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Fascist party won’t be allowed to hold any programme: Press secy

Awami League has called a protest procession in the capital in memory of martyr Nur Hossain. They informed this in several posts of its verified Facebook page. But this fascist party has no chance to hold rallies or procession in Bangladesh, said Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, on Saturday. Shafiqul Alam wrote, on his Facebook, “The Awami ...

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Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN elected ICSC member

Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has been elected as member of the prestigious International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) in a heavily contested election held on Friday at the UN Headquarters in New York. There were three candidates from Bangladesh, China and the Republic of Korea vying for two vacant seats from the Asia-Pacific region, ...

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BRTC’s double-decker bus burnt into ashes in Dhaka

Fire broke out on a BRTC double-decker bus at Kuril Biswa Road in the capital on Friday. Receiving information at about 1:40pm, two fire fighting units from Kurmitola Station rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire, said duty officer Rashed Bin Khalid from the fire service control room. He said, We received information at about 1:40pm that a fire ...

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Take steps to meet people’s desire: Tarique to interim govt

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday urged the government to take effective steps to meet the expectations of people in order to foil any plots by the evil forces. “I want to warn the freedom-loving people of one thing, and I myself also want to remain alert that the conspiracy of the anti-democratic evil forces has not stopped yet ...

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BNP brings out massive rally marking 7th Nov

BNP brought out a massive colourful rally in the capital on Friday, marking ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day. Tens of thousands of leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies, wearing colourful caps, assembled at Nayapaltan since noon, prepared to participate in a large-scale showdown. Streets and alleys from Kakrail Mosque to Fakirerpool and adjoining areas were packed with ...

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Ex-MP Tahjib put on 3-day remand

Former lawmaker from the Jhenaidah-2 constituency Tahjib Alam Siddique has been placed on a three-day remand in connection with two separate murder cases. Senior Judicial Magistrate in Dhaka Rumana Afroz passed the order on Friday noon (November 8). On Thursday night, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested him from Nabinagar area, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Tahjib was shown arrested ...

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Decision to repeal Cyber Security Act 2023

The interim government has decided to repeal the controversial Cyber Security Act 2023. The decision was taken at a meeting of the advisory council held at the Chief Advisor’s office at Tejgaon in the capital with Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Following the meeting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan. There were allegations that Sheikh Hasina-led Awami ...

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Interim govt takes effective steps in three months: Mirza Fakhrul

The present interim government has taken effective measures over the last three months after the fall of Awami League government through student-led mass uprising, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam has said. “They have taken many steps,” he said. He made the remarks while talking to newsmen after placing wreath on BNP founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman’s graveyard at Sher-e-Bangla ...

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Amu’s lawyer comes under attack during hearing

Awami League presidium member Amir Hossain Amu’s lawyer Swapan Roy Chowdhury was allegedly attacked by pro-BNP lawyers during the remand hearing. The incident happened in the courtroom of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza on Thursday when Amu’s remand hearing was going on, lawyer Swapan Roy claimed. At one stage of hearing, Public Prosecutor (PP) Omar Faruq made a statement in ...

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Govt starts winning people’s trust, confidence

The interim government led by Chief Adviser Prof Dr Mohammad Yunus has started winning people’s trust and confidence, which was shattered during the immediate past regime, mainly because of its inclusive approaches in taking decisions about the state affairs. Immediately after taking the charge, the interim government took some measures, including reshuffling the administration, taking action against corrupt people, rehabilitation ...

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