Defeated force out to create division among like-minded parties: BNP
FE REPORT Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday that the defeated force is still hatching conspiracy to create division among the like-minded political parties to foil the victory."Conspiracies are still being hatched to divide us. We (the democratic-minded political parties) must remain united...
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Formulate suitable law on appointing efficient ECs to conduct fair polls
Speakers at a policy dialogue have said the country needs a suitable law aiming not only to appoint next Election Commissioners (ECs) but also to institutionalise their appointments so that the citizens can see a new Election Commission (EC) capable of conducting credible elections, reports BSS.As the existing 'Chief Election...
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Sheikh Hasina among 59 sued in Dinajpur
DINAJPUR, Sep 14 (UNB): A case was filed against 59 people including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former Whip Iqbalur Rahim on charge of attempting to kill a student by shooting during the anti-government movement on August 4 in Dinajpur.Victim Fahim Faisal, 22, son of ABM Siddiq of Rajbati...
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Polls won't be unacceptable without AL: Badiul Alam
Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, chief of Electoral Reform Commission, has said elections will 'not be unacceptable' without Awami League (AL)'s participation, reports UNB.The AL has completely destroyed the electoral system in this country by conducting 'dummy, one-sided and midnight' elections, he said.Dr Majumdar, also head of the Commission for Electoral...
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Rubel who shot during uprising in Rajshahi held
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Johirul Islam alias Rubel shooting students and people with firearms in two hands during the mass upsurge in Rajshahi conducting an overnight drive at Cumilla's Daudkandi, reports BSS."The elite anti-crime force conducted a drive in Daudkandi Upazila area of Cumilla district and arrested Rubel who...
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Ex-minister Asaduzzaman's son Safi remanded
A Dhaka court has placed former Home Affair Minister Asaduzzaman Khan's son Safi Muddaser Khan (Joty) on a four-day remand in a case over attempt to kill a man during the August 5 clash in Ashulia, reports UNB.Dhaka Chief Judicial Magistrate Md Saiful Islam passed the order after hearing the...
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