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Govt offers opposition deputy speaker post: Salahuddin

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government has offered Deputy Speaker post to opposition party in the next Jatiya Sangsad, reports BSS.The government has already made a proposal to the main opposition party to pick their candidate for the position of Deputy Speaker in line with the July National...

LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir presiding over a meeting

LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir presiding over a meeting on management of Dhaka Central University at his ministry in the capital on Monday. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, State Minister for Education Bobby Hajjaj, and Adviser to Prime Minister Mahdi Amin, among others, were...

Nurul Islam made chief whip, six whips appointed

The Jatiya Sangsad(JS) Secretariat has named a new chief whip and six whips.The appointments, made under the Article 3(1) of the Bangladesh (Whips) Order, 1972, were announced in two separate notices on Monday, report agencies. According to one of the notices, Nurul Islam, member of parliament (MP) from the Barguna-2...

30 eminent citizens call for release of detainees in 'politically motivated' cases

A group of 30 eminent citizens has called for the immediate release of people arrested in what they describe as 'politically motivated' cases, raising concerns over due process and prolonged detention, reports bdnews24.com.In a statement issued on Monday, the signatories, including human rights activists, academics, lawyers and researchers, said many...

ACC charges Saifuzzaman, wife, 33 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge sheet against former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife and 33 others over allegations of embezzling Tk 230 million by securing loans in the names of fictitious paper companies from United Commercial Bank (UCB), report agencies.Sources said the charge sheet was approved...

No sign of fascism will exist in BD: Nahid

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Md Nahid Islam has said there will be no existence of fascism in Bangladesh, reports UNB.In a post on the party's verified Facebook page on Monday, he said, "We will not leave any trace of fascism in Bangladesh."Nahid, also a lawmaker from Dhaka-11, said the...

Govt waives agri loans to boost economy, says Swapan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan has said the government has decided to waive agricultural loans up to Tk 10,000 in order to accelerate the country's agricultural economy and provide relief to rural communities, reports BSS."This initiative, taken under the directive of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, will directly benefit...

Tax files of ex-MP Didarul seized

A Dhaka court has ordered to seize tax files of former Chattogram-4 lawmaker Didarul Alam, over graft charges, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order on Monday, allowing a plea filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).The application stated that the ACC filed a case against...