BNP's previous decision to boycott parliament was wrong: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said their party's previous decision not to join parliament immediately after the December-30 election was wrong, reports UNB. "We should keep it in mind that nothing can be achieved by raising cheap slogans. Our acting chairman has taken the right decision...
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Ganoforum gets new committee
A 111-member new committee of Ganoforum was formed dropping Mostafa Mohsin Montu from the post of party general secretary, reports UNB.Dr Kamal Hossain was reelected Gonoforum's president while Reza Kibria made its general secretary.Ganoforum's executive president Subrata Chowdhury announced the names of new committee members at a press conference at...
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People have confidence in Awami League: Hanif
SYLHET, May 05 (BSS): Awami League acting General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif today said the people have kept confidence in his party for the third consecutive time and now time has come to pay back to the people further more."Awami League has started re-strengthening the party at wards, unions and...
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Nine architectural firms get awards
Nine companies have received awards for their outstanding contributions to architectural designs.Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) in support with Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) presented these companies with the awards at a ceremony held at the IAB auditorium in the capital on Sunday.IDCOL, a state-owned financial institution, in association with...
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Victim sues six including Tarique, Fakhrul
A case was filed on Sunday with a Dhaka court against six persons including BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir over a reported attack on Jananetri Parishad president AB Siddiqui, reports BSS.The case was filed with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Abu...
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ACC sues ex-Titas MD, wife over illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed two separate cases against former managing director of Titas Gas and his wife over accumulating assets from unknown sources and concealing wealth information.In the meantime, the Commission also grilled two former and current parliament members individually as part of investigating graft complaints against...
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BNP creates a bar to eliminating militancy, says Hasan
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said the country's one of the biggest political parties, BNP, is creating a barrier to eliminating militancy from Bangladesh as they are patronising the militants, reports BSS."Sheikh Hasina's government is combating militancy with an iron hand. But BNP always patronised militants in their...
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Mymensingh city uses EVMs in its first polls
Electronic voting machines or EVMs were used in Mymensingh City Corporation's maiden elections held on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.About 300,000 voters were expected to cast their votes in the election.The balloting was held only to elect councillors as Awami League leader Ekramul Hoque Titu had earlier been elected mayor uncontested on...
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GM Quader to be acting JP chairman in Ershad's absence
As he cannot carry out party activities due to his illness, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday night appointed his younger brother GM Quader as the party acting chairman, reports UNB. In an organisational instruction, he also announced that GM Quader, cochairman of the party, will discharge the responsibilities...
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Moudud falls sick, hospitalised
BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed was admitted to a city hospital as he fell sick at the High Court on Sunday, reports UNB."Moudud Ahmed was taken to Apollo Hospitals after he complained of chest pain at the High Court," said BNP chairperson's media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan.He said...
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