Alireza Arafi was appointed today (1 March) as the jurist member of Iran's Leadership Council, a body tasked with fulfilling the supreme leader's role until the Assembly of Experts elects a new leader, ISNA news agency reported.
A cleric member of the Guardian Council, Arafi will be part of the temporary Leadership Council alongside President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei.
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Holy Ramadan begins
The holy month of Ramadan of 1447 Hijri will begin in the country tomorrow, as the new moon was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh today.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation (IF) at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque here this evening, Muhammad Nizam Uddin, deputy director of Public Relations of IF, told BSS.
He said the moon was sighted in Netrokona, Sirajganj and Cox’s Bazar districts this evening.
Ramadan is the ninth month in the I...PM vows to establish rule of law, equal rights
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today addressed the nation with a comprehensive message outlining his government’s priorities, pledging to restore democracy, strengthen the rule of law, equal rights, curb corruption, and build a self-reliant and humane Bangladesh.
“Not party or political influence or force, but the rule of law will be the final word in governing the state,” he said in his maiden televised address to the nation after assuming office. State-run broadcaster BTV aired the address at 9.45 pm.
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Country restarts democratic course as Tarique Rahman sworn-in as PM
Bangladesh resumes its democratic journey today after a long 15 years of autocratic rule of Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman was sworn-in as Prime Minister with its party’s landslide victory in 13th national polls. Tarique Rahman charismatically led his party to win in 211 seats in the parliamentary elections widely endorsed by the world, including the European Union (EU) election observers as they called the polls fair and credible saying no instance of fraudulence or vote rigging was found.Newly elected MPs, cabinet members to take oath tomorrow
All 297 newly elected members of parliament (MPs) of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will take oath at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) here tomorrow. The lawmakers will first take oath as the members of parliament (MPs) and then as the members of the Constitutional Reform Council, said a press release of JS Secretariat today.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin is expected to administer the oath to the lawmakers at the Oath Room of the Sangsad Bhaban at 10 am, the release said.
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Ballots to be reached in all constituencies by Feb 7
Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Akhtar Ahmed has said that ballot papers for the upcoming 13th Parliamentary Election and referendum have already been distributed in 116 constituencies across the country, and the remaining will be distributed by February 7. “We have already sent ballot papers to the returning officers of 116 parliamentary constituencies and will be able to send the remaining ballots by February 7, Insha’Allah,” he said.
The EC Secretary provided this information to the media during a briefing at...
