Vegetable cultivation on floating farm beds has been a source of additional and lucrative income for farmers in Gopalganj and this year about 1,650 of them are expecting high prices from the crops produced using this farming technique. Officials at the Department of Agricultural Extension, Gopalga
Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, the twin brother of Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho who was killed in the July Uprising, has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He joined the party on Tuesday night at the BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan after submitting the membership form to Secretar
A six-member Election Commission has been formed for organizing the Begum Rokeya University Central Students' Union (BRUCSU) and Hall Students' Union (HTU) elections for the first time since establishment of the university. This decision was finalized at the 116th syndicate meeting held in t
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday called on the interim government to hold the referendum on the July Charter within November and to ensure parliamentary elections in February next year. The demand was made at a meeting of the party's Central Executive Council chaired by Ameer Dr. Shafiq
The Election Commission (EC) will not accept any application for the relocation of voting addresses after November 10, ahead of the 13th parliamentary election slated for early February 2026. The EC announced the deadline for voter transfer applications based on changes in residence in a circular
With the national election approaching, Senior Naib-e-Ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB), Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim has called on voters to test the party's ruling process in the upcoming election by casting their vote for its symbol, the hand-fan. He made the appeal during a mass gat
Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir posted an emotional message on Facebook, reflecting on a political career filled with trials, dedication, and sacrifice. “This election may be my last!” wrote the 77-year-old BNP secretary general on Tuesday, expressing gratitude to party l
BNP on Tuesday suspended the nomination of Kamal Jaman Mollah for the Madaripur-1 constituency. The announcement came in a press release signed by the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. The release said Kamal Jaman Molla’s name was announced during a press confe
BNP leader Mirza Abbas has alleged that “the government is doing whatever two political parties are asking it to do”. He made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing a memorial meeting for the late mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com. Abbas said, “Those wh
The Election Commission has decided to award registration to three political parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP), said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Tuesday. The two other parties are Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Marxist) and Aam Janagan Party. "We've verified the authentici
The Revolutionary Workers Party has voiced dissatisfaction over the amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), arguing that changes to it were made without consulting political parties. Conveying its stance to the media after a meeting with the chief election commissioner (CEC) on
A day after announcing BNP's list of 237 potential candidates for the upcoming national election, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday urged party leaders who were not nominated to have faith that the party will give them due responsibility and respect. In a post on his ver
Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in Dhaka on Tuesday and discussed various issues related to the upcoming national election and bilateral relations between the two countries. The hour-long meeting began around 11:0
