The BNP yesterday alleged that the newly constituted Election Commission is merely the reflection of the prime minister’s desire. Terming the new chief election commissioner (CEC) a controversial person, the BNP observed that holding a free, fair, neutral and acceptable election would not be possible…

Some of the eminent citizens who took part in view-exchange meetings with the search committee have expressed disappointment over the newly formed Election Commission (EC). The termed their meetings with the search committee an eyewash. These experts allege the reconstituted EC does not reflect any…

Not only did the arrested Shahjadpur municipality mayor, Halimul Haque Miru, fire during the fierce clash on Thursday, which left journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul dead, his brother Habibul Haque Mintu, suspended general secretary of the Pabna district unit of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), was also seen…

The outgoing Election Commission (EC) is poised to end its tenure amid controversy. Some quarters alleged that the commission had failed to exercise its…

The outgoing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday welcomed the newly appointed commission and hoped that the news ones would work using their qualifications. “The new commission has got a very important task. It’s a constitutional duty. It’s a duty for…

A Chittagong court yesterday granted bail to Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain in a corruption case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), reports UNB. Chittagong Metropolitan Session Judge Md Shahinur passed the order. Earlier, the minister surrendered before the…

The High Court yesterday asked the authorities concerned to withdraw Gaibandha SP Ashraful Islam and other policemen involved in setting fire to the houses of the Santal community during an eviction drive in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha, reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Obaidul Hassan…

The scale of violence against the Rohingya community in Myanmar's Rakhine State documented in a recent United Nations human rights report is a level of dehumanisation and cruelty that is “revolting and unacceptable,” the UN special adviser on the prevention of genocide said on Monday.…