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Report in The daily star, June 24, 2018 Dhaka: Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy Admiral Sunil Lanba arrived in Dhaka today on an invitation from the Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed. Admiral Sunil Lanba, alsoChairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, is accompanied by his spouse Reena Lanba and a three-member delegation. During the visit, the chiefs of the two Navies will jointly inaugurate the Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)…

Report in The Daily Star, June 23, 2018 Dhaka: Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday said acts of terror and targeted killings only strengthened the government’s resolve to eradicate fanaticism and religious intolerance from society. “After the terrorist attack in the Holey Artisan Bakery in 2016, the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken extensive counter and preventive measures against terrorism and violent extremism,” he said. Ali was addressing the opening ceremony of the…

Reporrt in The Daily Star, June 23, 2018 The BNP mayoral candidate in Gazipur city polls yesterday alleged that the ruling Awami League men were taking an advantage in the election campaign by using the local administration and black money. He expressed concern over holding the June 26 polls in a fair manner. The AL nominee, however, said his rival was making false allegations sensing defeat. He claimed people already rejected the BNP as its…

op-ed by Shah Husain Imam in The Daily Star, June 22, 2018 The writer is adjunct faculty, East West University, a commentator on current affairs, and former Associate Editor, The Daily Star. A three-man BNP delegation’s visit to New Delhi on June 3-10 has raised more questions than provided answers for. This trip was led by Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, member of BNP National Standing Committee; Abdul Awal Mintoo, the party’s vice chairman; and Humayan…

report in Prothom Alo, June 21, 2018 at 23:08hrs Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate in Gazipur mayoral polls Hasan Uddin Sarker on Thursday alleged that nine of his election steering committee members have been detained by police. In a complaint submitted to the returning officer for the civic polls slated for 26 June , the BNP candidate brought the allegation, according to a press release of the party. The BNP press release also included…

The cost of the Padma Bridge project has gone up by Tk 1,400 crore to Tk 30,193 crore as the government has to acquire more land. This is the third time the project cost has increased. The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved the additional fund for the project. As per the planning ministry’s last revision in January last year, the total cost stood at Tk 28,793 crore. Emerging from the Ecnec…

report in Dhaka Tribune, June 19, 2018 at 03:12 pm Three active members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were arrested from Chapainawabganj. A team of RAB-5 arrested them in the early hours of Tuesday. Several Jihadi books were recovered from them at that time. The arrested are- Jahangir Alam, 43, Moazzem Hossain, 30 and Rahmat Ali, 47, all hailing from Shibganj upazila of the district. Rajshahi RAB-5 Commander Lt Col Mahbubul Alam said:…

report in Dhaka Tribune, June 18, 2018n at 09:54 pm BNP claimed on monday that the government is not allowing party chief Khaleda Zia to receive treatment at the United Hospital because it has “ulterior motives.” “A patient must be given the right to receive treatment where she or he wants, as it is a matter of life and death. Our leader Khaleda Zia thinks she will get proper treatment at the United Hospital. But…

by Sumon Mahmud in bdnews24.com, June 18, 2018 BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul has lashed out at the government for keeping Khaleda Zia in a shabby jail cell he says is infected with rats, bedbugs, cockroaches and even poisonous pests like scorpions that are making her sick. The government’s imprisonment of the opposition leader in the derelict jail in Old Dhaka is not ‘civil’ and she deserves the treatment afforded to her as a political…

report in Prothom Alo, June 17, 2018 at 18:56 hrs Dhaka: Jailed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is not willing to take treatment at Combined Military Hospital (CMH), party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday rejecting the government’s offer for her treatment there. The BNP has stuck to its demand for bringing Khaleda Zia to United Hospital, after it rejected another proposal for treating her at Bangabanahu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hjspital.…