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Rizvi for permanent ban on firing to control political programmes

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has demanded a 'permanent ban' on the power of opening fire on political programmes, reports BSS."From now on, no brutal law of any barbaric ruler can be established in the country. The law enforcing agencies set an example of killing innocent people...

42 leaders of AL, affiliated bodies held in Ctg

Police have arrested 42 leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) and its affiliates in Chattogram over cases in connection with the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, report agencies.The arrests were made in raids conducted from Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police said in a media statement.Among the detainees...

Eleven accused shown arrested in another case

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 3 (BSS): A Chattogram court has ordered to show 11 accused in lawyer Saiful Islam Alif murder case as arrested in another case filed for attacking police and vandalising the court premises.Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Md Abu Bakar Siddique passed the order on Monday after police filed a petition...

Case filed, 16 arrested in Pabna

PABNA, Feb 3 (UNB): A case has been filed over the snatching of an Awami League leader (AL) and former upazila chairman Abdul Wahab from police in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna.Joint forces conduced a drive at various places in Sujanagar upazila on Sunday night and detained them, said Officer-in-Charge (OC)...

Salman, Anisul, ex-MP Solaiman, six others on remand

A Dhaka court has placed seven people including Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former law minister Anisul Huq on a two-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of autorickshaw driver Hafizulduring the student-led July-August mass uprising, reports...

Court orders to freeze 50 bank accounts of ex-MP Sadek

A Dhaka court has ordered to freeze 50 bank accounts of former Dhaka-13 lawmaker Sadek Khan, his wife Ferdous Khan and son Fahim Sadek Khan over graft allegations, reports BSS.Of the 50 accounts, 18 belong to Sadek, 24 to his son and eight to his wife.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge...

Jamaat pledges to honour students’ sacrifices

FENI, Feb 3 (UNB): Jamaat-e-Islami will spare no effort to fulfill the aspirations of the students who fought during the July uprising, said the party's Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman."The parents of the martyrs hold their heads high, for not every parent is fortunate enough to raise a hero. We will...

BDP gets EC registration as political party

Bangladesh Development Party (BDP) has registered as a political party with the Election Commission (EC).The party received its registration certificate from EC Secretary Akhter Ahmed at the commission's headquarters in the capital on Monday, reports UNB. Speaking to the media, BDP Chairman Anwarul Islam Chan said his party is committed...

Distributing AL leaflets will lead to arrests, press secy warns

Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has warned that anyone distributing Awami League leaflets will be arrested, reports bdnews24.com.He clarified that the leaflets contain content that could cause a disruption in law and order, which is why distributing them will lead to arrest.This is a strict directive from the government,...

Ex-minister Sujan sent to jail, as remand ends

PANCHAGARH, Jan 3 (BSS): A court in Panchagarh has sent former railway minister and ex-MP of Panchagarh-2 constituency Nurul Islam Sujan to jail after a three-day remand ended.Senior Judicial Magistrate Zahid Hasan passed the order on Monday after Manik Mia, a sub-inspector of the Panchagarh Police Station and the investigating...