Hossen Sohel of DOT : The newly-elected members of parliament (MPs) from Awami League yesterday took oath at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, reports The Daily Observer. However, Jatiya Oikyafront MPs elect skipped the swearing-in programme that began at the Oath Room at 11:00am. Outgoing Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury first took oath herself as an MP…
NDTV: The Supreme Court said that it is not satisfied with the efforts to rescue 15 men trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya for over three weeks and asked the government to list the steps it plans to rescue the miners who have been trapped inside the mine since December 13. The top court…
BSS: President of Bhutan’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has said the victory of Sheikh Hasina in the general election is good not only for Bangladesh but also the region and the international community. “The victory of Sheikh Hasina and Bangladesh Awami League is good for Bangladesh, good for…
Barrister Shafique Ahmed speaks to DOT : Jatiya Oikyafront submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission demanding re-election under a neutral government. A seven-member delegation of Oikyafront led by BNP Secretary General handed over the memorandum to Chief Election Commissioner at the Election ommission’s office. In this regard, Barrister Shafique Ahmed said that there is…
Rahat Islam of DOT The Communist Party of Bangladesh has demanded holding a fresh national election under a neutral government, reported UNB. “Cancel results of this unprecedentedly rigged election,” CPB leader Ruhin Hossain Prince announced at a human chain protest at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka yesterday. “Hold a free, fair and participatory election under…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : A man was sentenced to death for killing a college teacher, Krishna Kaberi Biswas, in the capital’s Mohammadpur area in 2015, reports The Daily Star. The Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka Judge Shahed Nuruddin delivered the death sentence of KM Zahirul Islam Palash in the murder case in his absentia….
Major General (Retd.) Mohammad Ali Sikder speaks to DOT : As soon as the elections were over, the supporters of the ruling MP of Faridpur on Monday alleged that more than 100 houses of minority Hindu community including several houses were vandalized and looted. The law enforcing agencies have arrested eight people so far in…
Mahmudur Rahman writes for DOT : Anyone applying for a visa to travel abroad will have filed their NID or Smart Card numbers in the application form. That the embassies have access to our country’s data banks to run checks might not be known to the visa seekers but that’s a fact. Just as is…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The new Cabinet Division will be formed on Monday when its members take oath, reports UNB. The swaring-in ceremony will take place at 3pm, the president’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told reporters at Bangabhaban yesterday. On Thursday, the oath-taking ceremony of the parliamentarians elected in the 11th general elections was held…
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