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AL leader held in Gopalganj

AL leader held in Gopalganj

Police have arrested a local leader of Awami League from his residence in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj district in a sabotage case early Thursday. The arrestee is Md Nayeb Ali Khan, 60, vice-president of Maheshpur union unit Awami League and son of Syed Ali Khan alias Ranga Khan, reports UNB. Ba


BNP council 'likely' within this year: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP council 'likely' within this year: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday night said their party is likely to hold its seventh national council this year, although no date has yet been fixed for it.“The BNP council will be held within this year. We have not finalised the date yet, but I think it will be

Home of DU JCS leader torched

Home of DU JCS leader torched

The ancestral home of Md. Saifullah, organisational secretary of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (JCS) Dhaka University (DU) unit, was set on fire in Dhobaura under Mymensingh on Thursday. The victim's family has accused activists of the banned Awami League (AL) of carrying out the attack. Saifullah's p

Nahid demands immediate impeachment , arrest of President

Nahid demands immediate impeachment , arrest of President

Nahid Islam, convenor of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), on Friday demanded the swift impeachment and arrest of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, calling him a ‘collaborator of fascism.’ “He has violated his oath, there are allegations of corruption against him and he rem

BNP leader Mirza Abbas undergoes brain surgery

BNP leader Mirza Abbas undergoes brain surgery

A team of specialist neuro doctors has completed brain surgery on BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. Rafiqul Islam, BNP’s health affairs secretary, shared the development on Friday evening.  “The brain operation has been completed. After nearly four hour

BNP MPs to attend parliamentary party meeting Wednesday

BNP MPs to attend parliamentary party meeting Wednesday

A parliamentary party meeting of the ruling party in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad will be held on Wednesday at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 11:00 am on March 11 at the government party’s meeting room inside the parliament building, with the Leader of the House i