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‘Manifesto for a new Bangladesh’ at NCP rally today

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam has announced that the NCP will hold a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar today, where the manifesto for a new Bangladesh will be read out.

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It’s painful to see 1971 sacrifices questioned, says BNP’s Hafizuddin

BNP Standing Committee member Hafizuddin Ahmed today lamented that a political party which opposed Bangladesh's Liberation War is now trying to say the nation made a mistake in 1971.

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Jamaat ameer undergoes successful bypass surgery

He is currently in ICU and is expected to return home within seven days, doctor says

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Chattogram JCD hires special train for Dhaka rally

This rally is part of Chhatra Dal's month-long programme marking the anniversary of the July-August mass uprising

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Jamaat ameer to undergo open heart surgery

He will be taken to the operation theatre at 7:30am at the United Hospital

1d ago

We’ll be free from fascism when AL politically wiped out: Fakhrul

The country has been freed from fascism for now, but ultimate freedom will be achieved only when the Awami League is politically eliminated, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said.

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Parties split over making July Charter legally binding

We will grant it constitutional and state recognition. If this isn’t legally binding, what is?.Salahuddin Ahmed .BNP Standing Committee Member.--------.If there’s no legal backing, signing or not signing will both be meaningless. The reform process would remain incomplete

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Jamaat ameer thanks Trump for tariff cut

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman today thanked US President Donald Trump for his decision to lower its reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi products from 35 percent to 20 percent..Shafiqur also thanked the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus for the landmark trade dea

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BNP’s Golam Akbar among 10 injured in factional clash

SUV vandalised, four bikes torched

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Handa to invest $250m, create 25,000 jobs

Handa Industries Co, a Hong Kong-based textile and apparel chain, has announced it will invest US $250 million in Bangladesh.

4d ago

No use for reforms that don’t help people

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that state reforms must lead to tangible improvements in people's lives, particularly for children and families affected by political violence and enforced disappearances.

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Fakhrul urges interim govt to declare ‘July Charter’, hails consensus on reforms

Praises NCC VP Prof Ali Riaz and his team for their hard work in bringing political parties closer on key reforms

4d ago

Amir Khosru alleges data manipulation to conceal economic reality

He stressed that policy-making in Bangladesh continues to lack data dependence

4d ago

Political parties demand legal binding for July Charter

Both parties also expressed dissatisfaction over the unilateral publication of the charter's draft

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Bar AL, allies from contesting national polls

The Gono Odhikar Parishad yesterday urged the Election Commission (EC) to remain firm in ensuring that the Awami League and its allies are not allowed to participate in the upcoming 13th national election.

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‘Without the uprising, you wouldn’t have dreamt of polls’

Political parties would not have dreamt of an election had there been no mass uprising on August 5, said Nahid Islam, convener of National Citizen Party (NCP).

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News of SAD coordinators’ arrest painful

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said he was saddened to see the arrest of members from Students Against Discrimination on extortion charges in the capital.

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Govt set to reshuffle admin ahead of polls

The government will carry out key administrative reshuffles ahead of the upcoming national election and will provide specialised training to around 150,000 police personnel to ensure proper execution of polls duties.

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