The BNP has announced that its Acting Chairman, Tarique, will contest the 13th national election from the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency, a seat previously held by his mother, former prime minister Khaleda Zia. After returning to Bangladesh, Tarique is expected to complete voter registration, pavin
Senior leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday welcomed the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman upon his arrival in Dhaka after a decade and a half in exile. The party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and members of the party’s standing committee g
Thursday The flight carrying BNP leader Tarique Rahman landed at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:11 am. From the airport, he will travel to the 300 Feet Road in Purbachal, where a reception has been organised, reports bdnews24.com. After the reception, he will go to Evercare
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Maulana Ataur Rahman Bikrampuri from Narsingdi district on Tuesday night. Muhammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of DMP, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday afternoon. According to Rahman, Ataur
Hasnat Abdullah, chief coordinator of the NCP’s southern region, said on Wednesday that their demand for political reform in Bangladesh will continue, and they will not step back even if it costs them their lives. He made the remarks at a condolence and solidarity gathering organised by the
National Citizen Party (NCP) on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to reconsider the dates for the submission of nomination papers and withdrawal of candidacies, keeping the voting date unchanged for the upcoming national election and the referendum scheduled for February 12. “They
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday told the Election Commission (EC) that providing VVIP facilities to someone while denying these to others is the violation of a level playing field in the election. “If someone gets many facilities, even VVIP facilities, while others do not, that canno
Redwan Ahmed has resigned as secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and officially joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). On Wednesday afternoon, he joined the BNP at the chairperson’s Gulshan office -- welcomed into the party by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul I
BNP has reached an electoral understanding with seven more alliance partners of the anti-fascist movement, leaving eight parliamentary seats for them for the upcoming national election. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the list at a press conference at the party Chairper
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said his party supports restoring the civic and political rights of ordinary supporters of Awami League. “Those who support a fascist party may have committed a moral crime, but if they were not involved in mass killings during the
The 20-party alliance led by Anwar Hossain Manju’s Jatiya Party-JP and Anisul Islam Mahmud’s National Democratic Front-NDF has announced candidates for 119 constituencies in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. The NDF revealed its candidates at a press conference held at Hotel Sh
Bangladesh Railway will operate special trains on 10 routes to mark the homecoming of Tarique Rahman in response to an application by the BNP. To facilitate this, three short-distance train services have been cancelled. The railway said in a media statement on Monday that the Rajbari Commuter (Ra
Expressing grave concern over the continued incidents of mob violence across the country, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said that the attacks being carried out by unruly mobs pose a serious threat to humanity and democratic values. He made these remarks while talki
