BNP's demand for neutral govt totally illogical: Quader
Awami League0 General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Sunday the demand of BNP and its allies to form a non-party and neutral government centering the forthcoming national polls is totally illogical, reports BSS."The polls will be held as per the constitution … The Election...
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Court asks why Khaleda's bail won't be declared illegal
A court in the city on Sunday issued a show cause notice seeking explanation as to why the bail of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia won't be declared illegal in Zia Charitable Trust graft case, reports UNB.Judge Md Akhteruzzaman of Special Judge Court-5 issued the show cause notice asking the lawyers...
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SK Sinha's book launched in Washington
Former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha said he is living as a refugee in the United States and seeks asylum.Sinha made the remarks during the launch of his much-discussed and controversial book "A Broken Dream: Rule of Law, Human Rights and Democracy" at the National Press Club in Washington on...
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Sinha is not returning home for his corruption: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said on Sunday former Chief Justice S K Sinha is not returning home due to his corruption, reports BSS.". . . he has weaknesses. He hatched a conspiracy against the government, but failed to be successful and that made him frustrated abroad," the minister said.Tofail passed...
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Joy rules out opposition's claim over state of democracy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT affairs adviser and son Sajeeb Wazed has ruled out the opposition's claims about the state of democracy and fears over the upcoming polls, saying none of those were true, reports BSS."They (opposition) are wrong. None of these claims are true," he wrote in a signed...
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Nasim urges BNP, new alliance to join polls
Awami League Presidium Member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Sunday reiterated that the next parliamentary election will be held as per the constitution under the Sheikh Hasina-led government and urged the BNP to take preparations for taking part in the polls, reports BSS."Whatever they (BNP) said...
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Court defers Khaleda's bail hearing to Oct 03
CUMILLA, Sept 30 (UNB): A court here on Sunday deferred till October 3 (Wednesday) the hearing on a bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a murder case filed over the deaths of eight people in an arson attack in Cumilla in 2015.Acting judge of Senior Judicial Magistrate...
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Demand of violating constitution for election unacceptable, says Hanif
KUSHTIA, Sept 30 (BSS): Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif, MP, said on Sunday the demand or breaking laws or violating constitution marking upcoming national election are completely unacceptable."The next general election will be held as per the constitution. We are inviting all the political parties to take...
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Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain addressing
Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain addressing the inauguration of the countrywide screening of 'Rahman, The Father of Bengal' a documentary on the Liberation War, at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city on Sunday — PID
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