People eagerly waiting for BNP to assume power: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that the people of the country are eagerly waiting for his party to come to power through a free and fair national election."We are waiting for a free, fair and an acceptable election. People are keen to see BNP at...
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People want polls after minimum reforms, says Manna
BOGURA, Jan 30 (BSS): President of Nagorik Oikya Mahmudur Rahman Manna has said the countrymen want a fair election after minimum reforms.He said this while addressing a conference of the activists of Nagorik Oikya of Bogura district unit at Satmatha intersection in the town.Manna said the countrymen want a free,...
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Report submission in Jatrabari genocide case on April 6
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set April 6 for submitting probe report in genocide case filed over crimes committed in the Jatrabari area during the student-led July-August mass uprising, reports BSS.The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder passed the order on Thursday, allowing a time plea...
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Mirza Fakhrul holds meeting with US Chargé d'Affaires
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has met Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in the capital, and discussed the country's latest political situation and the upcoming election, reports UNB.The meeting, which lasted for about an hour, began at 10:00 am on Thursday and it...
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Travel ban on Hasina's ex-PS Jahangir, wife
A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on Jahangir Alam, a former personal secretary of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina who is charged with owning assets beyond his legal sources of income, and his wife, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Zakir Hossain Galib issued the travel ban after hearing a...
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Samrat indicted, faces arrest warrant in narcotics case
A Dhaka court has indicted expelled Jubo League (JL) leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and his associate Enamul Haque Arman in a case filed with Ramna police station under the Narcotics Control Act, report agencies.Judge of Dhaka 7th Additional Metropolitan and Session Judge Mohammad Saifur Rahman Majumdar framed charges against...
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Ex-minister Forhad on remand
MEHERPUR, Jan 30 (UNB): A Meherpur court has placed Farhad Hossain, former public administration minister, on a two-day remand.Meherpur Senior Judicial Magistrate Sharmin Nahar passed the order on Thursday after police produced Farhad, also president of Meherpur district unit of Awami League, before the court.Earlier on Wednesday night, police took...
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