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“We will wait for the government’s initiative to bring Nur Hossain back in the country to quiz him, otherwise we can do this by going to India.”

Shahjahan Ali Mollah, chief of the seven-member high-powered probe committee told reporters at his ministry office Tuesday.

“The country has already lost its famous products like Jamdani, Nakshi Kantha and Fazli mango because of not having the act in due time which could have identified and registered the GI products.”

Shukla Sarwat Siraj, a supreme court lawyer who works on Intellectual Property rights said Tuesday while attending a CPD discussion.

“I think Nizam is the mastermind of Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram murder. He is also a notorious criminal. In this situation, I am passing my days in insecurity and considering my life under threat.”

Stated a GD filed by former Awami League lawmaker from Feni Joynal Hazari .

“Is it the fault of the person [elected uncontested] that he is the only valid candidate when others’ candidatures are declared invalid after scrutiny or they withdraw their candidatures? Rather, it is a constitutional right of the valid candidate to be declared elected as no one remains valid.”

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Rokanuddin Mahmud said declaring 154 candidates elected unopposed in the January 5 election was not unconstitutional.