Enforced disappearances will end if BNP returns to power
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said if his party returns to power through people's mandate in the upcoming national election, it will eradicate the culture of enforced disappearances, reports UNB.He made the remarks while speaking at a discussion organised by 'Mayer Dak' at the Bangla Academy auditorium in...
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Next polls to be riskiest one: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said they expect 100 per cent neutrality from the election officials in the upcoming national election, which he described as the most risky one, reports UNB. "This Commission's bottom line is professionalism and neutrality. You must send out this message," he said....
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Khaleda returns home after health checkups
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia underwent health checkups at Evercare Hospital in the capital on Thursday night, reports UNB.She went to the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 8:00 pm and stayed there for nearly three hours, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.He said the BNP chairperson underwent several...
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'Roktakto July'
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a programme to unveil a book titled 'Roktakto July' at Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla
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Latif Siddique, 15 others sent to jail in terrorism case
A Dhaka court on Friday sent 16 people, including former minister and expelled Awami League leader Abdul Latif Siddique and Dhaka University Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.Judge of the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka, Sarah Farzana Haque, passed the order after...
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JaPa, Gono Odhikar Parishad men lock in clash in city
Leaders and activists of Jatiya Party (JaPa) and Gono Odhikar Parishad locked in a clash on Friday evening in front the JaPa central office in the capital's Kakrail area.Inspector (Operations) at the Ramna Police Station Atiqul Alam Khandakar said that both groups chased each other and threw brickbats during the...
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Governance, constitutional reform a must to uproot fascism: Saki
SAVAR, Aug 29 (BSS): Chief Coordinator of Ganosanghoti Andolon Jonayed Saki has said reforming the governance and constitutional framework is indispensable, as democracy will not be established merely through a change of government."The governance system and constitutional framework that enabled the past government become fascist will not fulfill democratic aspirations...
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CPB GS calls for classless, exploitation-free country
KHULNA, Aug 29 (BSS): Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) General Secretary Sardar Ruhin Hossain Prince has called for a classless and exploitation-free Bangladesh through progressive leftist movements.He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the 12th district conference of CPB at Shahid Hadis Park on Thursday afternoon.Prince...
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BNP panel wins N'ganj Bar elections
The BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum's panel, led by Advocate Sarker Humayun Kabir and Advocate HM Anwar Pradhan, has won the Narayanganj Zila Ainjibi Samity (Bar) election, reports BSS.The daylong voting was held on Thursday in a festive and vibrant atmosphere,while the results were announced around 12:30 am on Friday.Chief Election...
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