Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and her ICT adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said BNP leaders who are crawling back out and returning to participate in the election should be there on the gallows for burning people to death.
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Case filed over Tabligh Jamaat’s factional clashes
Gazipur, Dec 3 – A case has been filed for obstructing police from performing their duties and attacking them during clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday.
Warrant against 169 including BNP’s Aman
Dhaka, Dec 1 – A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrants against 169 BNP leaders including BNP Vice-Chairman Amanullah Aman and in a case filed last year under the explosive substances act.
Imran H Sarkar’s nomination cancelled
The retuning officer on Sunday rejected the nomination paper of Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarkar for Kurigram-4 constituency due to the absence of the signatures of 1 percent voters.
Khaleda’s nomination rejection fully EC, HC matter: HT Imam
Co-chairman of Awami League National Election Conducting Committee HT Imam on Sunday said there is nothing political in the rejection of Khaleda Zia’s nomination paper as it is basically the Election Commission and High Court’s issue.
EC too to monitor social media to /check propaganda
Alongside different government agencies, the Election Commission will also monitor the social media to check fake news and propaganda ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections, said EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed on Sunday.
Minister for rally against BNP from V-Day Dec 16 till polls
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim called upon the people to form ‘Bijoy Mancha’ in every district and upazila of the country after Victory Day on December 16th to stop the BNP-Jamaat axis in the elections.
SC cancels HC stay on BNP contestant’s conviction
The Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court on Saturday stayed a High Court order that had allowed a convicted person to contest the upcoming national election.
SC stays HC order on convicted person’s election
Dhaka, 01 Dec – The chamber Court yesterday stayed for a day the High Court order that halted the conviction and sentence of BNP’s Jashore-2 nominee Sabira Sultana in a corruption case, which paved the way for her to contest…
3 of a family burnt in Savar gas cylinder blast near Dhaka
Three members of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Ashulia early Saturday.
Bd war veteran Bir Protik Taramon Bibi passes away
Taramon Bibi, a Bir Protik, passed away at her home at Shankar Madhobpur village in Rajibpur upazila early Saturday. She was 62.
Bd Minister’s son-in-law sustains bullet in Khulna
The son-in-law of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda sustained bullet as some unidentified miscreants attacked his residence in Bakshipara area of the city on Saturday night.
Dr Kamal to speak on arrest of opposition leaders, election
Dhaka, Nov 30 – Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain is going to hold a press conference on Saturday about the arrest of opposition leaders and activists and the election atmosphere.
MRFB urges govt to ensure equal rights for minorities
Minorities Rights Forum Bangladesh (MRFB) on Friday urged the government to ensure standard living, rights, safety for the minorities of the country as well as equal rights in social, economic and political sectors.
AL election manifesto by Dec 15: Obaidul
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said his party’s election manifesto will be unveiled by December 15.
Charge Sheet against Bd newspaper publisher Barrister Mainul
Dhaka, Nov 29 – A Dhaka court on Thursday took cognizance of a charge-sheet in the case filed against former Caretaker Government adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein for using abusive language against TV presenter Masuda Bhatti under the Digital Security Act.
Internet likely to be cheaper from Dec: Minister
The government is likely to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) for the backward linkage of internet service providers to 5 percent with a view to lowering the internet price for the end users.
Narsingdi BNP candidate Khairul Kabair Khokon sent to jail
BNP senior joint secretary general and the party’s candidate for Narsingd-1 constituency, Khairul Kabir Khokon, was sent to jail in two cases here on Thursday.
Admit Mainul to BSMMU for medical treatment: HC
The High Court on Thursday asked the jail authorities to admit the former caretaker government adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for medical treatment.
EU won’t observe Bd elections – No MEP asked to represent
Press Releases The co-chairs of the European Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election coordination group made the following statement on the forthcoming general elections in Bangladesh.
New sustainable infrastructure coming to 9 cities
Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Montería, Tshwane, Quito, Curitiba, Quezon City, and Dar es Salaam will receive support in implementing sustainable projects. The announcement made at CFFactory conference in Berlin. Berlin, Germany, 28 November 2018 – Nine cities will receive specialist financial advice…
Khoka, three others given 10 years in prison for graft
Dhaka, Nov 28 – A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced four people including the former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation and BNP leader Sadek Hossain Khoka to 10 years imprisonment in a case filed for alleged corruption in leasing…
Gene-editing work a failure of self-regulation: US biologist
A leader of an international conference on gene editing said Wednesday that the work of a Chinese scientist who claims to have helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies showed a failure of self-regulation among scientists.
Dr Kamal, Sara Hossain not to be in election race
Neither Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain nor his daughter Barrister Sara Hossain is going to participate in the 11th parliamentary elections.
Shipbuilding a hidden gem in Bangladesh: ADB
Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manmohan Parkash has expressed the optimism that Bangladesh will be known as a ‘technically advanced nation’ producing large ships through development of skills.
JP chief and PM’s special envoy Ershad admitted to CMH
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was hospitalised here on Tuesday morning as he fell sick.
Suspected robber killed in Jashore ‘gunfight’
A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with DB police on Jashore-Chougaccha road at Dogachia Bazar in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.
JU expels 5 students for mugging, three for lifetime
The authority of Jahangirnagar University on Monday expelled three of its students for life and another two for two years, junior activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of JU unit over their involvement in a mugging at the campus botanical…
50-member Bd Army delegation on week-long tour of India
Dhaka, Nov 26 – A 50-member delegation of Bangladesh Army is now on a week-long tour to India in continuation of high-level defence cooperation between Armed Forces of Bangladesh and India.
SC Bar slams EC for its ‘unilateral’ decision to use EVM
Dhaka, Nov 26 – The Bd Supreme Court Bar Association on Monday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has violated the constitution by unilaterally taking the decision to use EVM in the next parliamentary elections.