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Khaleda gets bail in Zia Charitable Trust case
DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday morning got permanent bail in Zia Charitable Trust Fund graft case.
BNP to revive all withdrawn political cases: MK Anwar
Dhaka, Feb 1 (bdnews24.com)— BNP will revive all the cases withdrawn during the tenure of Awami League-led incumbent government, the party’s standing committee member M K Anwar said on Wednesday.
“The incumbent government has so far withdrawn 7,131 cases against themselves. None of the withdrawn cases were against the opposition parties. Fifteen corruption cases against prime minister Sheikh Hasina were withdrawn. When we come to power, those cases will be revived and tried quickly,” he said at a discussion at the National Press Club.
According to reports, the home ministry withdrew more than 7,000 political cases filed against Awami League leaders and supporters, filed during the past military-backed caretaker government.
‘AL has history of hailing coups’
DHAKA, Jan 30: Leader of the opposition and chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia on Monday rejected the allegation of her party’s link to the foiled coup bid to topple the government. She said, “We do not believe in change of government through coup.
Khaleda blasts ban on mass procession
DHAKA, Jan 28: Leader of the opposition and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday urged the government to withdraw the ban imposed by the DMP on holding procession and rallies in the city.
She warned that the consequence of foiling opposition’s democratic movement through conspiracy and repression would not be good.
Plunderers of orphans’ money, will face trial, says Hasina
MANIKGANJ, Jan 18: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that those who grabbed orphans’ money would not be spared, they must face trial.
“Those who have plundered orphans money must face the trial,” the prime minister said pointing to opposition leader Khaleda Zia who was formally charged with embezzlement of Zia Orphanage Trust fund during her 2001-2006 tenure.
Khaleda submits bail bond
DHAKA, JAN 17: The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday granted BNP Chief Khaleda Zia permission to submit bail bond upon a Tk 5000 bond and two guarantors.
Metropolitan Magistrate Shamima Perveen of the CMM Court asked Khaleda Zia to submit her bail bond after she appeared before the crowded courtroom on Tuesday 12.40 pm.
Khaleda indicted in Zia Trust fund graft
DHAKA, JAN 16: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday pressed charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others for abusing power in setting up a charitable trust after her husband late president Ziaur Rahman.
Harunur Rashid, an assistant director of ACC, who is investigating the case, submitted the charge sheet before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Monday afternoon.
ACC okays chargesheet against Khaleda in Zia Trust case
DHAkA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the chargesheet in a case involving a charity fund named after late president Ziaur Rahman during the latest premiership of BNP chief Khaleda Zia.
BNP for CG system first, formation of EC later
DHAKA, JAN 11: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia demanded restoration of the caretaker government (CG) system prior to formation of the next Election Commission (EC), during her party’s talks with President M. Zillur Rahman at Bangabhaban on Wednesday.
BNP pushes caretaker issue with President(Updated)
DHAKA: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held talks with President Zillur Rahman Wednesday on the formation of the new Election Commission (EC) and proposed restoration of the caretaker government system.
During the hour-long dialogue which ended at about 12:00 noon, the main opposition party pushed its key demand for restoration of the caretaker government system in the constitution and holding the next general election under the system scrapped last year by the Awami League-led government, party sources later said.
“A free, fair and neutral election is not possible if it is held under a political government” BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said at a press briefing at BNP Naya Paltan Central office Wednesday noon.
‘Poll without CG to be a mistake’
DHAKA, JAN 8: BNP chairperson and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia on Sunday warned that governments attempt to hold next general elections under it instead of the caretaker government would be a grave mistake.
Addressing different meetings on way to Chittagong during four-party alliance’s road march programme, the former prime minister urged the people to resist any such attempt of the government and said that the popularity of the ruling party had dipped so low that it would not be able to return to power even after 41 years.
No graft found against Khaleda in Bhairab bridge project
DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday said it has found no evidence of corruption against former prime minister Khaleda Zia in the construction of the Bhairab bridge.
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