CPC keen to ink MoU with BNP
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has said the CPC is interested to sign a political memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BNP, reports BSS.He expressed the interest at a meeting with the visiting BNP delegation, led by BNP Secretary General...
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Jamaat-e-Islami demands local govt polls first
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed its opinion for holding local government polls before the national parliament elections, reports BSS.The party gave the opinion in a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capitals' Agargaon on Wednesday.Assistant Secretary General of the party Dr AHM Hamidur...
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ICT appoints defence lawyer for Hasina
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka has appointed Advocate Md Amir Hossain as the state defense counsel to represent the ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case filed in connection with crimes against humanity committed during the July-August 2024 uprising....
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Torture, death in law enforcers' custody must be stopped: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said incidents of torture and death in the custody of law enforcers must be stopped, reports BSS.He said this in a statement issued on Wednesday on the eve of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.Fakhrul expressed his deep condolences...
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Ishraque urges Asif to seek apology, show restraint
BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has urged Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyan to exercise restraint in his remarks and avoid any vindictive actions to help maintain the current peaceful atmosphere , report agencies."Hopefully, Asif Mahmud will help maintain the current relative calm by showing restraint in his speech and...
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Court attaches flats, plots of ex-MP Mrinal, wife
A Dhaka court has ordered to attach two plots, two flats and a luxury vehicle and to freeze 38 bank accounts of former MP Mrinal Kanti Das and his wife Nilima Das over graft allegations, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Wednesday,...
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Inu, Palak, two others shown arrested in fresh cases
A Dhaka court has showed four people, including former information minister Hasanul Haque Inu and former state minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, arrested in fresh cases lodged over crimes committed during the July Uprising, reports BSS.The other arrestees are former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and former...
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