Viqarunnisa students threaten hunger strike
A section of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College students have threatened to go on hunger strike demanding release of grade IX class teacher Hasna Hena, who is in jail, in a case filed over the suicide of Aritree Adhikari.
AL, BNP under pressure from allies, rebels
Both the ruling Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party are still under pressure from the parties in the respective alliance on seat sharing in the December 30 general election.
EC rejects Khaleda’s appeal
Bangladesh Election Commission on Saturday rejected the appeal of jailed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia against the returning officers’ rejection of her nomination papers in three constituencies.
EC validates 78 more aspirants
At least 78 more aspirants, including opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s 21 and ruling Awami League’s one, on Friday got their candidature reinstated as Election Commission declared their nomination papers valid after hearing petitions for the second consecutive day.
EC reinstates candidature of 81 aspirants
The Election Commission on Thursday reinstated candidature of 81 aspirants to vie for the December 30 general election whose nomination papers were earlier rejected by returning officers during scrutiny,
Removed class teacher held, acting principal, assistant headmistress sacked
Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Class IX class teacher Hasna Hena was arrested at Uttara in Dhaka few hours after she was sacked along with acting principal Nazneen Ferdous, assistant headmistress Jinat Akhter.
Khaleda, 542 others appeal with EC
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and 542 other aggrieved aspirants filed appeals with the Election Commission till Wednesday, the last day for filing appeal, challenging the decisions of the returning officers over the rejection and acceptance of nomination papers for the next general election slated for December 30.
Viqarunnisa closed for indefinite period
The authorities of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College suspended the classes and examinations (from class I to XII) in all branches for an indefinite period amid the growing protests of students and guardians over the suicide of Aritree Adhikari.
Spurned aspirants go for legal battle
Aggrieved aspirants on Tuesday continued to seek legal remedies against the cancellation of their nomination papers for the December 30 general election.
HC for nat’l guideline to prevent suicide
The High Court on Tuesday ordered the formation of a five-member committee, headed by the additional education secretary, to look into the suicide of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Aritree Adhikari and formulate a national guideline to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
