Quader hopes GCC polls will be held peacefully

Awami League General Secretary and Roads Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday expressed his optimism that the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election will be held in a free, fair, neutral and peaceful manner, reports BSS."No untoward incidents took place so far ahead of the Gazipur City Corporation elections....

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BNP hopeful of win, sceptical of fair voting in Gazipur election

Though BNP is highly hopeful of winning the mayoral post in Gazipur city that goes to polls on Tuesday, they are sceptical whether there will be any 'fair election', reports UNB.BNP senior leaders and its mayoral candidate Hasan Uddin Sarker, while talking to the news agency, claimed the party will...

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SC order on Khaleda's bail in another Cumilla case today

The Supreme Court on Monday fixed today (Tuesday) for passing an order on a leave-to-appeal filed against a High-court order that granted bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Special Powers Act over the arson attack in Cumilla on Feb 3, 2015, reports UNB. A...

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No arbitrary arrest of BNP followers during Gazipur polls: HC

The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why they should not be directed to follow the Appellate Division's guidelines and take effective measures to stop harassing the supporters and agents of the BNP mayoral candidate in Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls,...

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EC asks Gazipur police not to arrest BNP men sans warrant

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday asked the Gazipur SP to refrain from arresting BNP leaders and activists without warrants issued by the respective court ahead of the election there, reports UNB.The EC came up with the directives after a meeting with high a delegation of BNP leaders at its...

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Six JMB men get different jail terms in Sherpur

SHERPUR, June 25 (UNB): A court here on Monday sentenced six members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to different terms of jail in a case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act.Senior District and Sessions Court Judge MA Nur passed the order.The convicts were identified as Nazmul Shahdat Rana, 28, son...

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Looting rampant in banking sector

Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon came down heavily Monday on Finance Minister AMA Muhith for giving undue facilities to the banking sector that ultimately goes in favour of the owners of the banks, reports UNB."Banks owners got the highest facilities in the budget, but indiscriminate looting, loan defaulting and...

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Biswajit murder convict lands in jail upon surrender

A tribunal here on Monday sent former Bangladesh Chhatra League activist Tarique Bin Zohor alias Tamal, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the sensational Biswajit Das murder case, to jail after he surrendered before it, reports UNB. Judge Abdur Rahman Sardar of Dhaka's Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 passed the order...

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