The Election Commission has declared the nominations of former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar and his wife Tahmina Zaman Sraboni valid. The couple has now entered the election race for the Netrokona-4 constituency, which covers Mohanganj, Madan, and Khaliajuri. Tahmina is running as an independ
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said on Saturday his family has been deeply moved by the continued outpouring of condolences and prayers from across the country and abroad following the death of his mother and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. In a post on his official Facebook page, “As
Hasnat Kaiyum, chief coordinator of Rastro Songskar Andolan, has been ruled ineligible to run for parliament from the Kishoreganj-5 constituency. Independent aspirant Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal, president of the Upazila unit of the BNP, has also been barred from standing for that seat, bdnews24.c
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of the Nagorik Oikko, has alleged that valid nominations are being cancelled “by force and by creating mobs”. He made the complaint on Saturday evening after leaving the returning officer’s office in Segunbagicha, Dhaka. The Nagorik Oikko chief s
A senior district leader of the Students Against Discrimination has sparked controversy after allegedly threatening police officers at Shayestaganj Police Station in Habiganj. He allegedly invoked past violence, claiming responsibility for the burning of another police station and the killing of a
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today (Saturday) said that a real election will be held in the country after many years where the government has no partisan role. She made the remarks while inaugurating a training workshop on ‘Election-Time Journalism’, organiz
The nomination papers of 17 candidates across three constituencies in Thakurgaon, including that of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, have been declared valid by the Returning Officer for the 13th national election. The announcement was made on Saturday morning at the office of th
Election officials have declared the nomination papers of BNP leader Tarique Rahman valid for the Dhaka-17 constituency in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. The decision was announced on Saturday following the scrutiny of nomination papers at the returning officer’s office in Segunba
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has appointed ABM Abdus Sattar, former Secretary of the Bangladesh government, as his private secretary, and AAM Saleh (Saleh Shibly), former General Secretary of Dhaka Reporters' Unity, as his press secretary. The appointments were announced on Saturday in a pre
The nomination papers of Anisul Islam Mahmud, chairman of a breakaway faction of the Jatiya Party, have been rejected for the Chattogram-5 (Hathazari) parliamentary constituency. The decision was announced on Saturday by Chattogram Divisional Commissioner and Returning Officer Md Zia Uddin durin
The nomination paper of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman for the Bogura-6 constituency was declared valid on Saturday. Returning Officer Md Toufiqul Rahman announced the decision in the morning after scrutinising nomination papers at his office. The nomination of Jamaat-e-Islami-backed candidat
The nomination papers of Tasnim Jara, an independent candidate from the Dhaka-9 constituency and a former NCP leader, have been rejected by the Dhaka district returning officer. The decision was announced on Saturday (January 3) following the scrutiny of nomination papers. According to her electi
The declared income and assets of Rumeen Farhana, who was recently expelled from the BNP, have changed markedly over the past six years. A comparison of election affidavits submitted in 2019 and those filed in 2025 ahead of the 13th parliamentary polls shows that her annual income increased more t
