BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday visited the graves of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia to offer prayers. The BNP leader arrived at Ziaur Rahman’s mausoleum in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar’s Chandrima Uddyan at 5:15 pm. Upon
The nomination of Abdullah Al Kafi, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), has been declared invalid after scrutiny. Kafi had collected and submitted his nomination papers as the CPB’s candidate for the Cumilla-5 (Burichang-Brahmanpara) constituency. Cumilla Returning
Rumeen Farhana, a recently expelled leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has filed her nomination for the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency as an independent candidate, expressing a sense of irony about her political fate. During the scrutiny of nomination papers at the Brahmanbaria deputy
The leaders of 1990's DUCSU and All-Party Student Alliance on Friday paid tributes to the grave of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. After paying tributes, the then vice-president (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) and the convener of the All-Party S
NCP leader Abdul Hannan Masud owns five times more wealth than his father, an analysis of affidavits filed by the father-son duo has revealed. Hannan, 26, is the senior joint chief convenor of the National Citizen Party (NCP). Both him and his father, Amirul Islam Mohammad Abdul Malek, have filed
Kamal Hossain, founder of the Gono Forum, has been admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka in a critical condition. Gono Forum General Secretary Mizanur Rahman on Friday said that doctors have diagnosed Kamal with pneumonia. “[Kamal] is suffering from lung pneumonia. His condition is very seri
Election officials have rejected the nomination papers of Nagorik Oikko President Mahmudur Rahman Manna, a prospective candidate for the Bogura-2 (Shibganj) constituency in the upcoming national polls. Returning Officer Toufiqur Rahman declared the nomination invalid on Friday, citing discrepancie
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader’s income over the past two years has declined but his cash holdings and overall assets appear to have increased based on the prospective candidate for the Rangpur-3 constituency’s latest wealth declaration. A comparison of affidavits submitted ahead of t
The BNP on Thursday formed a 41-member election steering committee to run its campaign for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. According to a press release issued on Thursday night, BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has been made the chairman of the committee, while Senior Joi
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday said Jamaat and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) should work together for the next five years to restore a congenial environment in the interest of national stability. “We have said that for the sake of our much-loved coun
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said there is no legal scope to suspend or defer the election following the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. "There is no legal scope to defer the election. Since our party has nominated alternative can
A day after her burial, BNP leaders, activists, and common people on Thursday visited the grave of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to offer fateha and pay their tributes. The entrance to Zia Udyan was opened to the public after 12 noon on Thursday, allowing people to vi
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has hit out at reports that he held a “secret meeting” with Indian diplomats, saying there was “nothing confidential” about the contact. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Shafiqur said he met two Indian diplomats around the middle of last
