Staff Correspondent,
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Published: 10 Feb 2021 04:40 PM BdST
Updated: 10 Feb 2021 04:40 PM BdST
The High Court has sought the opinions of legal experts to determine the acceptability of a writ petition to ban the broadcast of Qatar-based television channel Al Jazeera in Bangladesh and if it can issue an order for its suspension. );
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Supreme Court lawyers A J Mohammad Ali, Fida M Kamal, Abdul Matin Khasru, Prabir Niyogi, Kamal Ul Alam and Shahdeen Malik have been requested to submit their opinions as amicus curiae on Feb 15.
A virtual High Court bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah issued the order on Wednesday following a primary hearing of a writ petition.
Al Jazeera report claims army chief supporting fugitive brothers; govt, army reject, condemn news
Staff Correspondent | Published: 00:44, Feb 04,2021 | Updated: 16:45, Feb 04,2021
Al Jazeera, a Doha-based international news channel, has recently accused that the Bangladesh Army chief, General Aziz Ahmed, of providing illegal supports to his brothers, convicted and fugitive, to establish and run businesses abroad, that too, with the tacit approval of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bangladesh Army, the home affairs minister and the ruling Awami League have, however, rejected the Al Jazeera report outright and condemned it as politically motivated ‘smear campaign’.
Besides, the foreign minister, AK Abdul Momen, said on Wednesday that the government was considering legal actions against Al Jazeera ‘for spreading misinformation’ involving prime minister Sheikh Hasina. ‘We will try to go fo
Senior Correspondent,
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Published: 29 Jan 2021 01:02 AM BdST
Updated: 29 Jan 2021 01:02 AM BdST
Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed is leaving Dhaka on Friday on a state visit to the United States at the invitation of his US Army counterpart. );
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Gen Aziz will discuss regional security and mutual defence cooperation at the US Office of the Secretary of Defence for Policy, South and Southeast Asia during the visit, the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate or ISPR said in a statement on Thursday.
He will also visit defence structures and training facilities of the US Army.
He will pay a courtesy call on the US army chief and discuss ways to strengthen ties between the two armies.