Md Abu Naser, the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate for Chattogram-8, has decided to withdraw from the race, even after the official deadline for candidate withdrawal had passed. His decision to quit the race was revealed on Wednesday at a press conference at the Chattogram Metropolitan Jamaat-e-Islami of
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled 59 leaders for running for parliament independently in defiance of party mandates. The move was announced Wednesday night in a media statement. Previously, 11 members faced expulsion for similar defiance, but the bans on two were revoked after t
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer and Cumilla-11 (Chauddagram) candidate Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Wednesday said the 13th parliamentary election would determine the future course of Bangladesh. “This election will decide whether Bangladesh moves forward with independence and self-respe
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman arrived in Sylhet on Wednesday night to formally kick off his party’s election campaign for the 13th national parliamentary election, with plans to address seven rallies on Thursday. “BNP Chairman, along with his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, left Hazrat Shahjalal
Former Awami League leader Prof Abu Sayeed has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He was a part of the committee that drafted the Constitution. Abu Sayeed was also the Awami League’s state minister for information for five years starting in 1996. After 1/11, the Awami League&rs
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman has been officially allotted the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol for the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency. The symbol was formally handed over by the district's Returning Officer and Bogura Deputy Commissioner, Md Toufiqul Rahman, on Wedn
Hifazat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Allama Shah Muhibullah Babunagari has congratulated Islami Andolan Bangladesh and its chief Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim for severing ties with the Jamaat-e-Islami alliance ahead of the upcoming national election. The statement, signed by Muhibullah, was sent to the med
Independent candidate Dr. Tasnim Jara has been allotted her preferred 'football' symbol to contest the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections from Dhaka-9 constituency. The Dhaka Divisional Commissioner and Returning Officer, Sharaf Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, formally handed over the symbol allotment
NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has demanded to know why the Election Commission has remained silent after BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman “directly violated” election laws and regulations by promising to provide flats to Korail slum residents. Patwary, who is contesting in the Dh
Tahmina Zaman Sraboni, wife of BNP-nominated candidate and former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, has withdrawn her candidacy along with two other contenders in Netrokona. Tahmina had stood as an independent candidate in the Netrokona-4 constituency covering Madan, Mohonganj and
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday unveiled an eight-point priority social-policy agenda, pledging sweeping reforms to rebuild the country's economy and social fabric after what it described as years of mismanagement under the Awami League government. The party said the propos
Getting general healthcare was once a nightmare for the people of the remote Char (shoal) area surrounded by the Jamuna River in Bera upazila of Pabna district but now the local residents are very happy to have it within their reach. Due to lack of communication and poverty, they could not get tre
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), Dhaka University (DU) unit, paid tribute to Shaheed Asad, who was martyred during the anti-Ayub movement of 1969, marking his 57th martyrdom anniversary. They offered the tribute at the Shaheed Asad Memorial, located beside the Em
