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
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
Bhola town has descended into chaos after crude bombs were hurled at a protest of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demanding justice for its slain student leader Rezwan Amin Sifat. Police fired blank shots to bring the situation under control after the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) office at
There will be no compromise on the issue of justice (Insaaf), said Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser of the southern region of the National Citizen Party (NCP), on Monday. “We will work to establish a just Bangladesh,” he said while talking to reporters after filing his nomination paper
Former interim government advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has joined the National Citizen Party (NCP), taking on the responsibilities of party spokesperson and head of the election management committee. Speaking at a press conference on Monday at the party’s Bangla Motor office, Asif also
Former Information Adviser Mahfuz Alam has said he will not contest the upcoming national parliamentary election. He confirmed the decision in an interview with BBC Bangla on Monday (December 29). Mahfuz Alam said he had made up his mind not to run for office from the outset and that this was the
