Comply with party decision, says Hasina.
Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, on Friday warned the party’s Dhaka city leaders and activists to face consequences if they refused to comply with any of party decisions.
Abbas, Ripon take nomination forms for Dhaka South, Manjur for Ctg.
Three mayoral aspirants from opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday collected nomination papers apparently giving a broad hint of participation in the polls to three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong set for April 28.
Holy dip turns tragic 10 killed in stampede during Hindu ritual at Langalbandh.
At least 10 Hindu devotees, including seven women, were killed and many others injured in a stampede triggered by rumours of a bridge collapse when thousands crowded the bank of Old Brammaputra river at Langalbandh in Sonargaon for a holy dip on Friday morning,
Say ‘no’ to militancy, terrorism: PM
Asserting that those involved in militant acts will never be forgiven, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all to say ‘no’ to militancy and terrorism as the country’s people do not want fighting, killing, arson and militancy. ‘We don’t want fighting, killing, arson and militancy. I’ll request all to say no to militancy and terrorism,’ she said.
Independence Day being observed
The nation is celebrating its 45th Independence Day and paying homage to the war martyrs by placing floral wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar and other monuments across the country. The sun of liberation rose over the horizon on this day in 1971 with the formal declaration of Bangladesh’s independence when the Bengalis took up arms against the Pakistani occupation army who committed one of the worst genocide in modern history during the nine-month war.
Nation recalls today horrors of March 25 Mass graves gradually vanishing
The nation recalls today the horrors of one of the worst genocide in modern history committed by the Pakistan occupation army against unarmed people of the then East Pakistan on the night of March 25, 1971,
EC asks ministries not to allocate dev funds.
The Election Commission on Sunday asked ministries not to allocate any funds for the development of the election areas or bring any changes to the administration without its approval.
Dhaka seeks more Hanoi investment.
Bangladesh has requested Vietnamese entrepreneurs to come up with more investment to take advantage of its facilities, especially in the field of manufacturing agriculture machinery and equipment.
Defaulted farm loans rise by 13.24pc in Jul-Feb.
The defaulted loans in the agriculture sector increased by 13.24 per cent in eight months of this financial year as the recent political unrest disrupted marketing of the agricultural products.
HT Imam urges people to ‘kill’, ‘annihilate’ arsonists to save Bangladesh
Prime minister’s political adviser HT Imam on Monday termed the arsonists as ‘demons’ and urged the people to ‘kill’ and ‘annihilate’ them for the greater interest of protecting Bangladesh and its sovereignty.
