Tarique’s hope for release gets a blow

Tarique’s hope for release gets a blow Govt, ACC appeal against his bail orders; NBR sues Moudud, Pintu Source: The Daily Star The possibility of Tarique Rahman’s release hit a fresh snag yesterday after the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) appealed against the High Court (HC) bail orders in seven of the 13 cases [...]

AL mulls agitation to force govt to drop all charges against Hasina

The Awami League (AL) may go for tougher programmes, including street agitations, in a couple of weeks to force the government to withdraw all charges against Sheikh Hasina and lift the state of emergency. The party will also speak out against holding upazila elections ahead of the general elections at its meetings with the Election [...]