Parties representing parliament will form poll-time govt: Quader
Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday only those political parties who have representation in the national parliament can be the part of the election-time government, reports UNB."According to the electoral process, the country's parliamentary elections will be held in due time," he said.The minister made the...
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Instil Liberation War spirit into youths
A minister on Wednesday urged the teacher community to put up dedicated efforts for creating a new generation imbued with the spirit of the Liberation War, reports BSS.The minister said the freedom fighters under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman brought independence of the country,...
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Denied permission, BNP postpones Suhrawardy Udyan rally
Having failed to obtain the permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities for the third consecutive time, BNP has finally postponed its rally, scheduled to be held at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city, report agencies.Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the party decision at an...
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Show-cause notice on Dhaka jail authorities in Khaleda's absence
COMILLA, Mar 28 (UNB): A court issued a show-cause notice on the Dhaka jail authorities as BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia failed to appear before it on Wednesday in a case filed over the 2015 arson attack on a bus in Chauddagram upazila that left eight people dead.The Dhaka Jail authorities...
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Inu terms media safeguard of democracy
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said on Wednesday the media is the sentinel of democracy, reports BSS.He came up with the remark while speaking at the 13th founding anniversary of the daily Amader Shomoy. Managing director of Amader Shomoy, also managing director of Unique Group, Noor Ali and the newspaper's...
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Three-member body to probe vandalism at IU
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Mar 28 (UNB): The Islamic University (IU) authorities have formed on Wednesday a three-member probe committee to investigate the vandalism of the university's CC camera and dishonour of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's mural.IU vice-chancellor Prof M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari formed the committee headed by M Mahbubur Rahman, a professor...
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ICT indicts Mahbub over RP Saha killing
A war crimes tribunal framed on Wednesday three charges against Md Mahbubur Rahman alias Mahbub of Tangail over crimes against humanity including the murder of Danbir Roy Bahadur Ranada Prasad Saha alias RP Saha during the Liberation War, reports BSS.A three-member International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 headed by Justice Md Shahinur...
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Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmood at a human chain programme
Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmood at a human chain programme in front of the National Press Club in the city marking the Corruption Prevention Week-2018 — Focus Bangla
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Awami League publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud speaking
Awami League publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud speaking at a human chain programme organised by Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote in front of the National Press Club in the city, protesting against ‘the anti-state conspiracy hatched by BNP’ — Focus Bangla
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