Getting general healthcare was once a nightmare for the people of the remote Char (shoal) area surrounded by the Jamuna River in Bera upazila of Pabna district but now the local residents are very happy to have it within their reach. Due to lack of communication and poverty, they could not get tre
Independent candidate Dr. Tasnim Jara has been allotted her preferred 'football' symbol to contest the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections from Dhaka-9 constituency. The Dhaka Divisional Commissioner and Returning Officer, Sharaf Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, formally handed over the symbol allotment
NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has demanded to know why the Election Commission has remained silent after BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman “directly violated” election laws and regulations by promising to provide flats to Korail slum residents. Patwary, who is contesting in the Dh
Tahmina Zaman Sraboni, wife of BNP-nominated candidate and former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, has withdrawn her candidacy along with two other contenders in Netrokona. Tahmina had stood as an independent candidate in the Netrokona-4 constituency covering Madan, Mohonganj and
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday unveiled an eight-point priority social-policy agenda, pledging sweeping reforms to rebuild the country's economy and social fabric after what it described as years of mismanagement under the Awami League government. The party said the propos
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), Dhaka University (DU) unit, paid tribute to Shaheed Asad, who was martyred during the anti-Ayub movement of 1969, marking his 57th martyrdom anniversary. They offered the tribute at the Shaheed Asad Memorial, located beside the Em
Candidates and supporters on Tuesday staged protests demanding that the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Central Students' Union (SUCSU) and hall parliament elections be held as scheduled. The protesters gathered in front of the university administrative office from Tuesday morning.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e- Islami (BJI) Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said if voted to power his party will build a society based on justice, dignity, equitable and shared prosperity for the country's all citizens. "Bangladesh stands once again at a historic crossroads. Together with you (people), we aspi
A clash has erupted between supporters of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami over the distribution of leaflets ahead of the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections. The incident, which occurred near Pirerbagh Al Mobarak Mosque under Mirpur Model Police Station on Tuesday evening, left two Jamaat activists inju
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday described the next national elections as a "hard test" for the country's future. "The election will decide whether Bangladesh remains under liberal democracy or falls into the hands of extremist and anti-state forces," he said at a discu
Islami Andolan Bangladesh will contest the election in 259 constituencies, down from an earlier plan to field candidates in 268 seats, following its withdrawal from the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance. The Islamist party announced earlier this month that it would run independently after brea
Lawyer M Sarwar Hossain has withdrawn his candidacy from Dhaka‑17 in support of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. Speaking at the Supreme Court premises on Tuesday, Sarwar said he made the decision out of respect for Tarique and his nationalist ideals, bdnews24.com reports. Sarwar had initially
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has conveyed its eight-point priority social policies, including a sweeping reform agenda, pledging to rebuild the country’s economy and social fabric after what they describe as years of mismanagement under the previous authoritarian regime of the Awami Lea
