Law should be made for independent EC: JP
Jatiya Party on Tuesday placed a five-point proposal, including formulation of a law as stipulated in the constitution to form an independent election commission and ensure fair elections under it.
BNP finds EC circular fishy
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday claimed that the Election Commission issued a circular restricting electioneering by outsiders in Narayanganj City Corporation polls within 72 before the polling hours knowing that the party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, would go there.
Separate boards recommended for pry edn
A parliamentary committee on Tuesday recommended a separate textbook board for primary education and an education board for the Primary Education Completion Examinations.
Govt still in dark about number of undocumented Rohingyas
The government is still in the dark about the number of undocumented Rohingyas who have entered Bangladesh fleeing persecution of the ethnic minority group in Myanmar since 1978. Census of the undocumented Myanmar nationals missed the first deadline in March 2016 while Rohingyas continued to enter Bangladesh.
Indonesian FM to visit Rohingyas at Ukhia today
Indonesian foreign minister Retno LP Marsudi will visit Ukhia upazila of the Cox’s Bazar district on Tuesday morning to witness the Rohingya situation over there.
80pc polling centres vulnerable
Electioneering in the Narayanganj city polls, scheduled for Thursday, will end midnight today while about 80 per cent polling stations have been spotted as vulnerable.
CID meets with Atiur at his house
A four-member team of the Criminal Investigation Department on Monday discussed with Bangladesh Bank’s former governor Atiur Rahman developments over $101milion reserve heist from the New York Federal Reserve, in early February.
PM for Biman overhaul
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday ordered the civil aviation ministry to form a high-level committee for ‘overhauling’ the state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines against the backdrop of a VVIP flight’s emergency landing due apparently to ‘human factor’ recently.
BNP hopeful as president welcomes proposals
The president, Abdul Hamid, welcomed Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s proposals for the reconstitution of the Election Commission based on consensus as he kicked off series of talks with registered political parties sitting with BNP on Sunday.
Outsiders asked to leave polling areas by today
Mayoral candidates of both the ruling Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party fear deterioration of the law and order during polls in Narayanganj City Corporation scheduled for December 22 as there is no visible move to recover illegal arms.
