by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Feb 27, 2018 The BNP would not go for any tough movement at least until July as it feels it would not be able to carry on with the agitation up to the elections later this year, party insiders claimed. They said even though they were frustrated with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia bail getting tied up in court and the government becoming tougher on them, they would…
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Report in The daily star, Feb 26, 2018 BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who landed in jail on February 8 upon conviction in a graft case, has to wait for a few more days to know the fate of her bail petition. The High Court yesterday did not pass any order after concluding hearing on her petition. The HC said it will deliver an order on her bail prayer after getting the case records from the…
The High Court has ended its hearing on a bail petition by BNP chief Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, but a decision has not been issued. After a hearing that lasted over an hour, Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Sahidul Karim said the court would make its decision after it received the case documents from the trial court. The same bench on Feb 22 agreed to hear Khaleda’s appeal and…
With the country observing the anniversary of the BDR mutiny today, victims’ families are still waiting for the execution of the verdict in a case filed over the killings of their near and dear ones nine years ago. The High Court announced the verdict in the case in November last year, but it was yet to release the full judgment. Deputy Attorney General KM Zahid Sarwar Kazal yesterday said as the HC did not release…
report in The Daily Star, Feb 25, 2018 Jamalpur: Criminals hurled a bomb at the residence of the imam of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Jame mosque at Hosnabad village in Sarishabari upazila on Friday night. However, none was injured as the bomb was hurled at the outside wall of the residence adjacent to the mosque, creating panic among the family members of Imam Moulana Asaduzzaman, said Rezaul Islam Khan, officer-in-charge of Sarishabari Police Station. Those who…
ried about it,” Hasina said. “I will (rather) suggest India should have good relations with its neighbours, including Bangladesh, so this region could be developed further and we can show the world that we all work together,” she said. Hasina, 70, said Bangladesh and India shared “excellent” ties and the two countries have set an example of solving problems like maritime and boundary disputes. “If there is any problem, we could solve it through discussions…
by Chaitanya Chandra Halder and Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary in The Daily Star, Feb 21, 2018 The defence had forged a document and submitted it to the court to save Khaleda Zia and other accused in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, reads the full verdict. The document was said to be the photocopy of a letter from the Kuwait embassy in Dhaka sent on August 11, 2015 stating that the Kuwait amir gave donations to…
report in bdnews24.com, Feb 20, 2018 at 20.57hrs Rangpur: Jatiay Party Chairman HM Ershad has claimed a ‘large section of BNP’ is now showing interest to join his party. He also says he has ‘no objection’ taking them in but has declined to identify the group of BNP leaders interested to switch their allegiance to his party. He was speaking to a group of journalists at his hometown in Rangpur on Tuesday. “I can’t give…
report on bdnews24.com, Feb 21, 2018 Sheikh Hasina has urged India to mount pressure on Myanmar for repatriation of over a million of Rohingyas as she fears their prolonged stay in Bangladesh could spawn militancy and security risks. “We want India to mount pressure on Myanmar so that they quickly take back their displaced people,” she told a group of Indian journalists who met her at the prime minister’s official Ganabhaban residence on Tuesday evening.…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in her defence statement confessed that she had abused her power, said the court in the verdict of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. “So, there is no bar to punishing her under section 409 of Penal Code and 5(2) of Corruption Prevention Act-1947,” the verdict says on page 624. The way the six accused in collusion with each other misappropriated the money has a presumptive value, the court said, adding this…
by Fazlur Rahman Raju in Dhaka Tribune, Feb 20, 2018 BNP had to take a stance over the conviction of party chief Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case, but at the same time, turning violent on the streets could have been suicidal for them as it was evident in the spell of mass arrests as well as strong presence of Awami League activists following the court order. BNP did well not to…