Category: BDFA News
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13th National Election, Women Candidates: Sabira Sultana (Jashore-2)
Sabira Sultana, also known as Sabira Nazmul Munni, is contesting the 13th National Election from Jashore-2 (Chaugachha–Jhikargachha) as a candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). She is the widow of Nazmul Islam, a BNP leader from Jhikargachha who was abducted in Dhaka in 2011 and later found dead. Sabira has been active in BNP…
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Jamaat Candidate Alleges Threats to Women, Minority Voters and Black Money Distribution in Khulna
Mia Ghulam Parwar, Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and candidate with the Scales symbol, alleged threats against women and minority voters, distribution of black money, and cyber attacks in the Khulna-5 (Dumuria–Phultala) constituency. He made the claims at a press conference at the Khulna Press Club on Thursday morning while announcing his election manifesto. Parwar…
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Five Women Trafficked to Pakisthan as Teenagers around 1971 Return to Bangladesh after Decades
Five Bangladeshi women who were trafficked to Pakistan as teenagers and remained missing for decades returned home early Friday, landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. They were located with the assistance of rights workers and reunited with relatives at the airport. The return was facilitated by the human rights…
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