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59 convicted in July Uprising cases, 13 get death penalty

A total of 59 accused have been convicted in seven cases over crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising, with 13 of them sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Law Minister Asaduzzaman told Parliament on Sunday, reports UNB.Responding to a question from Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Masum Mostafa...

Speaker urges MPs to use Budget Helpdesk for better analysis

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Sunday said the Budget Helpdesk plays an important role in helping lawmakers conduct data-driven analyses of the national budget and gain a deeper understanding of the government's fiscal policies and strategies, reports UNB."The nation will benefit if lawmakers take a greater interest in the budget...

'Mirza Abbas now in better condition'

State Minister for Railways, and Road Transport and Highways Habibur Rashid Habib on Sunday said BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas is now in much better condition, reports UNB.He shared the update in a post on his official Facebook page.According to the post, Mirza Abbas, who is an MP from...

Swedish envoy meets Jamaat chief

Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh Nicolas Weeks met Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban office on Sunday, reports UNB.At the meeting, the two sides discussed the post-election situation in Bangladesh, bilateral relations and investment between Bangladesh and Sweden, international relations and...

SUJAN Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar speaking

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJAN) Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar speaking at a roundtable on the present government's four months at the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday. — Focus Bangla

Ex-MP Mosharraf Hossain dies

Former lawmaker from Lakshmipur-4 and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD-Inu) vice president Mosharraf Hossain has died, reports bdnews24.com.He was 78.He passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka around 1:30am on Sunday while undergoing treatment, said Mahbube Elahi Sani, a relative of Mosharraf and a professor at Lakshmipur Government College.A freedom...

Sylhet DC Sarwoer withdrawn

SYLHET, June 21 (UNB): The government has withdrawn Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Sylhet Md Sarwoer Alam.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard on Sunday, attaching him to the ministry as a deputy secretary.Sarwoer Alam said he was asked to join the Ministry of Public Administration on...

Police arrest 10 AL men in city

Police arrested 10 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies from the College Gate area in the city on Sunday, reports BSS."We arrested them at around 8:30 am while they were bringing out a sudden procession in the College Gate area," Officer-in-Charge of Mohammadpur...

Shibir leader killed in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, June 21 (UNB): A local leader of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir was killed and another man seriously injured in an alleged attack over a dispute surrounding the election of a government primary school's managing committee president in Saghata upazila of Gaibandha on Sunday. The deceased, Saiful Islam, 22, was...