Govt reshuffles attorney general's office
The government has appointed 86 deputy attorneys general and 179 assistant attorneys general, cancelling all previous appointments in a sweeping overhaul of the state's legal team, reports bdnews24.com.The Law and Justice Division announced the fresh appointments in separate notifications on Thursday.The latest reshuffle follows months of changes in the state's...
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Jamaat alleges partisan appointments in key positions
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman has alleged that the government made partisan appointments in key positions of different institutions."The main objective of the martyrs and the injured in the July mass uprising was to build a Bangladesh free from fascism, discrimination and injustice, but that aspiration is now...
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NCP convoy now comes under attack in Sylhet
SYLHET, July 30 (UNB): A convoy carrying leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP), including its Chief Organiser (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam, came under attack in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet district on Thursday, leaving one vehicle damaged.The incident took place around 2:45pm as the convoy was heading to Kanaighat after...
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Hasina to face legal action if she returns to Bangladesh: Law Minister
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday said former prime minister and condemned convict Sheikh Hasina would face legal action in accordance with the law if she returns to Bangladesh.He made the remarks while responding to questions from reporters at a ceremony for signing a Memorandum of...
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ICT-2 sends Latif Siddiqui to jail in Shapla Chattar crackdown case
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Thursday sent former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui to jail after showing him arrested in a crimes against humanity case over the May 5, 2013, crackdown on a Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh rally at the capital's Shapla Chattar, which allegedly left around 60 people dead nationwide. reports...
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