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Those who oppose polls will be left out from politics

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has warned that those opposing elections will be excluded from politics or face political consequences, report agencies."Any debate will be settled in the political arena itself. Those who speaks against elections will be eliminated from politics," he told journalists at his Gulshan residence in...

Manikganj, Munshiganj demand more seats

Public hearings on the delimitation of 28 constituencies across six districts including Dhaka and neighbouring ones were held on Tuesday.Participants from various constituencies raised 259 objections to the proposed constituency delimitations and submitted 50 suggestions to the EC.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin presided over the hearings, which lasted...

BNP suspends Fazlur Rahman for three months

BNP has suspended all the party posts held by Advocate Fazlur Rahman, a member of the BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council and a valiant freedom fighter, for three months, report agencies."Yes, Fazlur Rahman's all party posts have been suspended for three months," a joint assistant office secretary of the party told...

110 BNP men acquitted in subversion case

A Dhaka court has acquitted 110 leaders and activists of BNP, including its joint secretary general Habib-Un-Nabi Khan Sohel, in a subversion case filed with the capital's Ramna thana, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman passed the order on TUesday, accepting the final report filed by the police in the case...

SC adjourns hearing on CG system review plea until today

The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned until today (Wednesday) the hearing on review petitions seeking restoration of the 13th amendment to the constitution and reinstatement of the poll-time non-party caretaker government (CG) system, reports BSS.An Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order on Tuesday.Senior advocates...

Rongdhonu Group chairman's wife, son denied bail

Rongdhonu Group Chairman Rafiqul Islam's wife and sons have been denied bail in a Tk 8.7 billion money laundering case after failing to appear before court despite filing a surrender petition, reports bdnews24.com.On Tuesday, Jobeda Begum and her sons Kawser Ahmed Apu and Mehedi Hasan Dipu, who are accused numbers...

Taposh's another aide held

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has arrested another associate of former Dhaka South City mayor Fazle Noor Taposh in connection with a murder during last year's July-August movement, reports bdnews24.com.The CID said on Tuesday officers detained 53-year-old Mostafizur Rahman Tutu at Dhaka's Badda just past midnight on Monday....

BD mission in NY urges authorities to take action over Aug 24 incident

The Bangladesh Consulate General in New York (NY) has sent letters to local authorities to take action against the miscreants responsible for the untoward incident on its premises during an event on August 24, report agencies.According to a statement issued by the Bangladesh Consulate General on Tuesday, letters have already...

17 people testify against Hasina, Joy, Putul in 'plot graft' case

The second day of testimony in three corruption cases involving deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul has concluded, reports bdnewws24.com. The cases stem from alleged irregularities in the Purbachal New Town project.Dhaka's Fifth Special Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun heard testimony...

B'baria AL leader sent to jail in anti- terrorism case

A Dhaka court has sent to jail former joint secretary and Bancharampur upazila Awami League (AL) president Sirazul Islam in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, reports BSS.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jakir Hossain passed the order on Tuesdayas police produced Sirazul (84) before the court and pleaded to...