The Awami League has chosen Mohammad Ali Arafat, a member of its Central Working Committee, as the ruling party’s candidate for Dhaka-17 parliamentary constituency. General Secretary Obaidul Quader confirmed the decision after a meeting of the party’s nomination board on Friday n
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today (June 9) said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is confusing the people over the issue of dialogue. Referring to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's remark - 'the government is talki
After registering the party’s protest across the country against the ongoing loadshedding, BNP will now stage marches in the metropolitan cities, including the capital, to mount pressure on the government to ensure uninterrupted power supply. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Ri
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said some Awami League leaders' dialogue issue is only for diverting his party's movement for a fair election under a caretaker government. "The speeches on dialogue by home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu are
BNP has expelled its 43 leaders for life for contesting the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation election defying the party's decision to boycott all polls under the incumbent government. Among the 43 expelled leaders, one is independent mayoral candidate, 38 are male and four are female councillor ca
Traffic is at a standstill on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway following a clash between two factions of the Awami League in Cumilla, reports bdnews24.com. The movement of vehicles along the section of the highway passing through Chauddagram Upazila ground to a halt around 10:30 am on Tuesday, accordi
The leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami have postponed their planned Jun 5 rally after police denied permission for the event, rescheduling it to Jun 10. Nurul Islam Bulbul, an emir of the Islamist party’s Dhaka Metropolitan South unit, declared the new date for the rally at the north g
The Japanese ambassador in Bangladesh IWAMA Kiminori had a meeting with some leaders of BNP at the party chairperson's Gulshan office in Dhaka on Sunday. After holding the meeting, standing committee member and international affairs committee chairman of BNP, Amir Khashru Mahmud Chowdhury, told th
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today (June 4) said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will form a polls-time government whenever she feels like it. “As per the constitution, our state is governed in line with Westminster-style parliamentary system of government. In that
Nineteen BNP leaders including former Chhatra Dal leader Quamrul Ahsan Rupon, have been expelled for life for contesting the upcoming Barishal City Corporation election defying the party's decision to boycott all polls under the incumbent government. The matter was confirmed through a letter signe
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori met BNP’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday and discussed Bangladesh’s next general election and the overall political situation. Talking to reporters after the meeting at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office,
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the government proposed the national budget for 2023-24 fiscal for making a turnaround amid the global crisis and conflict. "The government proposed this budget for building a Smart Bangladesh and c
Coming down heavily on the proposed budget, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday the government did a mockery with the people in the name of budget. He said the budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 is neither a pro-poor nor a pro-people one. Mirza Fakhrul made the
