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A 'new chapter' opens in politics

A 'new chapter' opens in politics

Political parties active through the student-mass uprising instantly welcome the much-envisaged election schedule, saying that the people will be able to exercise their franchise after the end of a decade-and-a-half-long "fascist regime". BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir describes


Tarique Rahman to return to country on December 25

Tarique Rahman to return to country on December 25

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the party, will return to the country from the United Kingdom on December 25. The BNP leader gave the information at a press conference after a meeting of the party’s highest policy-making body,

Mirza Abbas jeered as he visits injured Hadi

Mirza Abbas jeered as he visits injured Hadi

Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has come under fire from supporters of Sharif Osman bin Hadi when he arrived at the hospital to see the injured independent hopeful for Dhaka-8 and Inqilab Mancha convener. Around 4pm on Friday, as Abbas, the BNP-nominated candidate for the constituency, reached the e

Jamaat also welcomes election schedule announcement

Jamaat also welcomes election schedule announcement

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday welcomed the announcement of the schedule for the national election. The reaction from the party came shortly after Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin unveiled the election timetable in a televised address in the evening. Ehsanul Mahbub Jubaye

Jamaat Ameer meets Japanese business delegation

Jamaat Ameer meets Japanese business delegation

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman held a meeting on Thursday with a visiting delegation from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan’s official investment and trade promotion body. The meeting was held in a cordial and constructive atmosphere at the Jamaat chi