The deadline for submitting the investigation report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi has been extended once again—this time for the 124th time. The court has set 1 April as the new date for submission of the report.
Justice Naima Haider of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court has resigned from her post. Her resignation letter has been sent to the president, Supreme Court officials confirmed on Monday, February 9.
Nahid Islam, the candidate of the 11-party alliance and convenor of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has filed an appeal with the Appellate Division challenging a High Court order that dismissed a writ petition seeking the cancellation of BNP-nominated candidate Dr. M A Qayyum's candidacy in Dhaka-11 constituency over allegations of dual citizenship and information concealment.
Shudhangshu Kumar Saha, Senior Assistant Secretary at the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat, has been dismissed from service for accepting a bribe of Tk 300 during a National ID (NID) correction and attempting to conceal the matter by offering a journalist Tk 29,000.
Ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum, the Election Commission (EC) is facing a major challenge over the activities of its field-level officials. A significant portion of the complaints submitted to the Commission are now against its own officers.
The Election Commission (EC) has finally clarified the ongoing discussion about who will administer the oath to the Members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the upcoming 13th National Parliament election. According to the constitutional provision, in the current situation, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) can administer the oath to the newly elected MPs.