revealed Sunday, stressing the need for more allocation in this regard.'A Scoping Analysis of Budget Allocation for Ending Child Marriage in Bangladesh' was jointly conducted by the Ministry of...

Bangladesh role model in curbing militancy, says minister

PATUAKHALI, Feb 25 (BSS): Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said here today Bangladesh has become role model for the rest of the world in curbing militancy and terrorism."We have become role model for the rest of the world in curbing militancy and terrorism due to successful drives against the menace by...

Fakhrul finds fake FB accounts in his name

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that though he does not have any Facebook (FB) account, several fake accounts of the popular social networking site in his name are being used to circulate various comments and opinions, reports UNB."I've been observing that various statements, remarks and...

RAB arrest three 'JMB' men with bomb, firearm in Rajshahi

Rajshahi, Feb 25 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-5 in a drive arrested at least three suspected activists of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Jamira village in Puthia upazila early Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in the area and...

Sacked Major Zia involved in Avijit murder: CTTC

Sacked Major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, a suspected coordinator of the banned Islamic outfit Ansar-Al-Islam, was directly involved in the killing of blogger and writer Avijit Roy, said Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) Monirul Islam, reports UNB.He disclosed this while talking to reporters at the DMP...

Joynul Abedin and other lawyers of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia talking to newsmen

Joynul Abedin and other lawyers of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia talking to newsmen after the High Court ended its hearing on a bail petition by her in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on Sunday. — Focus Bangla