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Ershad oath likely today Members of Parliament elected in the January 5 general election were sworn in on Thursday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the oath to 284 lawmakers of the 10th Parliament in the oath room of Jatiya Sangsad in the morning.  ive lawmakers, including Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, could not take the ... Read more

The new Cabinet is going to take oath on Sunday amid apprehension over the longevity of the incoming government as pressure is mounting for an early election with the participation of all parties including the BNP and its allies that boycotted the January 5 polls demanding a neutral person to supervise the poll-time caretaker administration. President ... Read more

Oath taking violation of constitution: BNP The BNP-led 18-party alliance has suspended its countrywide non-stop road-rail-waterways blockade programme for today and tomorrow taking what they termed ‘peoples’ sufferings’ into consideration. “We have put on hold the non-stop countrywide blockade for Friday and Saturday considering the people’s suffering. The blockade will resume from Sunday across

China, S Korea urge stability People of Bangladesh were not given an opportunity to fully express their democratic choice in the elections on January 5, the European Union said, calling upon all the parties to engage in genuine dialogue to agree on a mutually acceptable way to hold inclusive and credible polls. The powerful bloc ... Read more

Move triggers debate The Members of Parliament-elect will take oath at the Parliament Bhaban in the capital today. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Choudhury will administer the oath of office to the MPs-elect at 10am, said a press release issued by the Parliament Secretariat on yesterday. However, questions have been raised whether taking oath by MPs-elect before ... Read more

Oppn extends hartal until 6:00pm today; 2 killed in violence Three senior leaders of the BNP —the party chairperson’s adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, its vice-chairman Selima Rahman and central leader Fazlul Haque Milon —were arrested from different areas of the capital yesterday. Following the arrests of Mahbub and Milon, the BNP-led 18-party alliance, which is enforcing ... Read more

Hindu community people, who fled Karnai village under Dinajpur Sadar upazila following attacks by alleged Jamaat-Shibir men a couple of hours after Sunday’s voting, started returning to their houses since Monday night as the local administration ensured safety measures for them. Police yesterday arrested 5 people in two cases filed over the attacks. Two of ... Read more

The ruling Awami League appears to be adamant not to concede to the opposition’s demand for the cancellation of the 10th parliamentary polls despite criticism in home and abroad over the credibility of the election. It also seems to have taken a hard-line against opposition BNP and its allies in a bid to quell their movement ... Read more

Australia, Japan push for ensuring voting right Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the recently-concluded parliamentary election in Bangladesh was characterised by polarisation and low participation and urged the political parties to continue meaningful dialogue to address the expectations of the people for an inclusive process. He also expressed his regret for the failure of ... Read more

Issuing a strong note of warning against the opposition leader, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked Khaleda Zia to stop post-polls violence and oppression on the minorities and the people who cast their votes on Sunday by the BNP-Jamaat-Shibir men, otherwise she would face the music, reports UNB. “You didn’t take part in the election, ... Read more

The Supreme Court has drawn much attention at home and abroad over the past five years for its proactive role in ensuring justice through disposal of some important cases. After the AL-led Grand Alliance government took office, steps were taken to dispose a number of significant cases, including the Bangabandhu murder case,

In response to the disappointment expressed by different influential countries and organisations over the 10th parliamentary election, the foreign ministry has decided to engage them in dialogues soon to explain the necessity of holding the polls. “We are going to extensively engage the countries, which are issuing statements on the 10th parliamentary election,

Hartal, blockad leave them without work Chobi Begum, 38, who works as a day labourer, was squatting disconsolately on the roadside at Mirpur-1 for hours, trying to cover herself as much as she could to fend off the morning chill while peering through the dense fog. She was hoping to see a familiar face, that ... Read more

Jatiya Party presidium member Mashiur Rahman Ranga said that party chairman HM Ershad will join the next parliament. “We took part in the 10th parliamentary election as per the directive of the JP chief. He wanted that we contest the January 5 election despite withdrawal of candidates. Our chairman will join Parliament,” Ranga told reporters after ... Read more

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Tuesday said a total of 531 educational institutions have been damaged during election violence across the country. Of the damaged institutions, 419 are primary schools, while 82 are high schools, 21 madrasas and nine are colleges, the minister informed reporters while

A veil of fog all but obliterated the sun from the country’s skies on Tuesday. Poor visibility, continuing from Monday, played havoc with the transport system for the second day in succession, disrupting road traffic and ferry services for hours on the vast expanse of the Padma. Sources in the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority ... Read more

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Advocate AJ Mohammad Ali has criticised the government for arresting Bar Council Vice-president Advocate Khandkar Mahbub Hossain and demanded his immediate release. The SCBA president made the statements yesterday at a press briefing at the South Hall of the Supreme Court Bar building. The briefing was held

President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Tuesday urged the Prime Minister to cancel the 10th Parliament elections and sit across the table to negotiate the next general polls. “All, except one country in the globe observed that the January 5 election was not held in a proper manner. Being provoked ... Read more

A man and his elderly mother were murdered at their home in Uttar Dehegati Christian Para under Dehergati union of Barisal. Police recovered the bodies of Sushil Mridha, 44, and his mother Monika Mridha, 65, from their residence in Degerhati at around 10:30am yesterday. Shah Alam, the Babuganj police station in charge, said the bodies were ... Read more

Meditation may help ease anxiety and depression in certain patients, and in some cases the practice may be as effective as taking anti-depressant medications, said a study. However, a review of scientific literature on mindfulness meditation published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the effects of