BNP-nominated candidate for the Narsingdi-1 (Sadar) constituency and BNP Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon on Sunday submitted his nomination papers to contest the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. He submitted the nomination to Deputy Commissioner and District Returning Officer Mohammad An
Tasnim Jara, the independent candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency, has assets worth some Tk 19.14 lakh and her annual income is Tk 7.14 lakh, according to the affidavit she submitted to the Election Commission ahead of the 13th National Parliament election. The affidavit shows that she is not a dual
Acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, running from the Bogura-6 (Sadar) seat in the parliamentary elections, has submitted an affidavit declaring assets worth approximately Tk 19.7 million. Returning to Bangladesh on Thursday after more than 17 years in the UK, the 57-year-old leader also disclosed
BNP Chairperson and three-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to eternal rest with full state honour beside her husband and late President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar’s Zia Udyan in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. She was buried around 4:30 pm, with her eldest son and
Hasnat Abdullah, a senior organiser of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has declared an annual income of Tk 1.25 million and total assets worth Tk 5 million in his election affidavit. The 27-year-old, a native of Gopalnagar village in Debidwar Upazila, submitted the affidavit with his nomination
BNP on Tuesday expelled nine leaders at different levels for violating party discipline by carrying out organisational activities against its decisions. The decision was announced in a media release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. The expelled leaders are BNP Assis
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday paid an emotional tribute to party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, remembering her as a tender and loving mother who was also a steadfast guardian for her family and the nation. "My mother, BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, has responded to the call of Almig
A large number of BNP leaders and activists gathered outside Evercare Hospital on Tuesday following the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Witnesses said several hundred people had thronged the hospital premises since Tuesday morning. Many were seen breaking down in t
The BNP Standing Committee sat in an emergency meeting on Tuesday to decide the party’s next course of action following the death of its chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. The meeting began around 12:40 pm at the chairperson’s Gulshan office with BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has expressed profound sorrow over the death of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. In a post shared on the social media platform Facebook on Tuesday morning, the Jamaat Ameer prayed for Khaleda Zia, UNB reports. In his message, the Jamaat Ameer
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced seven days of mourning following the death of its chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. The party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the decision on Tuesday at Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital, bdnews2
After seven years off the ballot, hundreds of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders sought the party’s "sheaf of paddy" symbol – and many were refused. Now, in open defiance of the high command, just under 200 of them have filed nomination papers to run against BNP’s own cand
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has submitted his nomination papers to run from Dhaka-11 constituency in the parliamentary polls. Dhaka-11 comprises Rampura, Badda, Bhatara and parts of Hatirjheel. The nomination papers were submitted to the Office of the Divisional Commissioner
