Writ challenges legality of Election Commissioners' immunity in 2014, 2018
Supreme Court (SC) lawyers on Sunday filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging the legality of the immunity granted to election commissioners under the Section 9 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2022.The section prohibits any court from questioning the appointments of...
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Conduct raids on ex-MPs' houses to seize 'looted wealth'
BNP leader Zainul Abdin Farroque has demanded immediate operation at the residences of members of the recently dissolved parliament to seize looted and illegal money, reports UNB."Dollars worth of thousand of crores taka will be found in the residences of 300 members of the parliament who became MPs through the...
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UNDP administrator greets Yunus
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner has congratulated Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on his appointment as the Chief Adviser to the interim government, reports BSS."On behalf of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), I wish to warmly congratulate you on your appointment as the Hon'ble Chief Adviser of...
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Complaint filed against 113, including Hasina
A complaint (first information report) has been filed with Tejgaon thana against 113 individuals, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over an alleged attack on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's convoy in 2015, reports UNB.The FIR was filed by Belal Hossain, general secretary of BNP's Ward 26 in north Dhaka on...
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Shafik Rehman returns home after six years
Journalist Shafik Rehman has returned to Bangladesh after six long years, reports bdnews24.com.He arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Bangladesh Biman flight on Sunday.Shafik, 89, was greeted by journalist leaders with flowers and applause at the airport. He left Bangladesh back in 2018.While speaking to the media, the...
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Weapons recovered from BCL-run dorms at DTTC
Students from the Anti-Discrimination Movement recovered a large number of locally-made weapons from dormitories controlled by the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Dhaka Teachers' Training College (DTTC) on Sunday, reports UNB.The recovered weapons included knives, machetes, sickles, rods, hockey sticks, batons, and cricket stumps.According to Hasibul Islam, a coordinator of...
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Prioritise stability, equity, ensure rights for all
Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation has said the recent political unrest in Bangladesh is a clear expression for the people's hunger for an inclusive, corruption-free, democratic government, reports UNB.In a letter to Interim Government's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Foundation Chairperson Cecilia L. Lazaro and President Susanna B. Afan said, "May...
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Case filed against former AL MP of Rajshahi-4
A case has been filed against 82 leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL), including former MP Principal Abul Kalam Azad, Upazila Chairman Zakirul Islam Santu, and Taherpur Municipality Mayor Khandakar Sayla Parveen, in connection with an attack, shooting, and bomb explosions targeting BNP supporters, reports UNB.The complaint was...
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