Rohingya influx can't deter Bangladesh's progress: PM
LONDON, Oct 6 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the country will surely make its great strides in development despite the inflow of tens of thousands of forcibly evicted Myanmar nationals into it."We, the Bangalee nation, fought and liberated the country at the call of Father of the Nation...
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Death penalty affects poor disproportionately: UN
United Nations human rights experts on Friday called for urgent action to end the disproportionate impact of the death penalty on people from poorer communities, reports UNB.They say imposing death penalty as a result of discrimination constitutes an arbitrary killing and governments must not stand idly by.Their comments came in...
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Govt tarnishes image of judiciary: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed alleged on Friday the government has tarnished the judiciary's image by sending Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on 'forced' leave, reports UNB."The Chief Justice is the symbol of justice and the judiciary. He is an institution who represents the independence of the judiciary. The government...
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BNP's conspiracy over CJ ends in failure: Hanif
Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif said on Friday BNP's conspiracy ended in a failure as Chief Justice SK Sinha went on a leave, reports BSS/"BNP is upset after the Chief Justice went on a leave. The Chief Justice is a human being and he could fall...
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CJ's house-arrest a sheer lie: AG
Mentioning that Chief Justice (CJ) SK Sinha has recently visited Dhakeshwari Temple and Australian High Commission in Dhaka, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Friday said those who are claiming that he has been kept under house arrest are lying, report agencies."They're spreading a blatant falsehood. There should be a limit...
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Speaker returns home from Sri Lanka
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury returned home after attending a SAARC conference in Sri Lanka on Friday, reports BSS.The 8th conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 4-6, said a parliamentary press release..She led a six-member Bangladesh parliamentary delegation.The team...
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AL infighting leaves one dead in Kushtia
KUSHTIA, Oct 6 (UNB): A man was killed and five others were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) at Dhalsa village in Mirpur upazila on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Shamsul Islam Haque (50), an AL activist.Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mirpur thana, said...
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Ganasanghati Andolon brought out a procession
Ganasanghati Andolon brought out a procession on the Dhaka University campus on Friday marking the centenary of October Revolution. — FE photo
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