Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Professor Ali Riaz on Wednesday said voting ‘Yes’ in the referendum would pave the way for building a new, discrimination-free Bangladesh for the young generation. “To rebuild the country anew, people must vote ‘Yes’ in the refer
The Election Commission on Wednesday rejected an appeal challenging the validity of BNP nominated candidate for Cumilla-6 Monirul Haque Chowdhury in the upcoming national election. Independent candidate and BNP leader Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid for Cumilla-6 filed the petition with the EC, which is t
BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Wednesday alleged that some candidates are making provocative remarks during the mass campaign, which he termed as a violation of the electoral code of conduct. “Some candidates are making provocative remarks. Their behaviour and comments are extremely
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will democratise the economy if it comes to power as the people remain deprived if the economy is kept under group-centric patronage, said BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury.Trade Fair Guide He said this while addressing a dialogue titled National Election 2
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday accepted 53 more appeals on the fourth day of hearings against the Returning Officers' decisions to accept or reject nomination papers for the 13th national election billed for 12 February. As a result, 53 candidates have regained and sustained their candida
BNP standing committee member and election conducting committee chairman Nazrul Islam Khan today said that the party will vote "Yes" in the upcoming referendum, as it supports the reform initiatives. "We have decided that we will vote 'Yes' in the referendum. We are in favour of reforms," he told
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will democratise the economy if it comes to power, as the people remain deprived if the economy is kept under group-centric patronage, said BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury. He said this at a dialogue titled National Election 2026 and Citizen Expectations,
A Dhaka court will deliver its verdict in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over corruption in the allocation of land plots in Purbachal against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her nieces Tulip Siddiq -- a British MP -- and Azmina Siddiq Ruponti on Feb 2. A total of 18 suspect
Students at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology have held meetings with the university administration and the Shahjalal University Central Students Union Election Commission following overnight protests over the issuing of a notice by the Election Commission. The students are demanding
The Election Commission (EC) on Monday approved 41 more appeals giving green signals to the electoral candidates to vie for the 13th national election slated for 12 February. With these, a total of 150 individuals have got back their electoral candidacies in three days-from Saturday to Monday-- of
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday said the alliance will announce its seat-sharing arrangement either Tuesday or Wednesday. He shared the information with the media after a meeting with a three-member delegation of the European Union Election Observation Missions, led b
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will formally begin the party's election campaign from the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) in Sylhet on January 22, party Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed told the media. He said the campaign will start from Sylhet, known as the land of saints and pirs. On J
Independent candidate Rumeen Farhana has alleged that members of parliament siphon off half of the government development allocations meant for their constituencies, leaving only a fraction for actual work. Addressing a views-exchange meeting on Monday afternoon in Ward No. 2 of Panishor Union in
