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Fakhrul calls for 'impartial' probe into Pilkhana killings

BNP Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for an 'impartial' investigation into the 2009 Pilkhana killings, report agencies.He made the call while talking to journalists after laying wreaths at the memorial for the slain Army officers at the Banani Military Graveyard in the capital...

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Ruling party MPs urged to honour referendum verdict

Civic groups and reform advocates on Wednesday called on the ruling party MPs (members of parliament) to take oath as members of the Constitution Reform Council to show respect for the people's verdict in the national referendum.They made the call at a civic dialogue titled "Implementation of the Referendum Verdict'...

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EC asks MP candidates to submit election expense info

The Election Commission (EC) has requested that all candidates who contested the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election submit their election expenditure returns to their respective Returning Officers (ROs), reports BSS.This information was revealed in a letter signed by Senior Assistant Secretary ASM Iqbal Hasan of the EC Secretariat on Tuesday. The...

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Shafiqur Rahman, along with family members of martyred Army officers, offering munajat

Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, along with family members of martyred Army officers, offering munajat at the Banani Military Graveyard in the capital on Wednesday, marking the 17th anniversary of the 2009 Pilkhana carnage. — Collected

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Jamaat invites Tarique Rahman to Iftar

Jamaat-e-Islami has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his family to the party's Iftar party slated for February 28.In a statement on Wednesday, Jamaat said Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has agreed to attend the Iftar programme.Jamaat said Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar went to the Prime...

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Jubo League leader Samrat jailed for 20 years in graft case

A court has sentenced Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, former president of the Dhaka South city unit of Jubo League, to 20 years of imprisonment in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS.The court also ordered that the properties amassed through corruption be attached in favour of...

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National Voter Day on March 2

The Election Commission will observe the National Voter Day 2026 on March 2 (Monday) with the theme of 'Empowered Voters, Liberated Democracy' in Bangladesh, report agencies.The 8th national voter day will be observed in the capital, divisional cities, district towns and Upazila headquarters across the country.The EC is preparing to...

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