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Shibir leaders assault CU teacher

Shibir leaders assault CU teacher

Leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir under the banner of Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) allegedly assaulted a teacher of the Department of Law at Chittagong University (CU) on Saturday. The teacher, Hasan Mohammad Roman, an assistant professor of the department, was dragged to th


51 candidates regain nominations in EC appeal hearings

51 candidates regain nominations in EC appeal hearings

After the first day of hearing appeals at the Election Commission (EC) against the Returning Officer's decisions, 51 candidates have had their nominations reinstated to run for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. Besides, The EC ultimately rejected the appeals of 15 candidates while directing three

Indian envoy meets Tarique Rahman

Indian envoy meets Tarique Rahman

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Saturday paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman and discussed matters of bilateral interest between the two countries. The Indian envoy came to BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman’s Gulshan office around 5:00 pm and held a nearly ho

NCP to announce seats in Jamaat alliance ‘soon’

NCP to announce seats in Jamaat alliance ‘soon’

The National Citizen Party (NCP) will announce within a day or two how many constituencies its candidates will contest in as part of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance for the parliamentary election, according to Convenor Nahid Islam. Although the final distribution of seats among partners in the 11

'We don't want to go back to pre-Aug 5 days': Tarique

'We don't want to go back to pre-Aug 5 days': Tarique

BNP leader Tarique Rahman has said there is “no reason” for the country to return to the political conditions that existed before the toppling of the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024. “We don’t want to go back to pre-August 5 days. There’s no reason for us to do

Tasnim Jara gets back candidacy on appeal

Tasnim Jara gets back candidacy on appeal

Tasnim Jara, a former National Citizen Party (NCP) leader, regained her candidacy status on Saturday, the first day of the appeal hearing. The Election Commission has upheld the candidacies of Tasnim Jara and Jamaat-e-Islami's AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad for the upcoming national election. The decisi

Tarique meets journalists

Tarique meets journalists

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has exchanged greetings with journalists at a party-organised event in Dhaka, marking his first public engagement since formally taking charge of the party. The programme began at 11:00 am on Saturday at a hotel in Dhaka’s Banani. Editors of national dailies, chi

EC starts appeal hearings on nominations

EC starts appeal hearings on nominations

The Election Commission (EC) has started the hearing of appeals filed against the decisions of returning officers on the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. The appeal hearings are being held from 10 am to 5 pm at the Election Commission aud

EC begins hearing appeals against nomination decisions today

EC begins hearing appeals against nomination decisions today

The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to begin hearing and resolving appeals today (Saturday) from candidates whose nomination papers were rejected by the returning officers. At least 640 appeals were filed with EC over the five days from Monday to Friday. Among these, as of 8:00 pm on Friday,