1972 Constitution a product of Liberation War, not AL
BNP Standing Committee Member Hafizuddin Ahmed has said Bangladesh's 1972 Constitution reflects the aspirations of people as it is a product of the Liberation War rather than of the Awami League (AL), report agencies.He made the remarks while speaking at a discussion, organised by Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal at the...
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Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union
Abu Afsan Mohammad Yahia, central senior vice-president of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), declaring the 25-member panel for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election at a press conference on the university campus on Thursday. — FE Photo
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Abu Sayed’s father seeks punishment to killers
Makbul Hossain, father of July Uprising martyr Abu Sayed, said the family received the body of his son at 3.30 am and officials from the administration asked them to bury him that very night, reports BSS."Around 3:30am, Abu Sayed's body arrived home. The administration told me to bury the body...
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Three ACC officials testify in plot scam cases against Hasina
Three officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have testified in three cases filed against 53 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana, over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New Town Project, reports BSS.The witnesses are ACC Deputy Director Mahbubar...
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Police take Latif Siddiqui into custody
Former minister Latif Siddiqui and several Awami League leaders have been taken to the Detective Branch (DB) office from a roundtable discussion.As invited guests, they attended the discussion on 'Our Great Liberation War and the Constitution of Bangladesh' organised by the freedom fighters' platform, 'Mancha 71 at the Dhaka Reporters'...
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ACC sues Obaidul Quader, former top officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader and several former top officials of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority for alleged misapplication of funds and irregularities in the Karnaphuli Tunnel project, reports UNB.ACC Director General Akhter Hossain disclosed this while speaking at...
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Salman Rahman shown arrested in four ACC cases
A Dhaka court has showed Salman F Rahman, the former private industry and investment affairs adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, arrested in four separate cases filed by the ACC over alleged embezzlement through banking irregularities, reports BSS.The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the four cases this year.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior...
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SC to hear plea against Warrant of Precedence judgment Nov 4
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has fixed November 4 for hearing an appeal filed against its earlier judgment on the Warrant of Precedence, which determines the rank order and state protocol of government officials and other dignitaries, reports BSS.A six-member Appellate Division bench headed by Justice Md...
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Ex MP Masud, 32 others sued for laundering Tk 1.0b
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against 33 people, including former lawmaker of the Feni-3 constituency Masud Uddin Chowdhury, for laundering Tk 1.0 billion, reports BSS.The CID filed the case with Banani Police Station under the Money Laundering Prevention Act for laundering over Tk 1.0 billion on...
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