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Govt carrying out extrajudicial killings to cling to power: BNP

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed his fear on Monday that the government has been carrying out the extrajudicial killings in the name of anti-narcotics drive as part of its plot to perpetuate power, reports UNB."People are being killed every day instead of putting them on trial. Are...

PM hosts Iftar for professionals

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday hosted an Iftar party in honour of the leaders of various professional organisations at her official residence Ganobhaban, reports UNB. Those who attended the Iftar party included vice-chancellors and teachers of different public and private universities, editors and journalists of different newspapers, news agencies...

BNP resorting to lies to skip polls: Hasan

Awami League Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Monday BNP is resorting to falsehood for skipping next general election, reports BSS."They (BNP) are trying to find out exit root from the national election…. The party should participate in the next general election for their survival in...

Cops nab 56 in anti-drug raid on Jatrabari slum

Police have arrested 56 suspects, including three women, in an anti-narcotics raid on a slum at Dhaka's Jatrabari, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka Metropolitan Police said they seized 6,500 Yaba pills, 10kg marijuana, heroin and bottles of Phensidyl during the drive on Number 14 Outfall City slum at Dhalpur on Monday.DMP Senior...

Khaleda's adviser Wahidul Alam dies

Wahidul Alam BNP chairperson's adviser and former chief whip of parliament Syed Wahidul Alam died at a city hospital on Sunday night. He was 73, reports UNB. Alam, who had been receiving treatment for various diseases at Central Hospital at the capital's Dhanmondi, breathed his last around 08 pm, BNP...

AL secretariat meeting now at 3pm tomorrow

A meeting of Awami League secretariat will be held at 3.0pm instead of 10.30 tomorrow (Wednesday) at the party president's political office at Dhanmondi in the city, reports BSS.AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will chair the meeting, said a press release.Quader requested all members...

Govt seeks stay on Khaleda's bail order

The government has filed a petition with the Chamber Judge seeking a stay on the High Court order that granted bail for six months to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases of Cumilla, reports UNB."The hearing on the stay petition is likely to be held anytime today (Monday)," said...