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Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus took part in a meeting

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus took part in a meeting with the leaders of different political parties at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Sunday. - PID

Unresolved reform issues to be made public: Ali Riaz

Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz has said the reform issues on which political parties failed to reach a consensus will also be made public to ensure transparency, reports UNB."There is a consensus among political parties on some basic issues. We will share these. And we will...

Rizvi accuses advisers of misleading people on BNP's election demand

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that certain advisers to the interim government are attempting to incite public sentiment by portraying BNP's demand for a national election within a specific timeframe as a 'grave sin', reports UNB."Why is there so much unnecessary delay over the election?...

Publish summons for Hasina in newspapers: ICT

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the publication of a public notice in newspapers summoning deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Shakil Alam Bulbul to face contempt of court charges, reports bdnews24.com.A three-member tribunal panel led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumdar issued the...

Interim govt has no authority to change Constitution

Despite backing the interim government's state reform initiative, ANM Muniruzzaman, chief of the Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS), believes it would be inappropriate for an unelected administration to make changes to the Constitution, reports bdnews24.com.Muniruzzaman came up with the remarks while speaking at a discussion with the...

Travel ban imposed on ex-minister Saber, family

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former environment, forest and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, his wife Rehan Chowdhury, sons Hamdad Hossain and Araj Alam and daughters Raima Chowdhury and Alisha Babar Chowdhury, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order...

ICT sets June 24 for filing report

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set June 24 for submitting probe report in a case lodged over the killing of six youths during the July-August mass uprising and subsequently torching their bodies to conceal the evidence, reports BSS.The three-judge panel of the ICT led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza...

Ivy on 2-day remand

NARAYANGANJ, May 25 (UNB): A Narayanganj court has placed Selina Hayat, former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), on a two-day remand in a case filed with Siddhirganj Police Station. Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Nur Mahsin passed the order on Sunday after police produced her before the court with...

ACC files graft cases against ex-whip Swapon, wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two cases against former whip of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapon and his wife Mehbuba Alam for their alleged involvement in acquiring assets illegally, reports BSS.ACC Deputy Director (DD) Public Relations said the commission approved a prayer for filing separate...

Khelafat Andolan demands holding local polls first

Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan has demanded holding the local government elections before the Jatiya Sangsad polls, reports BSS.Leaders of the party made the demand while speaking at a a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin at Nirbachan Bhaban in capital's Agargaon on Sunday.