Writ filed challenging Article 70 of Constitution
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) on Wednesday, challenging legality of Article 70 of the Constitution, which deals with cancellation of membership of a lawmaker for voting in the parliament against the party that nominated him or her.Supreme Court lawyer Md Eunus Ali Akond filed...
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Lack of poll roadmap makes people suspicious about govt: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the people of the country are looking at the interim government with a suspicion due to its delay in announcing a specific timeframe of the national election, reports UNB.The BNP leader came up with the remarks while speaking at...
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Ex-Tarash upazila chairman held
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested former chairman of Sirajganj's Tarash upazila Md Moniruzzaman Moni from capital's Dhanmondi, reports UNB.Moniruzzaman was arrested during a joint operation on Tuesday evening, confirmed a RAB-2 operations officer on Wednesday.
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ACC seeks travel ban on two MPs, wives
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted separate applications to impose travel bans on former Member of Parliament for Munshiganj-3, Mrinal Kanti Das, and his wife, former MP for Chapainawabganj-3, Md. Abdul Wadud, and his wife, as well as Abul Kalam Azad, a member of the Pirojpur Zilla Parishad.The ACC through different...
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Ex-MP Henry, husband on fresh remand-
SIRAJGANJ, Oct 23 (UNB): A court in Sirajganj has placed ex-MP of Sirajganj-2 Jannat Ara Henry and her husband Md Labu Talukdar, former chairman of Sirajganj Zila Parishad, on a four-day fresh remand in a Jubo Dal leader murder case.Sirajganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-2 judge Md Russel Mahmud passed the...
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HC scraps four extortion cases against Tarique
The High Court (HC) has scrapped four extortion cases filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in 2007, report agencies.The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order after hearing a rule on Wednesday.Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Barrister Kaiser Kamal and Barrister Sanjid Siddique...
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HC acquits Babar in graft case
The High Court (HC) has acquitted former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, cancelling his eight-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), report agencies. The HC bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the judgment on Wednesday. Dhaka Special Judge Court-7 on...
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