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Tarique to launch election campaign from Sylhet on Jan 22

FE REPORTBNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will formally begin the party's election campaign from the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) in Sylhet on January 22, party Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed told the media.He said the campaign will start from Sylhet, known as the land of saints and pirs. On...

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Seat-sharing deal today or tomorrow: Jamaat chief

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday said the alliance will announce its seat-sharing arrangement either Tuesday or Wednesday.He shared the information with the media after a meeting with a three-member delegation of the European Union Election Observation Missions, led by Chief Observer and European Parliament member Ivars Ijabs,...

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HC to deliver fresh verdict on operation of NCT today

our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM: The High Court is likely to deliver a fresh verdict today on the writ petition that was filed to stop the lease of New-mooring Container Terminal (NCT), the most important terminal of the Chittagong seaport, to foreign operators. Following the verdict, it will be final whether this largest...

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EC gives green-signal to 41 contestants on third day of appeal hearings

FE REPORTThe Election Commission (EC) on Monday approved 41 more appeals giving green signals to the electoral candidates to vie for the 13th national election slated for 12 February.With these, a total of 150 individuals have got back their electoral candidacies in three days-from Saturday to Monday-- of appeal hearings...

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Three on 7-day remand over Musabbir killing

A Dhaka court has placed three individuals on a seven-day remand in connection with the murder of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir, reports UNB.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam passed the order on Monday after DB inspector Aminul, produced the trio -- Md Billal, Md Abdul Kadir and Md...

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ICT indicts Salman, Anisul for July crimes against humanity

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Monday framed charges against Salman F Rahman and Anisul Huq in a case lodged for allegedly inciting mass killings and other crimes against humanity by imposing curfew during the July Mass Uprising, report agencies.

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