Polls possible soon, as EC ready to update voter list by June: BNP
After a meeting with the Election Commission (EC), BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan has said it is possible to hold the next election promptly, as the Commission is confident to complete the updated voter list by May or June next, reports UNB."From their (EC's) words, it seems to us...
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Ex-CEC Justice Abdur Rouf dies
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Md Abdur Rouf has passed away while undergoing treatment at Insaf Barakah Kidney and General Hospital in the capital, report agencies.He was 91.The former Appellate Division judge breathed his last around 9:55am on Sunday.His second janaza will be held after Zohr prayers today (Monday)...
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Future Bangladesh will be built on justice: Jamaat Ameer
SYLHET, Feb 9 (UNB): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said the future Bangladesh will be built on justice and free from discrimination, ensuring people's right to express their opinions freely and enjoy their fair rights. "We had been unjustly banned, and our leaders and activists subjected to inhumane...
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Ex-MPs Sheikh Helal, Tonmoy sued in Bagerhat, ex-SP held
BAGERHAT, Feb 9 (UNB): A case has been filed against 35 Awami League (AL) leaders including former MPs of Bagerhat-1 and 2 constituencies Sheikh Helal Uddin and Sheikh Sarhan Naser Tonmoy over attack on students during July-August uprising. Md Rafiqul Islam Mithu, a businessman, filed the case against 35 identified...
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JCD- JL clash in Savar leaves youth bullet-wounded
SAVAR, Feb 9 (UNB): A 16-year-old boy sustained bullet injuries in a clash between local units of Awami League youth front Jubo League (JL) and BNP's student organisation Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) over jhut business in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Sunday. The injured is...
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Ex-Ctg MP Nadvi on remand
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 9 (BSS): A Chattogram court has placed former Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram-15 constituency Abu Reza Mohammad Nezamuddin Nadvi on a two-day remand in a murder case. Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Bakar Siddique issued the remand order on Sunday as police produced Nadvi before the court and pleaded...
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Ex-DC of Cox's Bazar lands in jail
COX'S BAZAR, Feb 9 (UNB): A Cox's Bazar court has sent former deputy commission (DC) Md Ruhul Amin to jai in a case over document forgery.Judge of Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge Court Munshi Abdul Majid passed the order on Sunday, said the court's Public Prosecutor Siraj Ullah.Earlier, the...
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