Rizvi calls for coordinated efforts to tackle measles outbreak
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Political Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday called for coordinated efforts to tackle the growing measles outbreak in the country, reports UNB."The risk of measles has increased due to anti-vaccine misinformation, superstition and neglect in the health sector....
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Parliament passes bill recognising enforced disappearance as crime against humanity
Parliament Tuesday passed a bill paving the way for prosecuting at the International Crimes Tribunals enforced disappearances as crimes against humanity under Bangladesh's legal framework.The International Crimes Tribunals (Amendment) Bill 2026 was tabled by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md. Asaduzzaman and passed by voice vote.Explaining the significance of...
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Jamaat-led alliance announces four-day programme
The 11-Party Alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a four-day protest programme calling for the implementation of the referendum results, reports bdnews24.com.Alliance leader Maulana Mamunul Haque said that the 11-party programme will kick off with leaflet distribution at Shahbagh on Apr 9. Protest marches will be held in Upazilas and...
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Mirza Fakhrul, wife fly to S’pore for medical check-up
Local Government Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara Begum left for Singapore on Monday night for medical check-ups, reports UNB.They departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 11:55 pm, said Yunus Ali, Assistant Private Secretary to the minister."Sir and Madam have gone...
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3,694 Ansar men to be deployed for Bogura-6 by-polls, Sherpur-3 election
A total of 3,694 members of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) will remain deployed from today (Wednesday) to ensure security at 278 polling stations during the Bogura-6 (Sadar) by-election and Sherpur-3 (Sreebardi-Jhenaigati) election billed for Thursday, reports UNB.Each polling station will have 13 members on duty, including...
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Seminar on students' role in implementing July Charter held at RU
A seminar titled "The Role of Students in Implementing the July Charter" was held at the University of Rajshahi on Monday under the initiative of the university unit of Bangladesh Chhatra Pokkho, the student wing of the Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party).The event aimed to promote education, equality, and the...
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Ex-MP Masud Uddin Chy remanded
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed former Feni-3 lawmaker Lt Gen (Retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury on a four-day remand in a case lodged over killing of one Delwar Hossain during the July Uprising, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Monirul Islam passed the order as police produced the accused before the...
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Jamaat activist Bibi Sauda gets bail
A female activist of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bibi Sauda, was granted bail Tuesday by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Bhola, a day after her arrest over alleged anti-state and anti-government posts on Facebook, reports UNB.Senior Judicial Magistrate Saurav Rai Mithu approved her bail petition in the afternoon. According to the case...
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