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Month: August 2013
BNP cautions EC against changing law favouring one party
Opposition BNP on Wednesday threatened to wage a strong movement demanding the removal of the Election Commissioners (ECs) if the Representation of the People Order, (RPO) is amended to facilitate a particular party.
Stop BNP, Jamaat, Hefajat from disreputing AL in mosques: PM
Seeking her party’s reelection to keep up the pace of development in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including the Ulema-Mshayekh and Awami League leaders, so that the BNP, Jamaat and Hefajat men cannot disrepute the…
Prosecution seeks death for SQ Chowdhury
Prosecutor Dr Tureen Afroz on Wednesday ‘identified’ war crimes accused BNP MP Salauddin Quader Chowdhury as the 1971 Rasputin before the International Crimes Tribunal -1 while summing up arguments in the case.
Tipaimukh: Delhi experts’ ‘no’, gives Dhaka leverage to speak out
Mostafa Kamal Majumder
BNP welcomes Joy to politics, seeks decent language: Fakhrul
Welcoming Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in politics, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday suggested him to pursue healthy politics.
Jamaat’s fate may be decided today
A larger High Court bench headed by Justice M Moazzem Hossain is expected to deliver its judgment Thursday on a long pending public interest litigation writ petition challenging the validity of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration as political party.
Wind changes, blowing in AL direction: Nasim
Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Wednesday said the grateful people want to bring the party back to power for the success of the present government.
MPs of seven countries want special focus on women, children
Members of Parliaments from seven Asian and African nations on Wednesday said parliaments have a critical role to play in ensuring the accountability of all parties for allocating the required resources and achieving the desired results for women and children.
Killer camouflaged to deceive Milki
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday said Juba League leader Zahid Siddique Tarek was in disguise, dressed in a white Punjabi-Pajama and wearing a scalp hat, to deceive Reazul Haque Milki when he gunned down the leader of his…
Hasina, Joy visit Pirganj
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, better known as Joy, has said he will keep coming back to Pirganj, from where his father, Wazed Miah, hailed, evoking loud calls for his nomination from there.
30 parties including AL, BNP submit audit reports
A total of 30 registered political parties, including Awami League and BNP, have submitted their earnings and expenditure statements for the year 2012 to the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday.
Banks to remain open on Aug 6
All bank branches located in industrial areas, including Dhaka and Chittagong, will remain open on Aug 6, which is otherwise a government holiday for Shab-e-Qadr.
IBBL discussion on ‘Role of Ramadan’ held
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited on Wednesday organised a discussion on ‘Role of Mahe Ramadan in Attaining Taquah and Ifter Mahfil’ at Diploma Engineers Institution in the city.
30K more workers to sent in Malaysia in 3 months
Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry on Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment on Wednesday expressed the optimism that 30,000 Bangladeshi workers could be sent to Malaysia within next three months after the Eid.
Speaker calls for minimising rich-poor gap
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Wednesday called for paying attention on how to elevate the backward section of the society with a view to minimising the disparity between the rich and the poor.
‘Tree plantation can help reduce poverty in char areas’
Extensive tree plantation can help eradicating poverty in the char areas alongside addressing the adverse impact of climate change, development activists said.
4 ‘drug peddlers’ held with heroin in Moulvibazar
Police in a drive arrested four alleged drug peddlers along with 72 packs of heroin from Kalengabazar area in Kamalganj upazila early Tuesday.