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BNP and its affiliates of Dahka-10 constituency formed a human chain

BNP and its affiliates of Dahka-10 constituency formed a human chain on Satmasjid Road in the capital's Dhanmondi on Tuesday, demanding end to movement of unauthorised and unfit vehicles and calling for introduction of modern traffic system. — Focus Bangla

Jamaat pushing for PR to block elections: Hafiz

BNP Standing Committee Member Hafizuddin Ahmed has said Jamaat-e-Islami is pushing for a proportional representation (PR) system to block elections as it has always feared the people's verdict, reports UNB"A political party that opposed the Liberation War in 1971 and the Pakistan Movement in 1947 and that has always stood...

EU keen to send 150 observers for 13th JS elections

Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said a 150-member European Union (EU) observer team will come to Bangladesh to monitor the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election, reports BSS."This observer team of around 150 members will arrive in Bangladesh in phases after the election schedule is announced," he...

Two ex-MPs, 11 leaders of banned AL arrested

Detective Branch (DB) police arrested two former members of parliament (MPs) and 11 other leaders and activists of banned Awami League (AL) and affiliated bodies from different areas in the capital.The arrestees are Faizur Rahman Badal, former MP of Brahmanbaria-5 constituency and also president of Nabinagar upazila unit AL; Tamanna...

Ex-minister Nurul Majid Humayun dies

Former Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun passed away at a hospital in the capital on Monday, reports UNB. He was 78.He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 8:10 am, said Zannat-ul -Farhad, assistant inspector general (AIG-Media)...

Ex-MP Faizur sent to jail in attempted murder case

A Dhaka court has sent former MP Faizur Rahman Badal to jail in a case filed over an attempted murder in the New Market area during the July Uprising, report agencies.Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehasnul Islam passed the order on Monday as police produced him before the court.Detective Branch (DB) of...

UP member beaten to death in N'ganj

Locals have allegedly beaten a union parishad (UP) member to death after tying up his hands and feet in Narayanganj's Araihazar, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred in Brahmandi union's Baliapara area on Monday morning, according to Khondoker Nasir Uddin, chief of Araihazar Police Station.The deceased is Md Sohel (38), a local...

Raushon-led JaPa leader Mamunur on remand

A Dhaka court has placed Kazi Md Mamunur Rashid, secretary general of the Raushon Ershad-led faction of the Jatiya Party (JaPa), on a six-day remand in an anti-terrorism case, reports bdnews24.com.Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order on Monday in response to a petition from the investigating officer.Mamunur was...

Ex-Justice Manik shown arrested in ACC case

Former Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) under the Money Laundering and Acquisition Act, reports BSS.He is an accused in the case for his alleged involvement in acquiring wealth beyond his sources of income, said an ACC source.The Investigating...