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BNP adopts three-tier candidate selection strategy amidst mounting legal pressure

by Nawaz Farhin Antara in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 13, 2023The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has devised a three-tier candidate selection strategy ahead of the national parliamentary elections amidst concerns of legal battles and imprisonment faced by top leaders. The party is actively working to prepare candidates for the crucial elections while simultaneously pursuing its one-point movement for the resignation of the government. Under the strategy, the top tier of candidates will include established party leaders,…

Major among three martyred in gun battles

by Ibrahim Shinwari | Pazir Gul in Dawn, September 2nd, 2023NORTH WAZIRISTAN/KHYBER: Three military personnel, including an officer, were martyred in separate attacks in North Waziristan and Khyber districts, according to the military’s media wing. A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday that two security personnel, including a major, were martyred during an intelligence-based operation in Miramshah area of North Waziristan. The operation was being carried out on the basis of…

RU students, locals clash; over 220 hurt

report in The Daily Star, Mar 12, 2023Over 220 people were injured after students of Rajshahi University fought running battles with locals and police in Binodpur area near the campus yesterday evening over trifles. At least 20 students suffered shotgun pellet injuries as police fired teargas and rubber bullets to control the situation. Witnesses and law enforcers said the students vandalised and set ablaze some 50 shops in the area. A police outpost was also…