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Advisory council's statement 'misleading': BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expressed disappointment as the interim government has yet to present a specific roadmap for the next national election, even after Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus' meeting with political parties.The party has also called 'misleading' the advisory council's statement that the government is being made impossible...

Jamaat leaders were victims of 'judicial killings': Ameer

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has alleged that six top leaders of his party were victims of so-called 'judicial killings' through fabricated cases under Sheikh Hasina's autocratic rule, report agencies."During Sheikh Hasina's authoritarian regime, our six top leaders were executed through false cases in what can only be described as...

DU students beaten up for 'protesting harassment', four arrested

A group of traders from Dhaka New Market's Chandni Chawk allegedly attacked a group of Dhaka University (DU) students on Monday night, accusing them of theft.Two students were injured in the attack that occurred at 8:30 pm and were admitted to Shahid Buddhijibe Dr. Muhammad Mortaza Medical Centre of the...

Announce election roadmap or lose BNP's support: Khasru

BNP BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has warned that the interim government risks losing the support of BNP and its like-minded parties if it stands against a democratic transition and fails to promptly announce a clear roadmap for the national election, reports UNB."There is nothing above democracy....

One gives confessional statement in Shammo murder case

An accused in the case lodged over the murder of Dhaka University (DU) student Shahriar Alam Shammo has given a confessional statement, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana recorded the statement of the accused, Nahid Hasan Papel, under section 164 as police produced him before the court and pleaded...

Ex-MP Momtaz denied bail in two cases

MANIKGANJ, May 27 (UNB): A Manikganj court has rejected the bail petitions of former Awami League MP and renowned singer Momtaz Begum in two cases. Manikganj Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sadbir Yeasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order when she was produced before the court with bail prayers,on Tuesday. Earlier around...

Travel ban on ex-Deputy Speaker Tuku, four others

A Dhaka has court has imposed travel ban on five people, including former Deputy Speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and his two sons-SM Asif Shams and SM Nafis Shams over graft charges, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order after hearing two separate petitions on...