Fakhrul for revival of state media outlets to create jobs for journos
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stressed the need to relaunch media outlets-- Dainik Bangla, The Bangladesh Times, and Bichitra -- to create employment opportunities for journalists who became jobless due to discrimination during the previous Awami autocratic regime, report agencies."These media outlets have historical and traditional...
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Opposition will take to street if referendum verdict is ignored: Shafiqur
Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday warned that they would take to the streets with the demand for implementation of people's verdict given in the referendum if it is ignored in parliament, report agencies."It will be resolved either in parliament or on the streets. We will...
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Shama off to US for UN humanitarian meeting
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Tuesday left Dhaka for USA to attend the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) , report agencies.The three-day event will be held from June 17 to 19 and is expected to bring together policymakers, diplomats,...
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Prof Abul Barkat gets bail in a murder case
A Dhaka court has granted bail for economist Prof Abul Barkat in the murder case of businessman Abdul Wadud, who was killed in the capital's Nilkhet area during the July Uprising, report agencies.His legal counsel said there was no obstacle to his release as he was not arrested in any...
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13 BCL men on remand over 'procession plan'
A Dhaka court has placed 13 of the 14 activists of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on a three-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, reports bdnews24.com.However, one of the accused was identified as a juvenile, and the court ordered authorities to send him to a Juvenile...
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