Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNB) – BNP on Sunday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Police Superintendent (SP) of Kushtia accusing him of ‘intimidating and harassing’ the family members of slain Buet student Abrar Fahad.
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Police obstructs Jatiya Oikya Front’s mourning procession
Dhaka, Oct 13 – Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front could not take its citizen mourning procession to Shaheed Minar protesting the killing of BUET student Abrar Fahad as police obstructed the processionists within 100 yards from the Jatiya Press Club…
Police foil Oikyafront rally
Dhaka, Oct 13 UNB) – Police on Sunday foiled a ‘civic mourning rally’ brought out by Jatiya Oikyafront in the city protesting the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
AL not in favour of student politics ban: Quader
Rajshahi, Oct 13 (UNB) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Awami League does not back the idea of banning students politics but legal action will be taken if anyone commits any misdeed in the name of…
BNP leader Hafiz gets bail
Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNB) – A court here on Sunday granted bail to BNP Vice-Chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
BNP leader Hafiz arrested on return from Singapore
Dhaka, Oct 12 (UNB) – BNP Vice-Chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday evening in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
Appease-India motive behind signing ‘anti-state’ deals: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 12 (UNB) – BNP senior leaders on Saturday alleged that the government has signed ‘anti-state’ deals with India only to hang onto power by appeasing the neighbouring country. Speaking at a rally, they also urged people to wage…
We’ll be out in the field too: Hasan Mahmud tells BNP
Dhaka, Oct 11 (UNB) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday warned the BNP against attempts to create disorder in its demonstration programmes from Saturday.
Moudud slams govt for deals with India
Dhaka, Oct 11 (UNB) – BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed on Friday said the signing of bilateral documents with India regarding the use of Chattogram and Mongla ports and a Coastal Surveillance System is tantamount to selling the country’s…
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize
Dhaka, Oct 11 (UNB)- The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, reports BBC.
Deals with India govt’s futile efforts to stay in power: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday alleged that the government signed ‘anti-state’ bilateral documents with India as part of its ‘abortive’ efforts to stay in power by appeasing the ‘powerful’ neighbour.
আবরার হত্যাকান্ডে দেশবাসি ক্ষুব্ধ -নেজামে ইসলাম পার্টি
বাংলাদেশ নেজামে ইসলাম পাটির সভায় আবরার ফাহাদ হত্যাকান্ডের বিরুদ্ধে তীব্র ক্ষোভ ও নিন্দা প্রকাশ করে বলা হয়েছে যে, অতীতে পৈশাচিক মনোবৃত্তি চরিতার্থকারীদের উত্তসূরীরাই যে এধরনের জঘন্য কাজের পুনরাবৃত্তি ঘটিয়েছে, তা আর বলার অপেক্ষা রাখেনা।
Abrar Murder: Oikya Front plan ‘civic mourning rally’ Sunday
Dhaka – Jatiya Oikyafront will take out a ‘civic mourning rally’ in the city protesting the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
Free student organisations from party politics: TIB
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) –Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday demanded the government free all student organisations and educational institutions in the country including Buet from party politics.
Killing for free opinion onslaught on Constitution: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) – Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad for exercising freedom of expression is an onslaught on the Constitution.
Feni River Deal to give 1.82 cusec drinking water to a town
Dhaka, Oct 09 – Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen Wednesday said the signing of the deal on the withdrawal of water from Feni River has brought India under a legal framework. “There are many wrong perceptions regarding the Feni river…
BNP expels lawyer for defending Abrar murder accused
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) – BNP has expelled Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum member advocate Morsheda Khatun Shilpi for defending one of the accused in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case in a court.
Abrar killers await highest punishment: PM
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday assured that maximum punishment will be meted out to those involved in the brutal killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
JP chief Mostafa Jamal demands fresh national election
Dhaka, Oct 8 (UNB) – Expressing grave concern over the current socio-political situation, Chairman of a faction of Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar) Mostafa Jamal Haider has demanded fresh national election under a caretaker government by dissolving the current parliament.
Protests against Abrar murder spread across country
Dhaka – Students of different universities and colleges across the country staged demonstrations on Tuesday demanding capital punishment of those involved in the murder of Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet). In Dhaka,…
BNP calls Abrar first martyr in struggle for sovereignty
Dhaka, Oct 8 (UNB) – Describing Abrar Fahad as the first martyr in the struggle for protecting the country’s sovereignty, water and soil, BNP Tuesday demanded that the Feni River be renamed the ‘Abrar River’.
11 BCL men expelled over Abrar murder
Dhaka, Oct 7 (UNB) – Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Monday expelled 11 leaders and activists of its Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) unit for their involvement with the murder of Abrar Fahad.
বুয়েটের মেধাবী শিক্ষার্থী ফাহাদের হত্যাকারীদের বিচার দাবী
বুয়েটের মেধাবী শিক্ষার্থী আবরার ফাহাদের হত্যাকারীদের গ্রেফতার বিচারের আওতায় আনার দাবী জানিয়েছেন বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগের সভাপতি এ্যাড. বদরুদ্দোজা সুজা ও মহাসচিব কাজী আবুল খায়ের।
Govt out to eliminate dissenting voices: Fakhrul
Dhaka – Denouncing the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the incident has manifested that the government wants to continue its ‘autocratic’ rule by eliminating dissenting voices. In a statement,…
Maintaining non-communal spirit a big achievement: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said it is a big achievement for Bangladesh that its people have learnt to move upholding its non-communal spirit. “We always say religions are for individuals but festivals are for all. We…
India deals: Manna says govt failed to protect BD interests
Dhaka, Oct 7 (UNB) – Terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India tour a failed one, Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on Monday demanded the government make public the bilateral documents signed with the neighbouring country.
The parliamentary election in Poland—the future at stake
by Maria Skóra on 7th October 2019 @MariaSkora Whether the coming election in Poland will consolidate the monopoly of the national-conservative PiS or favour a more pluralist balance of power, it will have a significant impact on Polish political culture.
My brother is innocent: Samrat’s sister
Feni, Oct 7 – Farhana Chowdhury, the sister of expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Samrat, on Sunday demanded the authorities freed her “innocent” brother.
2nd whistleblower adds to impeachment peril at White House
Washington , OCT 7 (AP/UNB) — A second whistleblower has come forward with information about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, adding to the impeachment peril engulfing the White House and potentially providing new leads to Democrats in their unfurling…
Samrat, Arman arrested, jailed for 6 months
Dhaka – A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) here on Sunday sentenced Jubo League Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Samrat to six months’ jail under the Wildlife Conservation Act following a raid on his Kakrail office. His…