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Khaleda denied treatment for three and a half months: BNP

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is conspiring to push its seriously sick chairperson Khaleda Zia to death by depriving her of medical treatment in jail, reports UNB."The medical board examined our leader (Khaleda) on Sunday after nearly three and a half months...

BNP, Oikya Front have gone politically bankrupt: Hasan

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Tuesday BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront are repeatedly going to foreigners as they have gone politically bankrupt and isolated from the people, reports BSS."People are the owners of the state. But BNP and Oikyafront have no trust on the people. So, they are repeatedly...

Nomination trade brings about BNP's polls debacle

Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said on Tuesday BNP indulged in nomination trade in the 11th parliament election, which brought about the party's downfall, reports BSS."Tareq Rahman was involved in nomination trade ahead of the past general election from London. The BNP leaders had realised the pulse of people. They knew...

Cops detain 18 from CU halls with ammo

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 26: As many as 17 leaders and workers of the Chittagong University unit BCL and a female outsider were detained from two residential halls along with a firearm and some ammunition in an overnight raid on Monday.The university authority and the Hathazari police conducted the two-hour raid in...

RPO (Amendment) Bill lands in JS

The 'Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019' was placed in parliament on Tuesday for incorporating provisions to introduce the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and online nomination submission system in the national election, reports UNB.Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq placed the bill in the...

Dr Kamal slams govt for loss of lives in Chawkbazar fire

Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday criticised the government for not taking any step in compliance with a High Court order to make the Old Dhaka safe for people after the Nimtoli fire incident that had claimed the lives of 124 people in 2010, reports UNB."After the Nimtoli...

Two 'JMB men' held in C'nawabganj

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 26 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Ajoir area in Nachole upazila early Tuesday.The detainees are Bairul, 34, son of Nazrul Islam, and Shafiqul, 48, son of Mamtaz, residents of Furshedpur...