Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the next general elections would be held as per the parliamentary democratic system, instead of under the supervision of a neutral caretaker government (CG) as demanded by the opposition. “People haven’t forgotten the oppression unleashed by the last CG. Has the opposition leader forgotten the torture inflicted
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CG may be in place in new form for next two polls
SC releases full text of 13th amendment verdict The Supreme Court on Sunday released the full text of its judgment that declared unconstitutional and illegal the Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Act, 1996 with prospective effect from May 10, 2011. The full text of the verdict was released by former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque and six ... Read more
A new formula for polls time government
Unveils citizens’ body The next parliamentary election cannot be free and fair if held under the present government and without dissolving the incumbent parliament. And the Election Commission, no matter how strong it is, alone will not be able to hold free and fair polls with the administration
Unelected people not to be in govt
Interim Govt for Polls Unelected people not to be in govt AL, allies respond to BNP’s reported formulas The Awami League-led ruling grand alliance will not accept any proposal or formula of an unelected interim government to conduct the next parliamentary elections. Leaders of the alliance have vehemently rejected main opposition BNP’s idea of forming a ... Read more
Chief adviser from ex-chief justices
Interim Govt For Polls Chief adviser from ex-chief justices BNP to propose formula after Eid The BNP plans to make a formal proposal to restore the non-partisan caretaker government system with a change in the provision of appointment of the chief adviser. Keeping in mind the political chaos over the appointment of the chief adviser ... Read more
Abdin assaulted by hostile cops
BNP asks home minister to quit; Sahara regrets excesses; case filed against Abdin Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque was assaulted by the law enforcers yesterday, the first day of the 48-hour countrywide hartal called by BNP-led four-party alliance. In a late night development, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police filed a case against 10 to 12 people ... Read more
BNP, allies begin 48hr strike today
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies begin a general strike for 48 hours this morning in protest at the scrapping of the caretaker government provision from the constitution and in demand for some other issues. The BNP and its four allies — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Naziur), Islami
Caretaker system declared illegal
HIGHLIGHTS o 13th amendment unconstitutional o Caretaker govt may hold next 2 JS polls for ‘safety’ o Judges may be kept out of caretaker govt The Supreme Court has declared illegal a 15-year-old constitutional provision that mandates an elected government to transfer power to an unelected non-partisan caretaker administration to oversee a new parliamentary election on completion of ... Read more
Fakhruddin, Moeen given time again to face JS body
The parliamentary sub-committee on the education ministry on Monday gave another six weeks to the former chief adviser of the caretaker government, Fakhruddin Ahmed, and the former army chief, General Moeen U Ahmed, to appear before it. They will now have to appear before the committee’s seventh meeting to be held on June
Fakhruddin asks JS panel to read JIC report
The former chief adviser to the military-controlled interim government, Fakhruddin Ahmed, on Sunday asked a parliamentary panel to read the report of the Judicial Inquiry Commission, formed by the emergency regime, to probe the clashes between army personnel and students in August 2007. He made the suggestion in his reply to the letter sent to ... Read more
Martial law, if CG system cancelled: Jurist Mahmudul
Eminent jurist Mahmudul Islam on Thursday told the Supreme Court that martial law will be imposed in the country due to the existing situation and mentality of the politicians if the caretaker government system is cancelled. The caretaker government system has been introduced for the interest of democracy and
Amici curiae want revision of caretaker govt system
Senior Supreme Court lawyers Rafique-ul Huq and M Zahir on Wednesday told the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court that the caretaker government system should be revised by dropping the provision for appointing former judges as chief adviser or adviser. The system of holding national elections under the caretaker government is still a necessity but
JS body asks Fakruddin, Moeen to appear April 18
A parliamentary body probing violence on the Dhaka University campus during the last caretaker government on Tuesday asked the then chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed and former army chief Moeen U Ahmed to appear before it. On behalf of the parliamentary body, the parliament secretariat sent two separate letters asking