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Protests over Musabbir killing continue

Protests over Musabbir killing continue

Protests continued in the city on Friday over the killing of Jatiyatabadi Swecchasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir. People from all walks of life staged protests at Farmgate and Karwan Bazar areas in the city, demanding immediate justice for the slain leader. Supporters of Musabbir organise


NCP to announce seats in Jamaat alliance ‘soon’

NCP to announce seats in Jamaat alliance ‘soon’

The National Citizen Party (NCP) will announce within a day or two how many constituencies its candidates will contest in as part of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance for the parliamentary election, according to Convenor Nahid Islam. Although the final distribution of seats among partners in the 11

'We don't want to go back to pre-Aug 5 days': Tarique

'We don't want to go back to pre-Aug 5 days': Tarique

BNP leader Tarique Rahman has said there is “no reason” for the country to return to the political conditions that existed before the toppling of the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024. “We don’t want to go back to pre-August 5 days. There’s no reason for us to do

Tasnim Jara gets back candidacy on appeal

Tasnim Jara gets back candidacy on appeal

Tasnim Jara, a former National Citizen Party (NCP) leader, regained her candidacy status on Saturday, the first day of the appeal hearing. The Election Commission has upheld the candidacies of Tasnim Jara and Jamaat-e-Islami's AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad for the upcoming national election. The decisi

Tarique meets journalists

Tarique meets journalists

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has exchanged greetings with journalists at a party-organised event in Dhaka, marking his first public engagement since formally taking charge of the party. The programme began at 11:00 am on Saturday at a hotel in Dhaka’s Banani. Editors of national dailies, chi

EC starts appeal hearings on nominations

EC starts appeal hearings on nominations

The Election Commission (EC) has started the hearing of appeals filed against the decisions of returning officers on the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. The appeal hearings are being held from 10 am to 5 pm at the Election Commission aud

EC begins hearing appeals against nomination decisions today

EC begins hearing appeals against nomination decisions today

The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to begin hearing and resolving appeals today (Saturday) from candidates whose nomination papers were rejected by the returning officers. At least 640 appeals were filed with EC over the five days from Monday to Friday. Among these, as of 8:00 pm on Friday,

Four DU professors face charge over roles during July Uprising

Four DU professors face charge over roles during July Uprising

The Dhaka University (DU) administration has decided to frame charges against four professors of the Department of Sociology and form a probe committee over their alleged roles during the July 2024 mass uprising. The accused teachers are Prof Jinat Huda, Prof AKM Jamal Uddin, Prof Sadeka Halim, an