Former chief justice A B M Khairul Haque has been released from jail after securing bail in all cases against him. He walked free from the Central Jail in Keraniganj, Dhaka, around 4:15pm on Wednesday (August 19) .
The bodies of Bangladeshi nationals killed in the hotel fire in Kolkata's New Market area will be brought back to the country soon, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam.
At least five Bangladeshis were killed in a devastating fire at a residential hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street near New Market in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, early Wednesday (August 19). According to local authorities, nine people died in the incident, of whom local police have confirmed five as Bangladeshi nationals.
The presidential election scheduled for August 20 will be held without any hindrance, and there is no legal bar to it, said Attorney General Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal.
Lawyer Md Yunus Ali Akond has filed an appeal with the Appellate Division after the High Court rejected a writ petition challenging the validity of Article 70 of the Constitution and seeking a stay on the presidential election schedule. He himself confirmed the matter on Wednesday (August 19).
Tawfique Nawaz, a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and husband of former Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, has died.