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Presidential election to be held on time: Fakhrul

RANGPUR, July 27 (UNB): LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the presidential election will be held on time and candidates for the post will be nominated according to the party's decision.He made the remarks while talking to journalists after inaugurating the divisional office of the Bangladesh...

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Tarique Rahman attends a meeting on 'modernising the Jatiya Sangsad's sound system'

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Tarique Rahman attends a meeting on 'modernising the Jatiya Sangsad's sound system', presided over by Acting Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal at the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital on Monday.— Focus Bangla

No alarming signs of extremism in country: CTTC chief

The head of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit has said there is no credible sign that extremist groups are becoming active again in Bangladesh. However, police are continuously watching for any suspicious extremist activities by monitoring online platforms, social media, intelligence reports, and their own databases, reports...

EC delegation meets Acting Speaker today

The Election Commission (EC) led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin will meet acting Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal today (Tuesday) ahead of the announcement of schedule for the presidential election, reports UNB."The Election Commission led by the Chief Election Commissioner will meet the acting Speaker of the Jatiya...

Charges filed against Hasina, ex-Army chief Aziz , 39 others

The prosecution has submitted formal charges against 41 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former army chief General (retd) Aziz Ahmed, over the May 5, 2013 crackdown on Hefazat-e-Islam's Shapla Chattar rally in the capital, report agencies.Prosecutor Zahirul Amin submitted the charge sheet to the Registrar of the...

French, German envoys meet NCP's Nahid

French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet and Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Germany in Dhaka Anja Kersten have met National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam, reports UNB. The meeting, held at the NCP's Banglamotor central office in the capital on Monday, covered the post-election...

Contract killers targeted Kafrul Jubo Dal leader Babu; Yusuf killed by mistake: DB

The Detective Branch (DB) of police has claimed to have uncovered the motive behind the fatal shooting of Jubo Dal activist Md Yusuf in the capital's Kafrul area. According to the DB, four hired gunmen were paid Tk 2.5 million to kill a local Jubo Dal leader. However, after being...

Two held with counterfeit currency notes

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested two people in a raid in capital's Kadamtali area and seized a large quantity of counterfeit currency notes along with equipment used to produce fake banknotes, reports BSS.The arrestees are Md Shahab Uddin (43) and...