Media can't play due role until democracy is restored: Khasru
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said delays in holding a free and fair national election to restore democracy will further deepen the ongoing crisis in the country. "We want to bring back democratic order in Bangladesh through a fair and impartial election. The longer this process...
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Ishraque sends notice to LGRD ministry for oath
BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has served a reminder legal notice to the LGRD ministry, seeking sworn-in as Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor.Ishraque sent the notice through his counsel Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, also a BNP leader and president of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). The notice warned that...
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Parties close to consensus on key reforms: Ali Riaz
Political parties are nearing a consensus on several key reform proposals, including the restoration of the caretaker government, introduction of a bicameral parliament and reservation of 100 seats for women in Parliament, reports UNB.Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz revealed the Commission's progress in building consensus...
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HC set to deliver verdict tomorrow
The High Court (HC) has fixed tomorrow (Wednesday) for delivering its judgment in the appeal plea filed by Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, challenging her three-year jail sentence in a graft case, report agencies.The bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman fixed the date after hearing the...
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BNP leader gunned down in Badda
Kamrul Ahsan Sadhan, joint convener of the BNP's Gulshan thana unit, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the capital's Middle Badda area on Monday night. According to police and witnesses, the incident took place around 10:06pm near a tea stall opposite to the office of former commissioner Kayum on...
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BNP's youth bodies to hold 'big' rally in city
The three affiliates of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold a 'big' rally in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital tomorrow.BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will virtually join the rally as the chief guest, while the party's Standing Committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Abdul Moyeen Khan,...
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SC verdict on Jamaat leader Azharul's appeal today
The Supreme Court (SC) will deliver its judgment on the appeal petition challenging the death penalty of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam in a case over crimes against humanity today (Tuesday), reports UNB.A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed fixed the date on May...
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