Awami League (AL) will start distribution of nomination forms from Thursday among the party aspirants for vying in the by-poll for Patuakhali-1 constituency as per the Election Commission (EC) schedule. The constituency of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) fell vacant at the death of former state minister for Religious Affairs and Patuakhali district unit Awami League president Advocate Shahjahan Mia.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has urged global investors to invest in Bangladesh as it is the most investment friendly and promising country.
"Bangladesh is now becoming the most investment, friendly and promising country for its infrastructure development and other facilities including development of sea and river ports, inter-country rail and road communications," Hasan said, mentioning that Bangladesh has achieved incredible growth in all sectors in the last 15 years under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Seventeen people were killed and many others injured when a container train and a passenger train collided in Bhairab of Kishoreganj this afternoon.
"Seventeen dead bodies were so far recovered from the wreckage. Casualties could rise as the rescue operation is going on," said Police Super of Kishoreganj Russell Sheikh.
A total of 14 units of the fire service are conducing rescue operation, said Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence media chief Shahjahan Sikder.
The government has deployed three platoons of BGB to assist the rescue operation.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) counsel Khurshid Alam Khan today said people like BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and Awami League lawmaker Haji Selim, who have been convicted and sentenced to more than two-year jail term, will not be allowed to take part in next general election.
The senior advocate said this following the release of full text of a High Court judgment saying a person sentenced to more than two years jail term will be considered constitutionally incompetent for taking part in election.