Unity essential amid efforts to divide nation: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that a quarter is desperate to divide the nation, though unity is now essential to protect the country and restore democracy, reports UNB."I urge all not to engage in the politics of division. What is most needed now to save...
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Khaleda's appeal hearing in Zia Orphanage case adjourned until Jan 14
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday adjourned till January 14 its hearing on an appeal filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, challenging a High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10:00 in Zia Orphanage Trust case.The apex court full bench headed by...
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SC sets Jan 23 for hearing on ATM Azhar's review petition
The Appellate Division on Thursday set January 23 for hearing a review petition submitted by death-row convict and Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam in connection with crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, reports UNB.A five-member bench, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, fixed the date after...
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Travel ban imposed on ex-railway minister
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former railway minister Mujibul Haque, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday.
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20 injured in BNP factional clashes in Bagerhat
BAGERHAT, Jan 09 (UNB): At least 20 people, including women and children, were injured in violent clashes between two rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Bagerhat Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.The conflict, driven by a power struggle, also saw houses looted, establishments torched, and six motorbikes set...
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Ex-MP Nasimul Alam remanded in uprising killing case
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed former lawmaker of Comilla-8 constituency Nasimul Alam Chowdhury on a three-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of one Md Shahjahan in the capital's Mohakhali area during the student-led July-August mass uprising, reports BSS.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah passed...
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