Public-trust

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has said expatriate Bangladeshis must be given voting rights in local elections as well, just as they are in national elections. He made the remarks virtually while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting titled “Remembering July Heroes,” organized by the France chapter of the NCP Diaspora Alliance on Thursday. Addressing the event as the chief guest, lawmaker Nahid Islam said, “The current government has rejected the verdict o...

Police are not the muscle of any particular political party or coterie, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said. He said that to earn public trust, the police must establish themselves as a force that is free from political influence, humane, professional, and service oriented. He made the remarks on Sunday morning at the graduation parade marking the completion of the first phase of training for probationary Assistant Superintendents of Police of the 27th Bangladesh Civil Service Police Cadre at th...