Politics
No hurry to use EVM, says PM
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the electronic voting machines (EVMs) should not be imposed hurriedly as the machines need to be introduced on a limited scale in national elections.
Come up to protect people’s interests, B Chy to youths
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday urged the youth to come forward to protect common people’s interests.
Brazil's Lula da Silva barred from running for presidency
Sao Paulo, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — A majority of justices on Brazil's electoral court voted late Friday to bar ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from running in October's presidential election, virtually ending any chance that the front-runner will get on the ballot.
Ex-BNP MP among 77 sued in Satkhira
Satkhira, Sept 1 (UNB) – A case has been filed against 77 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamat-e-Islami, including BNP central leader and former MP Habibul Islam Habib, in connection with planning sabotage and explosion of crude bomb.
Papadopoulos: Trump 'nodded' at suggestion of Putin meeting
Washington, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump "nodded with approval" at the suggestion of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a court filing Friday night that seeks leniency for a former campaign aide who lied to the FBI.
Trump says North Carolina redistricting ruling 'unfair'
Charlotte, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says the prospect of North Carolina drawing new congressional districts just weeks before the November midterm elections is "unfair."
BNP vows to continue movement
Dhaka, Sept 1 (UNB) – BNP on Saturday took a fresh vow to continue its movement for ‘ousting’ the current government to ‘restore’ democracy and people’s rights.
“We’re taking a pledge on this day of our founding anniversary to continue our struggle to remove the monstrous government, and free our leader Khaleda Zia for the restoration of democracy,” said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
The BNP leader also hoped that their party’s efforts to end ‘misrule’ will turn out to be successful very soon.
7 BNP leaders held in Sylhet
Sylhet, Sept 1 (UNB) – Police arrested seven local BNP leaders from a meeting near BNP office in Tahirpur upazila on Friday night on charge of planning sabotage.
PM to brief media Sunday
Dhaka, Sept 1 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Sunday to brief journalists about the outcomes of her just-concluded visit to Nepal for attending the 4th Bimstec summit.
BNP pushes for greater political unity to ‘restore democracy’
Dhaka, Sept 1 (UNB) – BNP senior leaders on Saturday urged all, including democratic political parties and institutions, to forge a greater unity to ensure the rule of people and ‘restore’ democracy by removing the current “autocratic regime”.