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Research, innovation should take priority over politics: Fakhrul

BOGURA, July 25 (BSS): LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said research, innovation and productive activities should take precedence over political debate.Research outcomes should be effectively disseminated and implemented at the field level to enhance farmers' earnings and reinforce the rural economy, he said.The minister made...

Gazette of President's resignation published

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will discharge the duties of the President until a new President is elected, according to the Article 54 of the Constitution.The provision came effective following the resignation of President Mohammed Sahabuddin from office on July 24, reports BSS.The Cabinet Division issued a...

Shafiqur accuses govt of following in AL's footsteps

SYLHET, July 25 (UNB): Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday alleged that the current government was following in the footsteps of the former Awami League administration, warning that any attempt to establish authoritarian rule would be rejected by the people.Addressing a divisional rally in...

BNP high command to decide on next President, says Rizvi

Prime Minister's Political Adviser and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the party's top leadership will decide who will be the country's next President, reports UNB .He made the remarks while talking to reporters after paying tributes martyred president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda...

Maldives President welcomes Khalilur as Independence Day guest

Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu on Saturday warmly received Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and expressed his sincere appreciation for the minister's visit as the Maldivian government's special guest at the country's 61st Independence Day celebrations, reports UNB.The foreign minister, who is visiting the Maldives from July 25 to 27,...

Extrajudicial killings down to near zero: Law minister

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday said extrajudicial killings had declined to almost zero under the current government, which continues to uphold a zero-tolerance policy against enforced disappearances, report agencies.He made the remarks while addressing a consultation meeting organised by human rights organisation Odhikar at the CIRDAP auditorium in the...

AL left economy fragile after 17 years of looting: Power minister

BOGURA, July 25 (UNB): Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku has alleged that the now-banned Awami League (AL) plundered the country's resources during its 17 years in office, leaving the economy in a fragile state that the government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is now...

Youth found dead at Sudha Sadan

Police have recovered the hanging body of a young man from Sudha Sadan, the former residence of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the the capital Dhanmondi area, reports UNB.The deceased is Shakil (20), son of Sekandar Ali Matubbar and Asma Begum. He lived in the Shibpur Tile Office area of...

Meghmallar Basu quits Chhatra Union

Meghmallar Bosu, education and research secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra Union's central committee, has resigned from the organisation, reports bdnews24.com.Bosu said on Saturday Main Ahmed, the organisation's vice-president, also stepped down alongside him."We have joined the Network for People's Action (NPA). It is not appropriate to remain on the policy-making forums...

Hafiz to work from Bangabhaban as acting President, live at Speaker's residence

Acting President and Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will perform his official duties from Bangabhaban while continuing to reside at the Speaker's official residence within the Jatiya Sangsad complex, reports UNB.The acting president disclosed the information during a conversation with reporters.Special security arrangements assigned for the president have been enforced since...

Khelafat Majlis ends ties with Jamaat-led 11-party alliance

Khelafat Majlis has officially announced its withdrawal from Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance, report agencies.The decision was taken at the party's third general meeting of its Central Majlis-e-Shura at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) Auditorium in the capital on Saturday.Khelafat Majlis will abstain from all future programmes and activities of...