Army to be withdrawn in phases as police restore discipline: Minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the police force has returned to a disciplined state following the assumption of office by an elected political government, adding that the army will be withdrawn gradually from law and order duties, reports agencies.The Home minister made the remarks while talking to reporters after...
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Plea to file case against Yunus over Milestone tragedy rejected
A Dhaka court has rejected a petition seeking to file a criminal case against former chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and 15 others over alleged negligence in connection with the Milestone School and College aircraft disaster in Uttara's Diabari, reports agencies.Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order on Thursday, stating that...
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AL leader Tofail Ahmed to stand trial on graft charges
A Dhaka court has ordered charges to be framed against three individuals, including Awami League Advisory Council Member and veteran politician Tofail Ahmed, in a case over the alleged embezzlement of Tk 12.5 million two decades ago, report agencies.Dhaka Divisional Special Judge Begum Shamima Afroz passed the order on Thursday.Anti-Corruption...
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ICT orders to produce Dipu Moni, Mozammel Babu, Farzana Rupa
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the authorities concerned to produce former minister Dr Dipu Moni and journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa before it on May 14 in connection with the 2013 Shapla Chattar massacre during a rally of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, reports UNB.The ICT-1, chaired by Justice Md...
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MPs’ children must study at local schools: Rumeen Farhana
Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana on Thursday said the government should ensure that the children of MPs study at educational institutions in their respective constituencies, reports UNB."If not, at least they should attend their zilla (district) school," she said while speaking at a dialogue titled 'Government Priorities and the Education Sector:...
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JCD launches bus tracking app for JU students
JU CORRESPONDENTThe Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has launched a "Live Bus Tracking System" aimed at making transportation more convenient, secure and time-efficient for students.The initiative was formally inaugurated on Thursday (May 7) by Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan near Murad Chattar on the university campus.According...
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Rover Scout and Dhaka South City Corporation jointly organised a measles-rubella vaccination
Rover Scout and Dhaka South City Corporation jointly organised a measles-rubella vaccination campaign at Aparajeyo Bangla on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday. — Focus Bangla
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