Opportunity has come to establish democracy, says Dr Kamal
Two factions of Gonoforum are set to be reunited after four years, reports UNB.The party was founded by Dr Kamal Hossain in the 1990s."We'll organise the national council of the 'reunited Gonoforum' very soon," said Advocate Subrata Chowdhury, general secretary of a faction of Gonoforum, on Thursday.He came up with...
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Russian envoy discusses polls, bilateral ties with Fakhrul
Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy has met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed the country's latest situation, next general election, trade, investment and the potential areas for cooperation between the two friendly nations, reports UNB.An hour-long meeting, held at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office, was...
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Tipu Munshi on four-day remand
A Dhaka court have placed former commerce minister Tipu Munshi on a four-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of Sumon Shikder (31) in the capital's Badda area during the recent anti-discrimination students movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider passed the order on Thursday after police produced...
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Hearing on Yunus' leave to appeal Monday
The Supreme Court (SC) has fixed Monday for hearing the leave-to-appeal of Grameen Telecom officials including Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, against a High Court (HC) order rejecting the application seeking cancellation of the money laundering case against them, reports BSS.An Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat...
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Abbas acquitted in two cases
BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas was acquitted in two separate cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), while he and his wife were discharged in another case, report agencies.ACC Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam filed an application on Thursday seeking withdrawal of the case filed against Mirza Abbas...
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Arson done, as Gazi was AL MP: Joy
Son of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, has alleged that BNP cadres torched Gazi Tyre factory and all such crimes are going on with complete impunity, reports UNB."BNP cadres torched it. Nobody brought to book; all these crimes are going on with complete impunity," he wrote in...
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G M Quader meets acting Australian envoy
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Ghulam Muhamed Quader has met Acting Australian High Commissioner Nardia Simpson at her Gulshan residence in the capital on Thursday, reports BSS.In the meeting held in between 12:20 pm and 2:20 pm, they discussed the current political situation of Bangladesh alongside the issues of bilateral interest.Quader...
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