Nearly 59 per cent of the BNP’s candidates contesting in the parliamentary polls have outstanding loans, according to Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The findings were disclosed at a press conference in Dhaka on Thursday, where the local chapter of Berlin-based Transparency Inte
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman suggested that politics should be policy-based, as Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) leaders met him on Wednesday. He called for avoiding mudslinging among political parties, saying thoughts and politics should be constructive. This way the country would move forward, he not
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled 59 leaders for running for parliament independently in defiance of party mandates. The move was announced Wednesday night in a media statement. Previously, 11 members faced expulsion for similar defiance, but the bans on two were revoked after t
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer and Cumilla-11 (Chauddagram) candidate Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Wednesday said the 13th parliamentary election would determine the future course of Bangladesh. “This election will decide whether Bangladesh moves forward with independence and self-respe
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman arrived in Sylhet on Wednesday night to formally kick off his party’s election campaign for the 13th national parliamentary election, with plans to address seven rallies on Thursday. “BNP Chairman, along with his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, left Hazrat Shahjalal
Md Abu Naser, the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate for Chattogram-8, has decided to withdraw from the race, even after the official deadline for candidate withdrawal had passed. His decision to quit the race was revealed on Wednesday at a press conference at the Chattogram Metropolitan Jamaat-e-Islami of
Former Awami League leader Prof Abu Sayeed has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He was a part of the committee that drafted the Constitution. Abu Sayeed was also the Awami League’s state minister for information for five years starting in 1996. After 1/11, the Awami League&rs
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman has been officially allotted the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol for the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency. The symbol was formally handed over by the district's Returning Officer and Bogura Deputy Commissioner, Md Toufiqul Rahman, on Wedn
Hifazat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Allama Shah Muhibullah Babunagari has congratulated Islami Andolan Bangladesh and its chief Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim for severing ties with the Jamaat-e-Islami alliance ahead of the upcoming national election. The statement, signed by Muhibullah, was sent to the med
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
