Politics
Troops if necessary for Mecca, Madina: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured Saudi Arabia it will send its troops to Mecca Haram Shareef and Madina Shareef if necessary. “PM Hasina has said spontaneously [to Saudi] that if any alliance is formed to protect these two holy sites, Bangladesh Army will be sent to join,” Cabinet Secretary […]
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JSD created ground for Bangabandhu killing: Ashraf
Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam today accused Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) of creating ground for assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Al leader also came down heavily on the JSD for its post-independence role and said his party would have to repent for inducting a JSD member […]
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Violence on over UP polls
At least one person was killed and over a dozen were injured in violence over union parishad polls in several districts in last two days. With this, around 115 people have been killed so far in poll-related violence since the announcement of the election schedule in February, according to media […]
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Seven people were killed in clashes during the union council elections in four districts on Saturday. Jamalpur: Four people including two students were killed in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates during UP polls in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur district on Saturday. Local sources said 30 more […]
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Union Parishad elections a farce, says BNP
Voters in 717 unions have exercised their franchise on Saturday in the latest of the six phase polls. Polls kicked off at 8am and ended at 4pm. A BNP delegation led by its Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan met the chief election commissioner around 2pm. “The polls have been […]
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Turkey withdraws Bangladesh ambassador after execution of Nizami
Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to Bangladesh, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, following the execution of an Islamist party leader this week for genocide and other crimes committed during a 1971 war of independence. Bangladesh on Wednesday hanged Motiur Rahman Nizami, head of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, for genocide, rape […]
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Final moment’s of Nizami
The formalities before the execution of war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami were well underway inside around 7:00pm when the Dhaka Central Jail area was teeming with journalists, locals, and policemen. A total of 26 family members, including his wife, daughters and sons went inside the jail at […]
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Nizami’s profile
War criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami’s appointment as a minister by the BNP-led government was a slap in the face to our Liberation War, as well as to the martyrs and the women who were violated and brutally murdered during the war. The International Crimes Tribunal-1 had this observation while delivering […]
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Dhaka-Chittagong City Corporation Election on April 28
North and south of Dhaka and Chittagong City Corporation election vote next 8 April. At a press conference on Wednesday after a meeting of the Commission, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) CEC Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed announced the schedule for the City Corporation. CEC Ahmed said the nomination may be submitted […]
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7 recommendation from Khaleda Zia for national crisis
One. Parliament elections will be held under a non-party caretaker government to ensure that all political parties to participate in, and equality of opportunity for all parties to ensure a level playing field. Two. Acceptable to all parties in advance of the announcement of the election of competing neutral, efficient, […]
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