'New President to be elected in Sep'

Next President will be elected during the parliamentary session scheduled for September, said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday.

''There is no need to convene a special session of Parliament solely for the presidential election,'' the minister made the remarks while responding to journalists' queries at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) auditorium in the capital.

When asked about a case filed against former President Md Shahabuddin, the law minister declined to comment, saying it would not be appropriate to make any remarks on the matter at this stage.

Responding to another question, Asaduzzaman said that if the cases filed against eight people injured during the July movement in Chattogram are found to be false, the government will withdraw those cases in accordance with the law.