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Don't introduce proportional representation polls system

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has urged the interim government not to introduce proportional representation system in election as it will create complications. "This (proportional representation system in election) will create complication. Many countries in the world have introduced this system in the past...

Tarique seeks govt’s pragmatic steps to control market prices

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged the interim government to take pragmatic steps on a priority basis to control the rising prices of essential goods to ease the financial strain on the people, reports UNB.Addressing a discussion programme virtually on Friday, he also urged the government to prioritise the...

Ex-Gulshan OC on remand for blocking Khaleda's house with sand-laden trucks

A Dhaka court has placed former officer in-charge (OC) of Gulshan Police Station Md Rafiqul Islam on a four-day remand in a case lodged over parking of five sand-laden trucks to block the entries to the road leading to the house of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in 2013, reports BSS.Dhaka...

14 injured in JCD factional clash in Narsingdi

NARSINGDI, Oct 18 (UNB): At least 14 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists at the temporary office of BNP's Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon, located at his residence in Narsingdi on Thursday evening.The incident was triggered by a dispute between...

Frauds detained over stealing money donated for movement martyrs

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has detained a member of a fraud ring from Madaripur on charge of embezzling about Tk 1.5 lakh from the family members of the July-August movement martyr Sifat Ullah, reports UNB.The arrestee is Md Akash Bepari, 21, son of Iskan Bepari of Chowdhury Kandi village in...

Theft suspect escaping court re-arrested in Khulna

KHULNA, Oct 18 (UNB): A suspect in a theft case, Hridoy Sardar, was re-arrested within four hours after fleeing from the Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate's Court premises.Police apprehended him from the Katakhali area on Thursday afternoon while attempting to escape to Bagerhat by bus.Hridoy managed to run away from the court...

Tati League leader sent to jail in student killing case

A Dhaka court has sent Sutrapur Thana Tanti League president Md Abu Sayeed to jail in a case lodged in connection with the murder of student Nadimul Hasan Elem during anti-discrimination student movement, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Bebum Afnan Somi passed the order on Friday as police produced Sayeed before...

Shamsher Mobin sent to jail

A Dhaka court has sent Trinamool BNP Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury to jail in a case lodged over murder of Jubo Dal leader Shamim in 2023, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Afnan Somi passed the order on Friday, as police produced Chowdhury before the court and pleaded to keep him...

ASP Jewel Rana on remand in housemaid murder case

A Dhaka court has placed additional superintendant of police (ASP) Md Jewel Rana of Diplomatic Security Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on a four-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of one Liza Akter during the anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Bebum Afnan Somi passed the...