Category: BDFA News
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Foster Mother Arrested in Barishal for Alleged Abuse of ‘Adopted’ 12 Year Old Girl
A 35-year-old woman, Adeline Biswas, has been arrested in Barishal, Bangladesh, for allegedly torturing and sexually abusing her ‘adopted’ 12-year-old daughter. The arrest was made on Monday night from her residence in the Police Lines Road Ambagaan area of the city. According to police, Adeline had verbally ‘adopted’ the child from her parents when the…
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BNP Expels Barrister Rumin Farhana for Defying Party Decision
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled Barrister Rumin Farhana, assistant international affairs secretary of its National Executive Committee, for violating party decisions and carrying out organizational activities independently. The decision was announced in a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. The press release stated that Rumin Farhana has…
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Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia Passed Away at 80
Khaleda Zia, chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a former prime minister, passed away on Tuesday morning while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka. She was 80. According to BNP leaders, Khaleda Zia died at around 6:30 a.m. at Evercare Hospital in the capital. Her elder son and BNP Acting Chairman…
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