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Shahadat Hossain Selim joins BNP dissolving his party

Shahadat Hossain Selim joins BNP dissolving his party

Shahadat Hossain, chairman of the Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP), joined BNP on Monday dissolving his own party. He formally joined the party around 4:20 pm at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office, presenting a bouquet to BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury


Jamaat to form national govt even if it wins 200 seats: Ameer

Jamaat to form national govt even if it wins 200 seats: Ameer

Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday said his party intends to form a national government if it comes to power, even if it secures 200 parliamentary seats independently, aiming to safeguard national interest and ensure political stability. He made the remarks while briefing reporters after pa

Conspiracies underway to undermine democracy: Tarique Rahman

Conspiracies underway to undermine democracy: Tarique Rahman

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said the country is witnessing an abnormal situation due to the absence of democracy and a lack of accountable governance, warning that several plots are underway to undermine the democratic system and ensure its collapse. Speaking at the concluding ses

Time running out for election schedule announcement: Jamaat

Time running out for election schedule announcement: Jamaat

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday sought the Election Commission's specific decision over the schedule announcement as 'time is running out to arrange the polls before the upcoming Ramadan'. A Jamaat delegation, led by its Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, held a meeting with Chief Election C

Khaleda's London transfer delayed again

Khaleda's London transfer delayed again

Plans to fly former prime minister Khaleda Zia to London for advanced medical care have hit a fresh snag after the air ambulance hired for her travel requested the cancellation of its Tuesday landing slot in Dhaka, according to bdnews24.com. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) had ap

EC, Jamaat meet ahead of polls

EC, Jamaat meet ahead of polls

A delegation from Jamaat-e-Islami has sat down for talks with the Election Commission amid preparations to announce the schedule of the 13th parliamentary election and the planned national referendum, expected to take place simultaneously in early February next year. The meeting began around 11:30

New 3-party alliance formed ahead of nat'l polls

New 3-party alliance formed ahead of nat'l polls

A new political alliance called the 'Democratic Reform Alliance', comprising three political parties, was launched on Sunday. The parties involved are the National Citizen Party (NCP), Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), and Rashtra Sangskar Andolon. NCP convener Nahid Islam made the announcement a

10 BNP men injured in Gazipur-1 over nomination dispute

10 BNP men injured in Gazipur-1 over nomination dispute

At least ten people were injured in clashes between two factions of the BNP in Gazipur on Sunday evening over the party’s nomination for the Gazipur-1 constituency. Supporters of Dr. Barrister Ishraq Ahmed Siddiqui, who was denied the nomination, also saw their election office attacked and v

No compromise with terrorism, extortion, drugs: Mirza Abbas

No compromise with terrorism, extortion, drugs: Mirza Abbas

BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Sunday warned that there will be ‘no compromise with terrorism, extortion or drugs’ if he is elected, vowing to free public spaces and tackle growing drug abuse in the capital. “Drug use has marked a rise in recent years as playgrounds, recreation