Dhaka, May 9 – Amid commotion and disturbance in the courtroom, the Appellate Division Wednesday concluded hearing on the two appeals of the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission, challenging the High Court bail order granted to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia…
Dhaka, May 9 – Prime Minister’s Political Adviser HT Imam on Wednesday alleged that the activities and behaviour of returning officer of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Yunus Ali is biased towards a particular party.
BNP on Wednesday alleged that people are worried about the fate of Tuesday’s Khulna City Corporation polls as the government has various ‘evil designs’ to stop the voting.
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Dhaka, May 9 – The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday deferred to Thursday the hearing on the appeal petitions filed challenging the High Court order that stayed Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election for three months.
Tokyo, Apr 09 (AP/UNB) — China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to work together to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and on a three-way and regional free trade agreements.
A five-judge constitution bench of India’s top court will hear a petition Tuesday challenging the rejection of the impeachment notice against Chief Justice Dipak Misra, officials said.
The Election Commission on Tuesday decided to appeal with the Appellate Division challenging the High Court order that stayed Gazipur City election for three months, just nine days before the polls slated for May 15.
A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Tuesday seeking a stay on the upcoming Bangladesh Bar Council election.
Senior Secretary of the Public Administration Ministry Mozammel Haque Khan on Tuesday said gazette notification on the abolition of the quota system in public service will be issued once they get instructions from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to hold hearing on the two appeal petitions on Wednesday challenging the High Court order staying the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election for three months.
Dhaka, May 6 – The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division will hold the hearing Tuesday on an appeal filed by BNP mayoral candidate Md Hasan Uddin Sarker challenging the High Court order that stayed the Gazipur city corporation (GCC)…
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday feared that the government may now try to get the Khulna city corporation polls stayed by court as a mass wave has also been created there like Gazipur in favour of the…
Dhaka, May 7 – BNP mayoral candidate Hasan Uddin Sarkar filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the High Court order staying the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election for three months.
Denied permission to hold a rally, BNP on Monday announced to stage demonstrations in all thanas of the capital on Wednesday.
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Dhaka, May 6 – State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday said a proposal to include India in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with an observer status has been made as part of reform of the…
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Dhaka, May 6 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the government has got the Gazipur City Corporation election stayed by the court resorting to tricks sensing the sure defeat of the ruling party mayoral…
A gunman has shot and injured Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal while he was visiting his constituency in the north-eastern city of Narowal.
Khulna, May 6 – Some unidentified miscreants opened fire on a BNP backed councilor aspirant for Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election at Jamuna Road in Khlishpur on Saturday night.
Dhaka, May 6 – BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday hinted that their party may change the nature of their current movement in the days to come.
DHAKA, May 6 – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said government is carrying out dialogue with its British counterpart to bring back convicted criminal and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
Dhaka, May 6 – The Election Commission on Sunday ordered the returning officer to stop all election activities in Gazipur City Corporation following a stay order of the High Court.
BNP claimed that police picked its vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman and some other leaders up from near the party’s Gazipur City polls mayoral candidate Hasnuddin Sarkar’s residence on Sunday afternoon.
Terming it ‘impractical’, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday turned down BNP’s demand of reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC) with neutral persons before the next general election.
Senior UK lawyer and defence legal team member says prosecution of imprisoned BNP chairperson lacked adequate evidence. by David Bergman Dhaka, Bangladesh – The jailing of the leader of Bangladesh’s main opposition party, currently serving a five-year sentence for fraud,…
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Dhaka, May 5 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday asked her lawyers to bring the matter of her ‘serious illnesses’ to the notice of the Supreme Court during the hearing on her bail in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case…
Chattogram, May 5 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP is facing a major challenge after its failure in launching a movement.