Protests continued in the city on Friday over the killing of Jatiyatabadi Swecchasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir. People from all walks of life staged protests at Farmgate and Karwan Bazar areas in the city, demanding immediate justice for the slain leader. Supporters of Musabbir organise
The Election Commission on Saturday declared the candidature of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam’s aspirant for Cox’s Bazar-2 AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad valid after hearing his appeal petition. Earlier, the returning officer concerned declared his nomination paper invalid during the scrutiny, UN
BNP leader Tarique Rahman has said there is “no reason” for the country to return to the political conditions that existed before the toppling of the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024. “We don’t want to go back to pre-August 5 days. There’s no reason for us to do
Tasnim Jara, a former National Citizen Party (NCP) leader, regained her candidacy status on Saturday, the first day of the appeal hearing. The Election Commission has upheld the candidacies of Tasnim Jara and Jamaat-e-Islami's AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad for the upcoming national election. The decisi
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said a new scope has opened before the nation to build a liberal democratic Bangladesh. “People are now hopeful as a scope has been created for building a liberal democratic Bangladesh,” he said. Fakhrul made the remarks wh
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has exchanged greetings with journalists at a party-organised event in Dhaka, marking his first public engagement since formally taking charge of the party. The programme began at 11:00 am on Saturday at a hotel in Dhaka’s Banani. Editors of national dailies, chi
The Election Commission (EC) has started the hearing of appeals filed against the decisions of returning officers on the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. The appeal hearings are being held from 10 am to 5 pm at the Election Commission aud
The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to begin hearing and resolving appeals today (Saturday) from candidates whose nomination papers were rejected by the returning officers. At least 640 appeals were filed with EC over the five days from Monday to Friday. Among these, as of 8:00 pm on Friday,
The Dhaka University (DU) administration has decided to frame charges against four professors of the Department of Sociology and form a probe committee over their alleged roles during the July 2024 mass uprising. The accused teachers are Prof Jinat Huda, Prof AKM Jamal Uddin, Prof Sadeka Halim, an
Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ms Susan Ryle on Friday paid a courtesy call on BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place at the BNP Chairperson's office at Gulshan around 7:00 pm, said BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan.
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday walked to the party’s chairperson’s Gulshan office, drawing attention for the unusual mode of travel. He reached the office at around 4:00pm, according to BNP Gulshan office sources and eyewitnesses. Earlier in the day, Tarique Rahman perfo
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday hoped that their party’s rebel candidates would withdraw from the race within the deadline set in the election schedule; otherwise, the party would take organisational action. “The withdrawal period has not ended yet. We have asked them to
The BNP Standing Committee is going to hold a meeting on Friday night to discuss the current political situation and organisational matters. The meeting will be held at 9pm at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rah
