AL councillors for narrowing gap between leaders, activists

Many councillors in the second-day council session of the ruling Awami League on Sunday demanded evaluating activists properly, narrowing the gap between leaders and activists and stopping lawmakers’ influence over rutine party activities to further strengthen the party.

Overlap among police units, agencies: Rivalry, infighting cause tension

Duties of different units of the police are overlapping other units and government agencies, causing professional rivalry, infighting and tensions between the units and agencies.

BNP greets Hasina, Quader

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir congratulated Sheikh Hasina and Obaidul Quader as they were elected as the ruling Awami League’s president and general secretary, respectively, Sunday afternoon.

SUST expels BCL leader, police to submit charge sheet soon

The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Sunday expelled a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader on charge of assaulting Khadiza Akter Nargis, a second year bachelor’s student of Sylhet Government Women’s College.

Hasina asks party people to get ready for polls

Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, on Sunday asked the party leaders and activists to go to the doorsteps of people to convey them the message about development activities her government has carried out as the next general election is approaching fast.

Child dies after being recovered unconscious along with mother, sister

An one-and-a -half-year-old girl child was declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Saturday after she, her sister and mother were rescued unconscious from their flat at Uttar Badda in the capital.

JSC, JDC exams to begin Nov 1

The minister for education, Nurul Islam Nahid, on Sunday said the Junior School Certificate and Junior Dakhil Certificate examinations of this year will begin on November 1.

AL council to design next course of development: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the coming council of Awami League would be held with an objective of organising the party to stay in power aimed at completing the unfinished tasks to build a hunger- and poverty-free country by 2021.

Govt takes U-turn

The government has taken a U- turn on its decision to shut down schools, private universities, hospitals, restaurants, hotels and various commercial establishments illegally opened at Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara.

BNP leader Rizvi freed on bail

Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was released from jail on bail on Wednesday.