'July Charter' after minimising distance among parties: CA
Chief Adviser (CA) Muhammad Yunus says the "July Charter" will be announced after minimising the distance among parties, reports bdnews24.com."We all have gathered here today for the welfare of the country...we hope that we will be able to prepare a very beautiful July Charter by reaching consensus with all political...
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No justifiable reason to delay polls beyond Dec: Salahuddin
BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said most reforms can be done within a month if there is consensus, emphasising that there is no valid reason to hold the election after December, reports UNB."We have been able to make it understand that there is not even a single mentionable reason...
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Court freezes 23 bank A/Cs of ex-IGP Shahidul
A Dhaka court has ordered to freeze 23 bank accounts of former inspector general of police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque, reports BSS.Senior Special Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Monday following a petition submitted by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).Deputy Director of...
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Tk 29.96b allocated for EC
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said Tk 29.96 billion (Tk 2,964 crore) have been allocated for Election Commission (EC) in the FY2025-26, during which the 13th national election is set to be held.Of the total allocation to EC, Tk 27.26 billion (Tk 2,726.95) crore has been designated for operational...
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EC assures of executing court rule on reg soon: Jamaat leader
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Hamidur Rahman Azad has said the Election Commission (EC) has responded positively to their request for reinstating the party's registration and electoral symbol, the Scale (Daripalla), reports BSS."The EC has assured us that it will take only the necessary time to complete the official procedure...
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Retired Prof Anowara gets bail in attempted murder case
A Dhaka court has granted bail to Anowara Begum, a retired professor of Jagannath University (JnU) in an attempted murder case, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Minhazur Rahman passed the order on a Tk 500 bond when Anowara's lawyer Advocate Obaidul Islam sought bail for his client on Monday....
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