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Stay on DNCC by-election at govt’s indication: BNP

A BNP senior leader said on Wednesday the by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post was stayed with the government's indication, reports UNB."We've heard that the Dhaka North City Corporation by-polls have been stayed. What a nice game it is! It's been done with the government's signal....

AL summons Ivy, Shamim after street battle in N'ganj

The Awami League (AL) has summoned its two key leaders in Narayanganj--Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy and MP Shamim Osman-- after their supporters fought a fierce street battle, reports bdnews24.com.Narayanganj's Chashara turned into a battlefield on Tuesday as supporters of Ivy and Shamim clashed over the eviction of street vendors.More than...

Govt had no role in DNCC polls deferment: Quader

The Awami League (AL) has nothing to do with the High Court (HC)'s order halting the bypolls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), the party's general secretary Obaidul Quader said, reports bdnews24.com.Quader made the statement responding to reporters' queries following the HC order on Wednesday. "The government is not...

SSC exams on schedule as HC halts DNCC by-polls

The Dhaka education board says its decision to defer the SSC tests in the capital due to Dhaka North City Corporation elections will not be effective anymore after the High Court freeze on the polls, reports bdnews24.com.Tapan Kumar Sarkar, controller of examinations at Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka,...

Punish responsible BCL men: Protesters

A group of Dhaka University (DU) students on Wednesday formed a human chain at the foot of Aparajeyo Bangla on the campus demanding punishment of the leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) who, they claimed, have harassed female students during an ongoing movement at DU, reports UNB.Under the...

Minimum age for FF recognition now 12.6 yrs

The government has set 12 years and 6 months as the minimum age for recognition as freedom fighter (FF) for those who took part in Liberation War in 1971, reports UNB.The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued a circular on Wednesday afternoon in this regard.According to the circular, the minimum...

Khaleda Zia appeared before the Special Judge's Court-5

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before the Special Judge's Court-5 at Bakshibazar in the city in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on Wednesday. —Collected