The ruling Awami League has hinted it will try to handle BNP's ongoing protests deftly, as the government is under "pressure" from the international community for its highhandedness towards the opposition programmes.
Jatiya Party's Rangpur District Convener Committee has been approved, excluding Moshiur Rahman Ranga, who was the presidium member and the chief whip of the opposition in Jatiya Sangsad.
Jatiya Party Presidium Member Moshiur Rahman Ranga was removed from all party posts yesterday, a move likely to intensify the rift between JP chief patron Raushan Ershad and Chairman GM Quader.
The ruling Awami League has demanded that EVM be used in all 300 constituencies in the next national polls while Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, strongly opposes it.