Category: BDFA News
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Feni Woman Divorced by Husband for Voting BNP; Tarique Rahman Sends Aid
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has extended support to Bibi Zohra, a woman from Feni who was reportedly divorced by her husband after voting for the BNP’s “sheaf of paddy” symbol in the 13th national parliamentary election. A delegation from “Amra BNP Paribar,” led by member secretary Mokchedul Momin Mithun, visited Zohra’s home on Saturday…
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14 Years After Sagar-Runi Murder, No Breakthrough Despite Government Change
Fourteen years after the brutal killing of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi in their Dhaka home, the case remains unresolved, with no confirmed motive or identified perpetrators. The investigation report deadline has now been postponed 124 times, including 11 extensions during the interim government’s tenure, despite earlier hopes that a change in political…
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Allegation of Election-Related Rape in Hatia; Survivor Hospitalized, No Case Filed Yet
A housewife in Hatia, Noakhali has alleged that she was raped following a dispute over voting in the recent election. Police say they have begun an investigation based on reports circulating on social media, although no written complaint has been filed so far. The survivor is currently receiving treatment at Noakhali General Hospital. According to…
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