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Dissolve EC by 24 hours, hold dialogues with parties

BNP Standing Committee Member Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed has demanded the interim government should dissolve the existing Election Commission (EC) headed by Kazi Habibul Awal by 24 hours and sit in dialogues with political parties for the transition towards democracy, reports UNB."Abolish this EC within 24 hours, if you want...

Inu remanded for seven days

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haq Inu, who was arrested over the killing of a trader during the quota reform protests, has been placed on remand, reports bdnews24.com.On Tuesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider placed him on a 7-day remand for interrogation. Former information minister Inu was arrested in...

HC questions legality of ECs' immunity

The High Court (HC) has questioned the legality of immunity, granted to the election commissioners (ECs) in the Jatiyo Sangsad (JS) elections in 2014 and 2018. It has issued a rule upon the respondents to explain in four weeks as to why the Section 9 of the Chief Election Commissioner...

AG for dismissal of plea seeking AL ban

Attorney General (AG) Advocate Md Asaduzzaman has requested the High Court (HC) to dismiss a petition seeking the ban of the Awami League (AL) as a political party. The petition, filed by the human rights organisation Sarada Society, was presented in court on Tuesday, reports UNB.During the hearing before the...

Interim govt shouldn't take too long to hold polls

The Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, Shafiqur Rahman, has said the interim government should be given appropriate time to create a level-playing field before it holds the next general election, reports UNB."They (interim government) should get reasonable time to repair state institutions like the judiciary and the Election Commission before the election,"...

Menon remanded for six days

A Dhaka court has placed Workers Party President and former lawmaker as well as minister, Rashed Khan Menon, on a six-day remand in a garment worker murder case filed with Adabor thana, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifur Rahman passed the order on Tuesday when Mintu Chandra Banik, inspector of Adabor...