EC ramps up preparations for national election
The Election Commission (EC), under the stewardship of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, has embarked on preparations for the nation's 13th parliamentary election, setting the wheels in motion for what it promises to be a festival time in the country's democratic journey, reports UNB.In a decisive move, the...
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Gono Odhikar Parishad organised a demonstration
Gono Odhikar Parishad organised a demonstration in front of the National Press Club in the capital on Friday to protest against 'rehabilitation of the councillors, elected without public mandate during the Sheikh Hasina regime'. - Focus Bangla
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DNA test confirms death of MP Anwarul Azim
DNA analysis has confirmed that the flesh and bones recovered by the West Bengal police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) during their investigation into the murder of Bangladeshi MP Md Anwarul Azim (Anar) belonged to the slain lawmaker, Hindustan Times reports.According to investigators, Anwarul was allegedly murdered in a flat in...
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Hasina must land in jail: Farroque
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson's adviser Zainul Abdin Farroque has said fallen autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina must have to land in jail even for a single day."Sitting in India, Sheikh Hasina is taking coffee and walking in the park in a relax mood. You (Sheikh Hasina) have to come back...
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Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad staged a demonstration
Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad staged a demonstration at the foot of Raju Sculpture in the Dhaka University on Friday, demanding ban on participation of Awami League and Jatiya Party in the election. — bdnews24.com
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'Law to be enforced strictly to check use of polythene bags'
Tapan Kumar Biswas, chairman of Polythene Bag Monitoring Committee formed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, has said apart from raising public awareness about the use of biodegradable bags, law will be strictly enforced to stop polythene shopping bag use, report agencies.Since Nov 3, a total of...
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Tk 29m distributed among families of uprising martyrs
KHULNA, Dec 20 (UNB): The July Shaheed Smriti Foundation has provided financial assistance of Tk 29 million to 58 families of martyrs from the anti-discrimination student movement in Khulna division.Each family received a cheque for Tk 0.5 million.The event was held at the Khulna Shilpakala Academy on Friday.Mir Mahbubur Rahman...
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Two BCL leaders sent to jail
A Dhaka court has sent two central leaders of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) to jail, reports BSS.They are BCL central organising secretaries Siam Rahman and Anowar Hossain Naieem.Police produced them before the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on expiry of their two-day remand on Friday.The investigative officer of the case...
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