Advocate suggests such affidavit holds no legal weight

An attempt is being made to gain political advantage by evading political responsibility and creating pressure on the court, alleged Mia Golam Parwar, secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

Attempts to resolve political matters through judicial means did not yield positive outcomes in the past, Jamaat leader says

Abdullah Al Amin rescued by police after standoff in BSCIC area; tensions flared following comments reportedly about BKMEA president

NCP leader warns against questioning the legitimacy of the people’s verdict

National Citizen Party spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain yesterday accused the BNP of “playing a dual game” by challenging the July Charter in court.

Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed deep concern over a petition filed with the High Court challenging the process of passing the July Charter reform proposal in parliament.

The BNP has offered the post of deputy speaker to the opposition ahead of the first sitting of the newly elected parliament, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said yesterday.

Move comes as goodwill gesture under July National Charter, says home minister

Akhter Hossen will serve as committee chairman and Sarwar Tushar as member secretary

Says attacks during Ramadan would further threaten global peace

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday attended office on a public holiday and urged officials to expedite implementation of the government’s election manifesto.

National Citizen Party Convener and Opposition Party Chief Whip Nahid Islam yesterday said the party’s next goal is to strengthen its grassroots organisation to expand its political gains.

The women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami formed a human chain in Dhaka yesterday, demanding an end to violence against women and children and exemplary punishment for those responsible.

Wants to work collectively to remove the black laws

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday said raising taxes is crucial to pull the country out of the current economic downturn.

LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the government is working to make state institutions, long rendered ineffective, functional and properly institutionalised once again.

After forming the government, the ruling BNP has shifted its focus to reorganising and strengthening its party structure, placing particular emphasis on preparations for the local government elections.

'Personally indebted to the people of Thakurgaon,' he says during first visit to home district since taking oath as minister

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday described the circumstances surrounding the ouster of the Bangladesh Bank governor as the “formal beginning of a government-backed mob culture”, calling it unfortunate and completely unacceptable.