Fakhrul condemns attack on bauls, calls for aid for Korail fire victims
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has strongly condemned the attack on Baul followers, calling it a disgraceful incident, report agencies. "We strongly condemn it. This is clearly an attack on Bangladesh's enduring cultural heritage. Bauls perform folk songs across villages, and targeting them can only be seen as...
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Everything will be fine before voting day, hopes CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has expressed the hope that the law and order situation will continue to improve and everything will be in order before the voting day, reports UNB."It will improve gradually. As the polling day approaches, you will see everything will fall in line. Everything...
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Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman presiding over the party's central executive
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman presiding over the party's central executive committee meeting at its central office in the capital's Mogbazar area on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla
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Jamaat Ameer visits Korail fire-hit families, offers aid
Jamaat Ameer visits Korail slum, pledges support for fire-hit familiesJamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has visited the Korail slum to assess the damage caused by a massive fire and to meet residents affected by the blaze, reports BSS.Dr Rahman arrived at the site around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, spoke with...
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BD awaits India's reply on Hasina extradition
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said Bangladesh expects an answer from India regarding its latest request for the extradition of convicted disposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, though a response is not expected within a week of the submission, reports BSS."I do not expect that they will answer within...
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BNP's Fazlur faces contempt allegations at ICT
FE REPORT The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has filed a contempt of court petition against Fazlur Rahman, adviser to the BNP chairperson, over derogatory comments about the tribunal and its proceedings.Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim submitted the petition to International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on three separate grounds on...
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Shaheed Dr Milon Day today-
Shaheed Dr Milon Day will be observed across the country today (Thursday), markingthe 35th martyrdom anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon, the then joint secretary general of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), reports BSS.On this day in 1990, Dr Milon, who was also a teacher of Dhaka Medical College (DMC),...
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Court seizes tax files of ex-IGP Benazir's wife, daughter
A Dhaka Court has ordered to seize tax files of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed's wife Jissan Mirza and one of their daughters Tahsin Raisa Binte Benazir, reports BSS.Judge Md Sabbir Faiz of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court passed the orders on Wednesday, allowing two separate...
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