Next election under current parliament, says Tofail

BHOLA, Dec 26 (UNB): Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said on Tuesday next national election will be held under the existing parliament.He said the constitution gives this parliament's validity until January 29, 2019 and the election will be held without dissolving it.The Commerce Minister came up with these remarks in response...

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Defence arguments continue in Khaleda's graft case

The lawyer of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia concluded the defence arguments for Tuesday in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, report agencies.Khaleda Zia's defence lawyer Advocate Abdur Rezzak Khan placed the closing arguments before the Dhaka Special Court-5 in Bakshibazar since morning.Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the makeshift court adjourned the...

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AL to name mayor candidate after polls schedule: Quader

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday his party is seeking public opinions to choose the mayoral candidate for the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-election, reports BSS.Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, made the comments while talking to journalists after distributing winter clothes...

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Singer Shafin to run DNCC mayoral race

Popular Band singer Shafin Ahmed will contest in the by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post, report agencies.Chairman of newly-formed Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM), Bobby Hajjaj, on Tuesday announced singer Shafin's name as candidate at a press conference at the National Press Club in the city.Sharing Shafin's...

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Feb 24 and 25 SSC exams to be rescheduled

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations of Dhaka Board of February 24 and 25 will be rescheduled to March due to the by-polls of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), report agencies.Acting secretary of Election Commission (EC) Helal Uddin Ahmed confirmed the matter, after attending a meeting with...

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Judges' conduct rules won't affect judiciary: Anisul

Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Tuesday the freedom of the judiciary will not be affected by the rules which have been issued determining discipline and conduct of lower court judges, reports UNB.The minister came up with the remark while addressing as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of...

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Cops arrest ex-BCL leader over 'rape' of six in Shariatpur

Police have arrested an expelled leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Shariatpur on charges of raping six women, filming the incidents and circulating the videos on the social media, reports bdnews24.com.Md Mehedi Hasan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhedarganj, said they arrested suspect Arif Hossain Howlader following a tip-off at Gosairhat...

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RAB nab four Ansar al-Islam members in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Dec 26 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four members of banned Islamist outfit Ansar al- Islam from Jamira and Bhoruapara areas in Puthia upazila on Monday night.The arrested were identified as Hayatullah Rubel alias Masud, Abdur Rahim, Mizanur Rahman and Mukul Hossain.On secret information that some...

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Police arrest eight BNP-Jamaat men in Satkhira

SATKHIRA, Dec 26 (UNB): Police arrested on Tuesday eight members of BNP-Jamaat along with four crude bombs from a house in Kamal Nagar area of the district.Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the eight in a drive while they were conducting a secret meeting, said Maruf Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Sadar...

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