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Fakhrul optimistic about hassle-free Feb polls

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed the hope that the upcoming national election will be held smoothly in February next year, report agencies."We are optimistic that the election will take place in early or mid-February 2026 without any hassle," he said while speaking at a meeting with...

Don't engage party-affiliated persons as polls observers

FE REPORTChief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin urged the local election observer agencies not to involve any individuals, who are affiliated with political parties, in their activities to ensure holding a fair election in the country. "When you appoint persons for election monitoring related activities, please examine...

Sonali Bank drops 450m loan default case against Khaleda, Tarique

The authorities of Sonali Bank PLC have dropped the Tk 450 million loan default case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, and 14 others, related to an alleged default by Dandy Dyeing Limited, reports BSS.Confirming the matter to the news agency, Khaleda Zia's lawyer Mostaq Ahmed Koel...

Verdict against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip Dec 1

A Dhaka court has fixed December 1 to deliver its verdict in an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana's daughter and British MP Tulip Siddiq, and 17 others on charges of fraud in allocating plots under the Purbachal New Town Project,...

ICT-2 to hear testimonies against Hanif, three others from Dec 8

ICT-2will begin hearing testimonies on December 8 in a case against Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three others, filed over the killing of six people during the July Uprising in Kushtia, report agencies. The ICT-2 issued the order on Tuesday. Prosecutor Md Mizanul Islam presented...

Jamaat issues show-cause notice to Shahjahan Chowdhury

Jamaat-e-Islami has issued a show-cause notice to its former MP and central working committee member Shahjahan Chowdhury on Tuesday over his remarks on the administration, reports UNB.The notice, signed by party Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, cited Chowdhury's speech at an electoral responsibility conference held in Chattogram on November 22.In...

Adviser Bashir cleared of murder charges linked to July Uprising

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has been granted exemption from the murder case of Vargo Garment officer Sohan Shah during the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jamshed Alam issued the order on Tuesday, based on an interim report submitted by the investigating officer. The Deputy Commissioner of the DMP...

Hasnat urges expats to take part in shaping political leadership

Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser for the Southern Region of the National Citizen Party (NCP), urged expatriates to actively participate in determining the country's political leadership and to exercise their voting rights in the upcoming national election, reports BSS."Despite working hard all day, expatriates keep the country's economic wheel running and...