The Election Commission (EC) will sit in a meeting again on August 30 to take a decision over the amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) ahead of the next general election, report agencies.Election Commissioner Md Rafiqul Islam said this while talking to reporters after the Commission's meeting...
Read moreSeven newly-elected councillors of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) took oath of office at a function at the LGRD and Cooperatives Ministry, reports BSSLGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain administered the oath of office to all elected councillors, an official release said on Sunday....
Read moreAwami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Sunday there is no scope for BNP to be included in the interim government, reports BSS."As BNP has no representation in parliament, it has no scope to stay in interim government," he said.The AL leader made the remarks while inaugurating the...
Read moreNobel laureate Amartya Sen has issued a statement in support of photographer Shahidul Alam, reports UNB.Shahidul Alam was arrested from the capital on August 05 following his Facebook posts on student protests demanding safe roadsSen is among global intellectuals who have voiced support for Shahidul. Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, PEN...
Read moreSocial Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon joined office after 50 days on Sunday as he was sick with his leg injuries, reports BSS.He exchanged Eid greetings with the officials and employees of his ministry and asked them to finish their works timely, said an official release.The minister expressed his gratitude...
Read moreJatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad urged on Sunday the government to take action against those who have 'failed' to restore discipline on roads, reports UNB, He said some 100 people were killed in road accidents across the country during the Eid vacation. In a condolence message, he also demanded that...
Read moreKHULNA, Aug 26 (UNB): Awami League (AL) candidate Abdus Salam Murshedi, a former national footballer and ex-president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), submitted nomination paper for by-election to Khulna-4 constituency as a lone candidate.Murshedi submitted the nomination paper to Md Yunus Ali, returning officer and also election...
Read moreJASHORE, Aug 26 (UNB): A local BNP activist was stabbed and shot to death by miscreants at Shankarpur in the district town on Sunday afternoon.The deceased is Mashiar Rahman (45), an activist of local unit of BNP and son of Takabbar Sheikh of the area.Police and locals said a group...
Read moreInformation Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said on Sunday BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's threat from jail to launch a movement is aimed at foiling the next general election, reports UNB.."Begum Khaleda Zia's threat is actually one to unleash anarchy and fire terrorism, foil the election and create an abnormal situation in...
Read moreA high-level delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), led by Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque, paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj on Sunday, reports UNB.The Foreign Secretary was accompanied by the senior officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Read moreHealth and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim speaking at a discussion on ' August 15 Black Night: Accountable to the Nation' organised by Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party at the National Press Club in the city on Sunday — Focus Bangla
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