Five Bangladesh opposition leaders sent to jail

A Bangladesh court in Dhaka on Saturday sent five arrested leaders of the main opposition BNP, including its standing committee members Moudud Ahmed, MK Anwar and Rafiqul Islam Miah, to jail in two cases filed for vandalism, arson attacks and attacking policemen. Metropolitan Magistrate Joynab Begum ordered that the five arrested BNP leaders be sent to jail as hearing on their remand and bail petitions could not be held for lack of necessary documents in the two cases. The court fixed November 14 for hearing on the remand and the bail petitions. (Go to Source)

Continued confrontation in Bangladesh disappoints British envoy Robert Gibson

British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Gibson on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the continued confrontation instead of dialogue between the two major political parties in Bangladesh— ruling Awami League and main opposition BNP — for holding free, fair and credible elections. “I’m disappointed that we’ve seen continued confrontational action rather than constructive dialogue between the two main parties that could result in the outcome desired by most ordinary Bangladeshis: free, fair and credible elections in which all parties participate,” the British envoy said in a statement. (Go to Source)