Fakhrul 'deeply saddened' by arrest of 5 SAD coordinators
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said he was left 'deeply saddened' after learning about the recent arrest of five coordinators of Students Against Discrimination (SAD) on charges of extortion, reports UNB."When I saw it in the newspaper, I felt as if I had turned blue with...
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Jamaat seeks merit-based PSC
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Monday demanded a transparent, merit-based and impartial Public Service Commission (PSC) to keep 'authoritarian ghosts' at bay from the country's bureaucracy, reports UNB. "We want a PSC that is transparent, merit-based and impartial, so that no 'dictatorial ghost' can rule the administration...
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Students declare protest 'tying red cloth' rejecting state mourning
The student protesters on July 29 last year declared protest programmes 'tying red cloth on mouth and eye' across the country for July 30, rejecting the government's decision to observe a national mourning day wearing 'black badge' to commemorate the people killed during the quota reform movement, reports BSS.
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Gano Adhikar demands suspension of JP, 14-party registration
The Gano Adhikar Parishad (GAP) on Monday urged the Election Commission (EC) to suspend the registration of the Jatiya Party (JP) and the parties affiliated with the 14-party alliance, reports BSS.They also demanded that necessary measures be taken to prevent the Awami League (AL), Jatiya Party, and the 14-party alliance...
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Jubo League leader held at Bhomra land port
KHULNA, July 28 (BSS): Police arrested a Jubo League leader on Sunday from Bhomra land port while he was attempting to flee to India.The arrestee was identified as Younus Ali Moral, president of Kapilmuni Union Unit of Jubo League under Paikgacha upazila in the district.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Paikgacha Police Station...
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