People to resist BNP on Jan 5
Joint general secretary of ruling Awami League Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Friday said people would resist any protest programmes of BNP on January 5.
BNP to observe ‘democracy killing day’ amid AL’s threat
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday said that it would observe ‘democracy killing day’ on January 5 holding black flag processions across the country amid the ruling Awami League’s ‘threat’ not to allow BNP to take to street.
Seven Biman engineers on fresh 8-day remand
Seven suspended Biman engineers were remanded in police custody for eight more days on Friday for interrogation in a case filed on charge of criminal conspiracy and sabotage for the emergency landing of prime ministers flight on November 27.
Comilla Medical College closed indefinitely
Students evacuated their dormitories at Comilla Medical College after it was closed sine die on Wednesday following clashes between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League over establishing supremacy on the campus.
Muhith gives fresh deadline
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday gave a fresh deadline of January to cut fuel oil prices in the local market.
15 rebels defeat AL candidates, 21 elected uncontested
Ruling Awami League rebels defeated party-backed chairman candidates in 15 districts and 23 AL-backed chairman candidates own the maiden indirect elections to zila parishads on Wednesday.
All elections were fair in past five yrs, claims CEC
Chief election commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Wednesday claimed that all the elections held during their five-year tenure were by and large fair and peaceful, saying some minor irregularities overshadowed the scenario.
Zainul Abedin’s 102nd birth anniv today
The 102nd birth anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin will be celebrated today across the country.
Voting to 59 Zila Parishads begins
Voting in the maiden election to 59 Zila Parishads (district councils) across the country began on Wednesday morning in a non-partisan manner unlike the polls to other local government bodies.
Shraban, four publishers banned
Ekushey Book Fair authorities banned five publishing houses from the fair for the next two years and reduced the stall size for 15 others for alleged breach of guidelines in the past event.
