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Most pledges made before polls remain unimplemented

Election manifestos of political parties are published as 'formalities' in many cases as most of their important pledges remain unimplemented, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said.According to it, specific planning for implementing the commitments made by the political parties in their election manifestos remains absent in most of the...

Medical board gives report on Khaleda at govt's desire: BNP

A senior BNP leader alleged on Monday the medical board's report on its Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health is 'manufactured' by the government, reports UNB."The statement of the medical board about our leader's (Khaleda's) illness is self-contradictory which reflected the government's thoughts. The medical board gave a manufactured report as per...

Govt intensifies efforts to bring back killers of Bangabandhu: Quader

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Monday the government has intensified its efforts to bring back two fugitive killers of Bangabandhu from abroad, report agencies."The government filed cases with the courts of Canada and the United States to bring back Major (retd) Nur Chowdhury and Major (retd)...

Police nab 'missing' Narayanganj JCD chief with 'pistol'

NARAYANGANJ, Sept 17 (UNB): District Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Moshiour Rahman Rony, who reportedly went missing from the capital on Saturday night, was arrested along with arms from Fatullah area early Monday, claim police.Tipped off, a team of police arrested Rony with a foreign pistol and three bullets from...

Chamber judge upholds Shahidul's division in jail

The chamber judge of the Appellate Division (AD) upheld on Monday the High Court (HC) order asking the authorities concerned to provide first class division to photographer Shahidul Alam in jail, reports UNB.Chamber judge justice Mohammad Iman Ali passed the order after hearing on a petition filed by the state...

Four get life-term for JL man murder in Meherpur

MEHERPUR, Sept 17 (UNB): A court sentenced on Monday four people to life- term imprisonment for killing former panel mayor of Meherpur municipality Mizanur Rahman Ripon in 2011.The convicts are Abdul Halim, Radil Islam, Masud and Laltu of the district.The court also fined them Tk 0.1 million each. In default,...

HC drops contempt hearing against DU VC

The High Court (HC) has dropped from the cause list a contempt of court petition filed against the Dhaka University (DU) vice-chancellor for not taking steps to arrange election to the DU Central Students' Union (Ducsu) in compliance with its earlier directives, reports UNB.An HC bench of Md Nazrul Islam...