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Technocrat ministers' resignation to 'take effect once PM accepts'

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said on Tuesday the resignation letters of the four technocrat ministers will come into effect once the Prime Minister accepts those, report agencies."The prime minister may accept their letters any time," Tofail said while briefing journalists following a meeting with Norwegian Ambassador HH Sidsel Bleken at...

BNP office abuzz with nomination seekers, party activists on 2nd day

A large number of supporters, activists and nomination seekers crowded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central office in the city's Naya Paltan to buy and submit nomination papers for second day on Tuesday.On the day, some 1,213 nomination papers were sold till filing of this report at around 8:20 pm...

Bam Ganotantrik Jote decides to join election

The Bam Ganotantrik Jote, an alliance of left leaning political parties, announced on Tuesday to take part in the 11th parliamentary elections as part of its movement for ensuring a fair and neutral election, report agencies.On behalf of Bam Ganotantrik Jote, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) general secretary Shah Alam...

Order on writ seeking further hospitalisation of Khaleda tomorrow

The High Court (HC) will deliver its order tomorrow (Thursday) on a writ petition seeking its directive on the authorities concerned to hospitalise BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia again for her better treatment, reports UNB.An HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil fixed the date on Tuesday after...

Juktofront to join polls under AL-led grand alliance

Juktofront leader Mahi B Chowdhury on Tuesday said their combine has planned to participate in the forthcoming general election under the Awami League-led grand alliance, reports UNB."Juktofront and Awami League will hold a formal meeting in this regard very soon. We've come here to discuss about the formal meeting," he...

BNP submits another list of 1,002 'fictitious cases' to PMO

BNP submitted on Tuesday another list of 1002 'fictitious cases' filed against its leaders and activists to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), reports UNB.BNP assistant office secretary Taiful Islam Tipu said the fresh list of 'fictitious cases' was submitted to the PMO at 4:50 pm and an official, Ruhul Amin,...

MP Rana seeks HC bail again

Awami League MP from Tangail-3 (Ghatail) constituency Amanur Rahman Khan Rana who is now in jail has filed bail petitions with the High Court (HC) again in two cases filed over the killing of freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed and two Jubo League leaders, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice AKM...

Raise women candidates' number in JS polls to 33pc

Female leaders of different political parties have called for raising the number of women candidates by political parties in the forthcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls to 33 per cent for their real empowerment, reports UNB.Female leaders made the call at a workshop on 'Advancing Women's Leadership in the General Election:...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader talking to journalists

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader talking to journalists at the party President Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi political office in the city on Tuesday — Focus Bangla