Tarique meets German, Australian, Pak envoys
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday held separate meetings with Germany's Ambassador Rudiger Lotz and Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Susan Riley, report agencies.The meetings was held in the evening at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office, first with the German envoy and later with the Australian envoy, said BNP...
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Fakhrul expresses concern over law and order ahead of polls
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed concerns over the law and order situation in the country ahead of national elections, saying he is not satisfied with the performance of law enforcement agencies, report agencies."The rate at which political leaders are being killed, particularly some leaders of our...
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Four DU professors face charge over roles during July Uprising
The Dhaka University (DU) administration has decided to frame charges against four professors of the Department of Sociology and form a probe committee over their alleged roles during the July 2024 mass uprising.The accused teachers are Prof Jinat Huda, Prof AKM Jamal Uddin, Prof Sadeka Halim, and Prof Mashiur Rahman--...
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Jubo Dal activist killed in Joypurhat
JOYPURHAT, Jan 9 (UNB): A Jubo Dal activist was hacked to death and his younger brother injured over an previous enmity in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat on Thursday night, police said.The deceased is Yanul Hossain (31), son of Alam Hossain of Shalaipur village in Panchbibi.He was an active member of...
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Five held with illegal firearms in Sylhet raid
SYLHET, Jan 9 (UNB): Members of the joint forces detained five people and recovered a large cache of illegal arms, bullets and crime tools during a raid in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet early Friday.The operation was carried out at dawn on the basis of secret intelligence.During the raid at the...
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Protests over Musabbir killing continue
FE REPORTProtests continued in the city on Friday over the killing of Jatiyatabadi Swecchasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir.People from all walks of life staged protests at Farmgate and Karwan Bazar areas in the city, demanding immediate justice for the slain leader. Supporters of Musabbir organised processions that began after...
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EC begins hearing appeals against nomination decisions today
FE REPORTThe Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to begin hearing and resolving appeals today (Saturday) from candidates whose nomination papers were rejected by the returning officers.At least 640 appeals were filed with EC over the five days from Monday to Friday. Among these, as of 8:00 pm on Friday, 171...
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