Former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia passed away at six in the morning on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital. Before her death, she had submitted applications to contest the upcoming 13th parliamentary election from three constituencies, Dinajpur-3 Sadar, Feni-1 Parshuram, Fulgazi and Chhagalnaiya, and Bogura-7 Gabtali.
All government publicity activities related to the referendum have been suspended until Wednesday following the death of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
BNP Chairperson and three-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's namaz-e-janaza may take place on Wednesday (December 31) at Manik Mia Avenue in the capital.
New Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury will address all district and sessions judges, metropolitan sessions judges, chief judicial magistrates and chief metropolitan magistrates across the country on December 30. The Law and Justice Division of the Ministry of Law has issued a memorandum in this regard.
The Supreme Court’s chamber court has ordered the immediate removal of Mahmudur Rahman Manna’s name from the list of loan defaulters, clearing the way for him to contest the election from Bogura.
Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury is set to be sworn in as Bangladesh’s 26th Chief Justice on Sunday (December 28).