What Messi said after being dropped from the Argentina team

 Everyone was looking forward to watching Lionel Messi and Neymar fight. The two were supposed to face off for Argentina and Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers on March 26. But football fans' enthusiasm was dampened when Neymar was ruled out last Saturday due to injury.

With Neymar out due to injury, everyone's eyes were on Messi. Everyone was waiting to see his performance against Brazil. But that hope is no longer being fulfilled. Messi has also been ruled out following his friend Neymar's path.

The reason for the Argentine captain's elimination is also injury. Citing Argentine media, the Associated Press (AP) reported that Messi suffered pain in his left thigh during Inter Miami's 2-1 win over Atlanta United in Major League Soccer. And the Reuters news agency reported that Messi has strained his thigh muscle. He will remain in the United States for the time being to recover.

Messi himself is disappointed to be eliminated from the team like this. However, he said that he will support the team from afar even if he is not in the team, saying, "It is sad not to be able to play two very special matches for the national team against Uruguay and Brazil. As always, I wanted to be there. But at the last minute, a small injury forced me to take a break from playing again. It knocked me out of the team. I will cheer for the team from here and support the team like another fan."

Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni is definitely in big trouble now because of Messi's absence. Because, in this match, he will not get Paulo Dybala, Gonzalo Montiel and Giovani Lo Celso along with Messi.

Young Turkish Claudio Echeverri is not in the team. All in all, there is a slight deficiency in Argentina's attack. In addition, the Argentine coach will have to think separately about who will be Messi's replacement quickly.

It is not possible to make up for Messi's absence. However, this is also an opportunity for the young people to prove themselves. Because, if someone can prove themselves by getting the opportunity to replace Messi, it will reduce the pressure on Scaloni. Especially with Messi, who is constantly battling injuries, Scaloni will have to be prepared with alternative plans.

Without Messi, Argentina will play against Uruguay on March 22 at 5:30 am Bangladesh time. And in the Super Clasico, Argentina will face arch-rivals Brazil on March 26 at 6 am.

394 crore taka in accounts of 31 banks related to Sheikh Hasina's interests

 

The court has ordered the freezing of 31 more bank accounts of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul, sister Sheikh Rehana, and their interests. According to the ACC, the amount of money deposited in the 31 banks is Tk 394.6 million. Senior Special Judge Md. Zakir Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan City issued the order on Tuesday after hearing a separate application of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Earlier, on March 11, the court ordered the freezing of 124 bank accounts of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul, sister Sheikh Rehana, and their interests.

The court ordered the freezing of these bank accounts following the ACC's application, said Director General Akhter Hossain at a press conference at the ACC's head office in Segunbagicha in the capital on Tuesday.

Rule on EC's public notification on registration of new political parties

 The High Court has issued a rule on the question of the public notice published by the Election Commission (EC) for the registration of a new political party. After the initial hearing of a writ, a High Court bench comprising Justice Md. Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja issued the rule along with the order on Tuesday.

The Election Commission issued the public notice on March 10, inviting applications for the registration of a new political party. Hasnat Qayyum, the chief coordinator of the State Reform Movement and Supreme Court lawyer, filed the writ on March 16 regarding the validity of the public notice. Today, he himself heard the writ in court, accompanied by lawyer Abeda Gulrukh.

Lawyer Hasnat Qayyum said that the process of the public notice for the registration of a political party has been suspended in the case of the party (State Reform Movement) that filed the writ. He told Prothom Alo that the rule seeks to know why the public notification for the registration of a political party will not be declared without legal authority in light of Section 90B of the Representation of the People Order, which defeats the spirit of the definition of a political party mentioned in the Constitution and the recommendations of the Electoral Reform Commission.

According to the EC's public notification, political parties that wish to register as political parties under Section 90B of the Representation of the People Order, 1972, and are able to fulfill the conditions mentioned in the 2008 Political Party Registration Rules, are being urged to apply for registration by April 20 by filling out Form-1 attached to the rules as per the Election Commission's guidelines.

And according to Section 90B of the Representation of the People Order, a political party can register its name with the commission subject to fulfilling the conditions mentioned in Section 90B. Section 90B mentions some specific conditions for registration in addition to offices at the district and upazila levels. Such as having an active central office with a central committee, establishing district offices in at least one-third of the administrative districts and offices in at least 100 upazilas or metropolitan police stations, each of which must have a minimum of 200 voters enrolled as members, etc.

The writ petitioner said that the law states that for the registration of a political party, there must be party committees in at least 100 upazilas and 22 districts. However, there are 20 upazilas in the three hill districts. For this reason, even if the hill people are interested, they will not be able to register as a political party. That condition was added to the Representation of the People Order in 2011 during the autocratic government. The Electoral Reforms Commission has recommended that a political party be registered if it has a total of 5,000 members, including 5 percent upazila and 10 percent district committees. In this situation, the public notice was hastily issued under the old law. This public notice is contrary to the spirit of the definition of a political party given in the Constitution—the writ was basically filed on these grounds.