The Supreme Court has rejected appeals by two Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidates seeking to contest upcoming parliamentary elections, while allowing another BNP nominee to remain in the race pending a final legal decision. The rulings were delivered on Sunday by a five-member Appellate
BNP chief Tarique Rahman has urged women to decide how to respond to political parties that "disrespect" them, warning that a country cannot be “safe” in the hands of those who lack respect for people’s dignity. Speaking at an election rally in Khulna on Monday, he said: “T
An appeal has been filed with the High Court seeking to stay the order validating the candidacy of MA Quayum, who is contesting the parliamentary polls on the BNP ticket from the Dhaka-11 constituency. The validity of the candidacy was challenged on Monday by Nahid Islam, a candidate of the 11-par
Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to jail in two more cases over corruption involving plot allocations to her family. This time, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddique Bobby and niece Azmina Siddiq Ruponti have also received prison sentences. The Awami League president was accused i
Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, a member of the BNP’s standing committee and candidate for the paddy sheaf in Chattogram-11 constituency said BNP has ambitious plans for the country’s sports. He said this during a discussion titled ‘Future of Sports in Chattogram’ on Sunday.
The women’s division of the Jamaat-e-Islami has said it views men as women’s “directors” and thus does not consider holding the top position in the party as “important”. They made the remarks at a briefing at the Nirbachan Bhaban on Sunday, after a meeting betwe
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that no one would be able to foil this year’s national election despite possible conspiracies. “In the past, we have seen various conspiracies surrounding elections. There may still be attempts to sabotage the process, bu
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Sunday said that his party supports women leadership in politics and local government, along with economic empowerment of rural women, strong legal protection and social respect. In a Facebook post, he said false and misleading content has been circulati
The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has staged a protest at Dhaka University, condemning a tweet from the X (formerly known as Twitter) account of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman that called working women “prostitutes”. On Sunday afternoon, the BNP’s student affiliate c
The BNP has expressed scepticism over Jamaat-e-Islami’s claim that a “misogynistic” post published from the X account of its chief Shafiqur Rahman was the result of hacking. Jamaat said the post was made after hackers briefly took control of Shafiqur's verified X account. The BNP
BNP on Sunday alleged that an unusually large number of voters had been migrated to certain constituencies in Dhaka city and other parts of the country, and demanded constituency-wise data on voter migration from the Election Commission. The allegation came as a BNP delegation, led by Election Ste
Khulna and Jashore will be the next stops in BNP chief Tarique Rahman’s election campaign. Tarique will address election rallies in both south-western cities on Monday, said Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of the party’s media cell. According to the schedule, Tarique will leave Dhaka by
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Sunday staged a protest march on Dhaka University campus, condemning the offensive remarks about women made from the verified X account of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman. The protest was held in response to a post circulated on social media
