Voters of different constituencies can now apply for transferring their voting areas due to change in their residential addresses. To his effect, the Election Commission (EC) has directed all its officials concerned through a letter on Tuesday. The letter signed by the EC's Senior Assistant Secre
The High Court on Thursday granted bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The HC bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Sagir Hossain passed the order after hearing a petition seeking bail for him. The court also granted bail to journal
Jamaat-e-Islami has warned that the party will resort to a tougher action if necessary to secure a referendum before the national election. Speaking at a brief rally at Paltan intersection shortly before 11:45 am on Thursday, the party’s deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said the mov
The Canadian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday said Canada has been a longstanding advocate for ‘free, fair, inclusive and participatory’ elections in Bangladesh. Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leadership and discussed progre
Thousands of Jamaat-e-Islami activists have staged a protest march in Dhaka, pressing for a five-point charter of demands that includes issuing an order to implement the July National Charter and holding a referendum in November. After 11:00 am on Thursday, the Dhaka Metropolitan South unit of Jam
Five activists of the BNP sustained bullet injuries in a gun attack allegedly carried out by rivals over establishing dominance in Raozan upazila of Chattogram district on Wednesday night. The incident occurred around 11:45pm in Chowdhurypara area under Ward No. 4 of Bagowan union, according to po
The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested seven leaders of banned Awami League (AL) and its affiliated bodies from different parts of the capital in the ongoing crackdown. The arrestees are: former chairman of Durgapur upazila of Netrakona district Jannatul Ferdaus Juma alias Juma Talukder
Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman has announced that he will resign from his post to contest in the upcoming national election as a BNP candidate from the Jhenaidah-1 constituency. "I will contest as a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary election. I have sought my party's nomination from the Jhe
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has permanently expelled its southern region organiser Muntasir Mahmud on charges of breaching party discipline. According to a party statement issued on Wednesday, the decision was made by the NCP’s disciplinary committee. Muntasir, who had been working at
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday strongly condemned the gun attack on the party’s candidate for Chattogram-8 Ershad Ullah, describing it as a clear attempt to create chaos and disrupt the upcoming 13th national election. In a statement, he also demanded the imme
Three political parties, which were denied registration by the Election Commission, staged demonstrations in front of Nirbachan Bhaban on Wednesday, demanding official recognition. The three parties—Aam Janatar Dal, Bangladesh Justice and Development Party, and Moulik Bangla—staged sep
Two people, including BNP candidate of Chattogram-8 constituency Ershad Ullah, were shot in an attack by armed miscreants during electioneering in Bayezid area of Chattagram port city on Wednesday. The other injured person was identified as Sarwar Babla, UNB reports. Officer-in-charge of Ba
National Citizens’ Party (NCP) on Wednesday clarified that it has not held any discussions or reached any decisions with any political party regarding seat-sharing or participation in any cabinet. In a statement, the NCP refuted a report published in a national daily claiming that the party
