An alliance of six Islamist parties yesterday decided not to run in the January 7 general election under the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The Police Bureau of Investigation yesterday submitted its probe report over the death of Hefajat-e Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi, saying 43 people, including the Islamist outfit's Amir Junaid Babunagari, were involved in "creating an atmosphere that hastened his death". In the report, the PBI recommended that charges of "culpable homicide" be brought against the 43 under