The National Consensus Commission (NCC) will resume discussions with political parties today, as the parties could not reach a consensus on the implementation method of the July Charter within the given timeframe. The government, on Monday, extended the Commission's tenure until October 15, effect
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called upon the international community to take immediate and decisive action against what he terms Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. “The world must now take immediate action to take genuine steps enshrined in international law and human m
In response to a joint movement by several political parties, including the Jamaat-e-Islami, demanding proportional representation (PR) in national elections, BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmad has vowed that the party will take its stance to the streets. On Tuesday, he said the BNP will use its r
The Gono Odhikar Parishad has filed a complaint with police, accusing Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader, Secretary General Shameem Haider Patwary, and over 150 party activists of attacking a procession of Nurul Haque Nur’s party. The complaint was filed with Ramna Police Station on Tuesday by
Police arrested four leaders and activists of banned Awami League (AL) and its affiliated organisations during separate raids at different places in the capital on Monday. DC of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Talebur Rahman informed it to the media. He said the arrestees were involved in sudden
Twenty-one senior central and district-level leaders, including presidium and executive committee members, coordinators, presidents and general secretaries of district committees from Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizen Party, Ganosamhati Andolan, and Gono Odh
Jamaat-e-Islami and three other Islamic parties have announced protest programmes to voice their five-point demand. Jamaat-e-Islami announced their programme at a press conference to press for implementation of their demand. It will hold rallies on September 18, 19, and 26. Islami Andolan Banglad
Community Clinic Health Assistance Trust will supply medicines worth Tk 1.2 billion to all community clinics within the next couple of days, which is expected to resolve the shortages of basic medicines that prevailed in community clinics for a year. Md Akhtaruzzaman, managing director of the trus
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday said Jamaat-e-Islami’s threat to launch a strong movement if their demand for proportional representation is not met is part of a plan to harm the nation by creating a disastrous situation. “An Islamic party (Jamaat) has sa
Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a three-day programme of protest rallies to press home a series of demands, including holding the national elections in February based on the “July Charter”. The party’s deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher laid out the plans at a press conferen
A total of 39 candidates have been elected uncontested in the Rajshahi University (RU) hall council elections. The election commission formed by the university announced it on Sunday. According to the commission, the uncontested winners include 10 from Begum Khaleda Zia Hall, nine from Rahmatunnn
In an unusual turn of events, 25 Chapainawabganj residents identifying themselves as Hindus have joined the Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami. On Sunday, the new recruits filled out membership forms at the party’s district office. One of them, Suman Kumar Saha, said: “We joined
Abdur Rashid Jitu and Mazharul Islam, the newly elected vice president (VP) and general secretary (GS) of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU), pledged to work with all students regardless of their political affiliations to build a "dream campus." Speaking to The Financial
