Voter reg to take place from Feb 5 to Apr 11
The Election Commission (EC) sent directives to Police Headquarters to ensure security at voter registration centres during the ongoing voter list update, EC Deputy Secretary (Election Support Branch) Md Mahbub Alam Shah said on Sunday.Mr Shah said that EC directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) regarding the matter.Voter registration...
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Fakhrul, Khosru off to US to attend National Prayer Breakfast
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury have left for the USA to attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC.They took an Emirates Airlines flight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:40 pm on Sunday, said BNP media cell member...
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BNP forms convening committees in eight districts
The BNP has announced a full convening committee for its Meherpur district unit and partial convening committees for seven other district units, including Chattogram South, Gazipur and Narayanganj, reports UNB.The party has also approved a preparatory committee for its upcoming council in Sirajganj district.The convening committees and the Sirajganj council...
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ACC approves filing cases against Shajahan Khan, family
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved filing of three separate cases against former Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan and his family on charges of amassing illegal assets worth Tk 250 million, report agencies.ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain briefed reporters at the commssion's head office in the capital on Sunday.In a...
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Two get life-term for AL leader Faruk murder
A Tangail court has sentenced two to life in prison and acquitted 10 others in a case over the murder of Awami League (AL) leader Faruk Ahmed almost 12 years ago, reports bdnews24.com.The acquitted included former MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana and three others from his family.Tangail Additional District and...
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Ex-state minister Enamur sent to jail, as remand ends
A Dhaka court has sent to jail former state minister for disaster management and relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman in a case lodged over the killing of hawker Sagor in the city's Mirpur area during the student-led July-August mass uprising, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman passed the order on Sunday...
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Travel ban on ex-minister Mozammel
A Dhaka court has imposed travel ban on former liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque and three others over graft charges brought by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS.The three other people, who have been barred to leave the country, are former additional secretary Farid Aziz, former commissioner of...
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Two AL supporters held while distributing leaflets
SHARIATPUR, Feb 1 (UNB): Two Awami League (AL) supporters were apprehended by local BNP leaders and activists while distributing leaflets in Shariatpur and handed over to police.The incident occurred on Saturday around 12:00 noon in front of the Sub-Registrar's Office in the Vedorgonj upazila of Shariatpur.The detainees are Shahadat Hossain,...
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