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No party symbol in local polls: LGRC

MANIKGANJ, Jan 14 (UNB): Professor Dr. Tofail Ahmed, head of the Local Government Reform Commission (LGRC), has said local elections will no longer be conducted using party symbols.He made the remark on Tuesday during a local government reform discussion meeting at the Singair Upazila Parishad conference hall in Manikganj.He said,...

Ex-MP Ovi acquitted in Tinni murder case

A Dhaka court on Tuesday acquitted former Barisal-2 Jatiya Party lawmaker Golam Faruk Ovi from the charges of a case lodged over the murder of actress and model Syed Tania Mahbub Tinni in 2002, reports BSS.Ovi, sole accused in the case, was acquitted in a judgment pronounced by Dhaka 2nd...

Khaleda's condition much better: Fakhrul

The health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, currently undergoing treatment at a specialised hospital in London, is much better, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Tuesday, reports UNB.Speaking at a press conference at the party chairperson's office in Gulshan, she shared Khaleda's health update in response...

Hasnat reiterates strong stance against media biased towards fascism

NARAYANGANJ, Jan 14 (UNB): Hasnat Abdullah, convenor of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, reaffirmed their firm stance against media outlets that support fascism."The pens that write in favour of fascism-we will break those pens again," he said at a public gathering on Tuesday afternoon at the Chashara Shaheed Minar in Narayanganj....

SC hearing on Jamaat's appeal over registration adjourned until Jan 21

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami until January 21, challenging the judgment of the High Court (HC) that declared the registration of the party illegal, reports BSS.A four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice...

ACC files two more cases against Hasina, Joy

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two more cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on charges of abusing power to obtain plots from Rajuk, reports UNB.Director General of ACC, Akter Hossain, said the cases were filed with ACC's Dhaka Integrated District Office.Hasina and...