Solaiman Chowdhury Shihab, joint convener of Islamic University's (IU) Chhatra Dal unit, has filed a penal case against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-nominated candidate Mufti Amir Hamza over alleged defamatory remarks. The complaint alleges that during a Waz Mahfil, Amir Hamza mocked the late Arafat
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam and Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary have responded to show-cause notices issued against them by returning officers for alleged violations of the electoral code of conduct. The notice followed alleged campaigning in favour of a “Yes&rdquo
Newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday. The meeting began at 4:00pm at the BNP Chairman’s Gulshan office in the capital, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said politics must move beyond decades of blame and confrontation, and instead focus on improving the lives of ordinary people and standing by them in times of need. “Those of us who are in politics—who do we do it for? We do it for the people of t
The Election Commission (EC) has upheld the candidacy of BNP nominee Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain Kaikobad for the Cumilla-3 constituency in the upcoming parliamentary election. The commission announced the decision on Monday following a hearing on an appeal that challenged his eligibility, bdnews2
Independent candidate Rumeen Farhana has been served a show-cause notice for allegedly breaching the electoral code of conduct in the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, with instructions to appear in person before the district administration to explain her actions. An order has been issued through a not
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatrodal (JCD) on Monday continued its sit-in programme for the second consecutive day in front of the Election Commission (EC), raising three demands, including allegations of bias in the postal ballot system. The BNP’s student wing started the day’s sit-in pro
How will the 47 seats be divided in the alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami now that Islami Andolan Bangladesh has quit? Although it’s called an 11-party alliance, there are only 10 parties -- will another party be brought into the coalition? Will the alliance issue a joint manifesto after the
Swiss Ambassador Reto Renggli and Brazilian Ambassador Paulo Fernando Dias Feres separately paid courtesy calls on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday. The Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh first met Tarique Rahman at the party chairman’s Gulshan political office around 5pm, said BNP Medi
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is showing questionable conduct in a number of areas through its actions. “The Election Commission, through its activities, is engaging in questionable conduct in many cases,” Fakhrul
The National Citizen Party (NCP), a partner in the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance, has finalised its candidates for 27 of the 30 parliamentary constituencies allotted under the coalition agreement for the general election. The party published the list on its Facebook page on Sunday afternoo
A five‑member BNP delegation has met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at the Election Commission headquarters in Agargaon, as student activists staged a sit‑in outside. The delegation on Sunday afternoon was led by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Other members include
BNP candidate for Cumilla-10 Abdul Gofur Bhuiyan on Sunday lost his candidacy following the hearing of an appeal petition by the Election Commission. The EC rejected the nomination of the BNP candidate for Cumilla-10 on grounds of dual citizenship, accepting an appeal petition filed by Sanskrit Mu
