Fakhrul doubts govt's sincerity in holding timely polls
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed doubts over the interim government's sincerity in holding the national election without unnecessary delays, reports UNB.The BNP leader came up with the remarks while speaking at a discussion on 'The New Style of Student Politics in Post-Mass Uprising Bangladesh,' organised by...
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Ten, including six ex-ministers, on fresh remand
A Dhaka court has placed 10 people, including six former ministers of the Awami League (AL) government, on different terms of remand, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam issued the order after a hearing on Wednesday.The accused who were placed on remand are former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu,...
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BNP’s 2-day programmes to observe February 21
BNP has announced a two-day programme to observe Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day with due respect on February 21, which falls on Friday, reports UNB.BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital...
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AL must be eradicated, not just banned: Adviser Asif
Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan has said Awami League should not only be banned but also be completely eradicated for carrying out a genocide, reports UNB.He was speaking at a youth festival event at Adamjee Cantonment College in the capital on Wednesday.He told reporters that the party must...
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Ex-minister Rezaul Karim sued over graft
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former housing and public works minister SM Rezaul Karim and his wife, Firoza Parveen, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth around Tk 120 million and engaging in suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 7o million, report agencies. ACC Director General...
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Ex-MP Miaji held in Jashore
JASHORE, Feb 19 (UNB): Joint forces have detained former MP from Jhenaidah-3 constituency Major Gen (retd) Md Sala Uddin Miaji from Jashore Sadar upazila.Locals and students besieged Shyamolchhaya Park, owned by the former MP, in Rudrapur village of Chachra union under the upazila, on Tuesday evening after being tipped-off that...
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