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Referendum call aimed at delaying polls

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said those insisting on holding a referendum on the July Charter before the upcoming national election have an ulterior motive to delay the polls, reports UNB. "The next parliamentary election is only a few months away, and arranging it is already a huge...

ICT-2 orders arrest of AL leader Hanif, three others

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) has issued an arrest warrant against Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three others in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of six people in Kushtia during the July-August 2024 mass uprising. The three others are Kushtia district...

Police arrest BCL Shibpur unit chief

Police have arrested Sohel Rana (34), former general secretary of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League's (BCL) Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology unit as well as president of its Shibpur upazila unit under Narsingdi district.DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman said a team of Banani Police...

Turkey keen to work with new govt after polls: Khasru

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said Turkey is eager to work with the new government in Bangladesh after the upcoming national election, reports UNB.He made the remarks while talking to journalists after a meeting between BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and visiting Turkish...

Jamaat leaders meet UK trade envoy

A six-member delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e- Islami, led by its Nayeb-e-Amir Professor Mujibur Rahman, held a courtesy meeting with United Kingdom's Trade Envoy to Bangladesh Baroness Rosie Winterton at the British High Commission in capital on Monday, reports BSS.The meeting was conducted in a warm and cordial atmosphere, said Jamaat-e-Islami...

Three bankers testify against Hasina in Rajuk plot scam cases

Three officials of Sonali Bank PLC (SBPLC) on Monday testified in three cases filed against 53 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, over irregularities in the allocation of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project, report agencies. The witnesses are SBPLC senior principal...

DMP bans rallies, processions around CA's residence, Secretariat

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on rallies, processions, demonstrations and gatherings around the Secretariat, the Chief Adviser's residence and its adjacent areas including Hotel Intercontinental crossing, Kakrail Mosque crossing, Minto Road and Officer's Club crossing, reports UNB. The restriction effective from Tuesday will remain in place until...

Army raids UPDF hideout in Khagrachhari, seizes ammo

The Bangladesh Army has conducted a raid on a hideout of the United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) in Khagracchari's Panchhari Upazila, report agencies.The operation was conducted around 5:00 am on Monday in the dense forest in Juboneshwarpara area, leading to the recovery of arms and ammunition despite the outfit's attempt...

Locals besiege DC office as AL leader gets bail in Sherpur

SHERPUR, Oct 6 (UNB): Local people, including the families of martyred during July Uprising, on Monday besieged the office of Sherpur Deputy Commissioner, (DC) protesting bail granted to an Awami League leader Chandan Kumar Pal in a murder case. The protesters gathered in front of the DC office and Sherpur...

AL MP Mozammel sent to jail in Rubel killing case

A Dhaka court has sent to jail Awami League (AL) organising secretary and former lawmaker from the Shariatpur-1 constituency BM Mozammel Haque in a case lodged over the killing of garment worker Rubel during the July-August Mass Uprising, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana passed the order on Monday as...

Dipu Moni on 4-day remand

A Dhaka court has placed former social welfare minister Dipu Moni on a four-day remand in a murder case filed with Shahbagh Police Station, report agencies.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman passed the order on Monday after investigating officer of the case Mainul Islam Khan Pulok produced her before the...