A scuffle broke out between pro-BNP and Jamaat lawyers during the bail hearing of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman at a Dhaka court today (4 October), with the altercation later spilling onto the road in front of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court.
Former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar has remarked that even if temporary clouds or storms arise in India-Bangladesh relations, the long-standing bond between the two countries will not be erased. He said there will always be ups and downs in the relationship between the two countries. However, in solving problems, one must not only ask what is possible, but also why something is not possible. Only then can the path to new possibilities open up.
Bangladesh is moving to bring marriage and divorce registration under a digital system, allowing authorities to verify marital records through a centralised database and help curb child marriage and secret multiple marriages, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said on Saturday (October 3).
A court here today placed Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman on one-day remand in a case filed over allegedly creating disorder, obstructing government officials in discharging duties and assaulting a security official at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).
A demand has been raised to remove 'socialism' and 'secularism' as part of possible initiatives to reform the Constitution. A legal notice has been sent to the relevant authorities giving a 90-day deadline to take necessary constitutional and legal steps to remove these two elements from the Constitution.
The deadline for submitting the investigation report of the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi has been postponed once again even after the formation of a high-level task force committee.