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Good governance, inclusive growth, prosperity in priority

FE REPORT Ruling BNP's electoral manifesto places strong emphasis on democracy, good governance, economic development and human values as part of its vision to build a "developed, prosperous and dignified Bangladesh".Prime Minister and BNP chairman Tarique Rahman Wednesday stated this while outlining his the government's policy direction in parliament.Responding to...

EC clears 12 Jamaat-led alliance candidates for reserved seats

The Election Commission (EC) has declared the nomination papers of 12 candidates from the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-Party Alliance valid for the women's reserved seat election, while keeping the nomination of one candidate pending, report agencues.The pending candidate is Monira Sharmin, joint convener of the NCP, whose nomination will be decided after...

Jubo Mohila League activist freed on bail

GAZIPUR, Apr 22 (UNB): Jubo Mohila League activist Shilpi Begum, who secured bail on Tuesday in an explosives case filed during July-August uprising,has been released from Kashimpur Women's Central Jail.She walked out of Kashimpur Women's Central Jail around 12:00 pm on Wednesday along with her one-and-a-half-month-old infant, said Senior Jail...

JCD stages protest at DU over Shibir attacks in Ctg

DU CorrespondentMembers of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) have staged a demonstration on Dhaka University campus, protesting alleged attacks on students by Islami Chhatra Shibir over graffiti dispute in Chattogram.The procession began around 10:15 pm on Tuesday at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) and marched through VC Square, Surja Sen Hall, Madhur...

Hasnat clarifies remarks on vehicle facilities

National Citizen Party (NCP) lawmaker Md Abul Hasnat, popularly known as Hasnat Abdullah, on Wednesday alleged that his remarks in parliament regarding vehicle facilities for MPs had been misrepresented in the media, reports UNB.Taking floor on a point of order in the House, he reiterated his commitment not to taking...