BNP to give govt logical time, not indefinite period, for polls: Fakhrul
SYLHET, Aug 25 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party is willing to give the current interim government a reasonable time, not an indefinite time, to hold an acceptable election by reforming all the institutions.While exchanging views with journalists at a hotel near Sylhet Airport...
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AL leader Abdus Sobhan Golap, ex-minister Golam Dastgir Gazi arrested
Detectives in a drive arrested Awami League (AL) leader and former lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Miah Golap from the capital's Tejkunipara on Sunday, report agencies. A DB official requesting anonymity confirmed the arrest. Golap was arrested around 2:00 pm in a case filed against him, the DB official said. Golap was...
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12-Party Alliance for stepping up efforts to help flood-hit people
The BNP-led 12-Party Alliance called for intensifying the ongoing relief efforts for helping the flood-affected people in the country. It also requested the countrymen to stand beside the flood victims with their all means. The Alliance made the appeal at a press briefing after a meeting between the BNP liaison...
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Lies being spread against media using students’ movement
A vested quarter is spreading propaganda against media using the name of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said Chief Adviser's (CA) office in a message on Sunday, reports UNB."Using the name of Anti-Discrimination Student movement, the vested quarter is spreading propaganda against various media, including mainstream media of the country", the message...
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Ex-BCL gen secy Ishaque Ali Khan Panna 'dies' in Meghalaya
Ishaque Ali Khan Panna, the former general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), has allegedly died after falling from a hill in Shillong in India's Meghalaya, reports bdnews24.com.Panna slipped and fell to his death on Saturday morning, said his nephew Laikuzzaman Talukder Mintu.According to Mintu, those accompanying Panna in Shillong...
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