Redwan Ahmed has resigned as secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and officially joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). On Wednesday afternoon, he joined the BNP at the chairperson’s Gulshan office -- welcomed into the party by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul I
National Citizen Party (NCP) on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to reconsider the dates for the submission of nomination papers and withdrawal of candidacies, keeping the voting date unchanged for the upcoming national election and the referendum scheduled for February 12. “They
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday told the Election Commission (EC) that providing VVIP facilities to someone while denying these to others is the violation of a level playing field in the election. “If someone gets many facilities, even VVIP facilities, while others do not, that canno
BNP has reached an electoral understanding with seven more alliance partners of the anti-fascist movement, leaving eight parliamentary seats for them for the upcoming national election. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the list at a press conference at the party Chairper
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said his party supports restoring the civic and political rights of ordinary supporters of Awami League. “Those who support a fascist party may have committed a moral crime, but if they were not involved in mass killings during the
The 20-party alliance led by Anwar Hossain Manju’s Jatiya Party-JP and Anisul Islam Mahmud’s National Democratic Front-NDF has announced candidates for 119 constituencies in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. The NDF revealed its candidates at a press conference held at Hotel Sh
Bangladesh Railway will operate special trains on 10 routes to mark the homecoming of Tarique Rahman in response to an application by the BNP. To facilitate this, three short-distance train services have been cancelled. The railway said in a media statement on Monday that the Rajbari Commuter (Ra
Expressing grave concern over the continued incidents of mob violence across the country, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said that the attacks being carried out by unruly mobs pose a serious threat to humanity and democratic values. He made these remarks while talki
Former adviser of the interim government and a frontline leader of July Uprising Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain today collected the nomination form to contest the upcoming national election from the Dhaka-10 constituency comprising Dhanmondi, Kalabagan, New Market and Hazaribagh areas. He collected th
BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Monday said a sense of insecurity has gripped the nation even though the party prepares to welcome its Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on his return home this week. “The entire nation is under a security fear at this moment. We are trying to ensure security as
Syed Ehsanul Huda, chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Dal, joined BNP on Monday, dissolving his own party. He, along with his party leaders and workers, formally joined BNP around 4:40 pm at the party Chairperson's Gulshan office by presenting a bouquet to its Secretary General, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Ala
Inqilab Moncho has concluded its protest at the Central Shaheed Minar after issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to the government, seeking justice for the killing of Sharif Osman bin Hadi. The platform demanded the formation of a speedy judicial tribunal and two other measures over the killing of Hadi, re
BNP leader Tarique Rahman is expected to register as a voter on Dec 27, two days after returning to the country following 17 years in exile. BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed told reporters on Monday that the party’s acting chairman would return on Dec 25 and complete his voter
