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BNP to waive farm loans up to Tk 10,000 if elected: Tarique

BNP to waive farm loans up to Tk 10,000 if elected: Tarique

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday pledged to waive agricultural loans of up to Tk 10,000, including interest, and will introduce farmer cards if his party is voted into power, framing the move as part of a broader effort to ease pressure on rural livelihoods. The BNP chief came up with the p

Politics a duty, not a business: Mirza Fakhrul

Politics a duty, not a business: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said he has never treated politics as a source of income, revealing that he sold his ancestral property to finance his political activities. “I am doing politics by selling my father’s land and houses,” he said while c

Tarique launches northern campaign

Tarique launches northern campaign

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has begun his election campaign in northern Bangladesh with a visit to the shrine of the revered Sufi saint Shah Makhdum (R.) in Rajshahi. He arrived at the shrine in the city’s Dargah Para around 1:15 pm on Thursday, where he paid his respects and later signed th

EU team meets Chattogram Jamaat leaders

EU team meets Chattogram Jamaat leaders

Visiting European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission on Wednesday held meeting with Bangladesh Jamaat Islami Chattogram city unit leaders and extensively shared mutual views on upcoming election related issues. Jamaat leaders at the meeting expressed their deep concern over nomination of bank

NCP demands action over harassment of Nasiruddin, warns EC

NCP demands action over harassment of Nasiruddin, warns EC

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday warned the Election Commission (EC) and demanded punishment over the harassment of Nasiruddin Patwary, Jamaat-backed alliance candidate for Dhaka-8 and NCP’s chief coordinator, during electioneering in the city. The incident took p