A violent clash, reportedly centred on allegations of "fake vote" casting during the last national election, has led to widespread vandalism, looting, and the injury of at least 10 people in Shariatpur's Naria Upazila. The incident occurred on Monday morning in Talatola Kurbir Char and Darbesh Kha
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said his party never called the general election fair, stressing that it only accepted the results as a pragmatic decision aimed at preventing political paralysis. He clarified the Jamaat's stance on polls while exchanging Eid greetings with villagers and
BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government will fulfill every promise it makes to the people. He said this while inaugurating a canal excavation programme on Neha River at Bhaularhat in
A long-running feud has turned deadly in Chuadanga’s Alamdanga Upazila as two factions of the BNP clashed after Eid prayers, leaving two people dead and at least five others injured. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Chhatrpara village under Dauki Union, said Alamdanga Police ch
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman exchanged Eid greetings and good wishes with diplomats from various diplomatic missions in Dhaka on Saturday. The greeting exchange ceremony was held from 11 am to 12:30 pm at his official residence on Minto Road in the capital, in a warm and cordial atmosp
Police have arrested a local leader of Awami League from his residence in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj district in a sabotage case early Thursday. The arrestee is Md Nayeb Ali Khan, 60, vice-president of Maheshpur union unit Awami League and son of Syed Ali Khan alias Ranga Khan, reports UNB. Ba
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday night said their party is likely to hold its seventh national council this year, although no date has yet been fixed for it.“The BNP council will be held within this year. We have not finalised the date yet, but I think it will be
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday welcomed the canal excavation initiative taken by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. In a Facebook post from his verified account, he said Bangladesh was once widely known as a riverine country where rivers played a vital role in transportation, trade
BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas is under close medical observation following brain surgery, with doctors saying his CT scan report on Saturday morning came out well. “His CT scan was done in the morning, and the report is good,” BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam shared the up
The 11-party opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has threatened to take to the streets unless the government arranges for the “Constitution Reform Council” to convene by Sunday. Speaking at a press conference held at Jamaat’s central office in Dhaka's Moghbazar on Saturday
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked all ministries and divisions to prepare detailed implementation plans in line with the election manifesto of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government following its victory in the 13th parliamentary election, sources say. The directive specif
The ancestral home of Md. Saifullah, organisational secretary of the Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (JCS) Dhaka University (DU) unit, was set on fire in Dhobaura under Mymensingh on Thursday. The victim's family has accused activists of the banned Awami League (AL) of carrying out the attack. Saifullah's p
Nahid Islam, convenor of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), on Friday demanded the swift impeachment and arrest of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, calling him a ‘collaborator of fascism.’ “He has violated his oath, there are allegations of corruption against him and he rem
