Fair polls impossible with AL-era admin, biased system: Rizvi
BNP Standing Committee member Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said a free and fair national election cannot be ensured under an administration and election system aligned with Awami League (AL), reports BSS."A fair election will not be possible under Awami Leaugue-era administration or Awami-friendly polling agents, stressing that the Election Commission...
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Hold election dialogue amid fears of 'fascism' return
Jamaat-e-Islami's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has called on the chief adviser (CA) to hold dialogue with political parties over the next national election, accusing the current administration of compromising with 'fascism', reports bdnews24.com.On Sunday, the party's deputy chief said even those placed in power after the July Uprising had...
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ICT-1 concludes testimony of 12 witnesses against Hasina
The testimony and cross-examination of 12 witnesses have so far been completed in a case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others on charges of crimes against humanity committed during July Uprising, reports BSS. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumdar set...
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Election roadmap finalised, no worries over law and order: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has finalised a draft action plan for the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election and will publish the full roadmap this week, report agencies.Commission's Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed disclosed this on Monday Akhtar streesed that there is no reason for concern over law and order at this...
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Arrest warrants against 5 for killing 7 youths in Gazipur shootout
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has issued arrest warrants against five people, including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary, over the killing of seven youths in a staged shootout in Gazipur in 2016, reports BSS.A three-member panel of the tribunal led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder...
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Ex-minister Anisul shown arrested in fresh cases
A Dhaka court has showed former law minister Anisul Huq arrested in separate cases filed over murder and attempted murder during the July Mass Uprising, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam passed the order on Monday as police produced him before the court and pleaded to show him arrested in...
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Move on to foil DUCSU election, alleges JCD
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has alleged that a group of students, envious of its growing popularity, is attempting to foil the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election by inciting mob violence and obstructing its candidates from collecting nomination forms. The organisation also expressed concern that the university administration has...
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