BNP has expelled its 43 leaders for life for contesting the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation election defying the party's decision to boycott all polls under the incumbent government. Among the 43 expelled leaders, one is independent mayoral candidate, 38 are male and four are female councillor ca
Traffic is at a standstill on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway following a clash between two factions of the Awami League in Cumilla, reports bdnews24.com. The movement of vehicles along the section of the highway passing through Chauddagram Upazila ground to a halt around 10:30 am on Tuesday, accordi
The leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami have postponed their planned Jun 5 rally after police denied permission for the event, rescheduling it to Jun 10. Nurul Islam Bulbul, an emir of the Islamist party’s Dhaka Metropolitan South unit, declared the new date for the rally at the north g
The Japanese ambassador in Bangladesh IWAMA Kiminori had a meeting with some leaders of BNP at the party chairperson's Gulshan office in Dhaka on Sunday. After holding the meeting, standing committee member and international affairs committee chairman of BNP, Amir Khashru Mahmud Chowdhury, told th
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today (June 4) said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will form a polls-time government whenever she feels like it. “As per the constitution, our state is governed in line with Westminster-style parliamentary system of government. In that
Nineteen BNP leaders including former Chhatra Dal leader Quamrul Ahsan Rupon, have been expelled for life for contesting the upcoming Barishal City Corporation election defying the party's decision to boycott all polls under the incumbent government. The matter was confirmed through a letter signe
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori met BNP’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday and discussed Bangladesh’s next general election and the overall political situation. Talking to reporters after the meeting at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office,
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the government proposed the national budget for 2023-24 fiscal for making a turnaround amid the global crisis and conflict. "The government proposed this budget for building a Smart Bangladesh and c
Coming down heavily on the proposed budget, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday the government did a mockery with the people in the name of budget. He said the budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 is neither a pro-poor nor a pro-people one. Mirza Fakhrul made the
AHM Khairuzzaman Liton is intended to generate employment opportunities for around 50,000 people if elected in the upcoming mayoral election of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) again. Liton, who is a presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League, is contesting the RCC mayoral election scheduled to be
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam on Wednesday criticised the government's intention of holding another one-sided national election. "The government is planning to stage a one-sided election again. You (the government) are trying to play on the field alone an
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said that the continuity of the government is necessary to ensure the sustainable development of the country. The minister said this at a tree plantation programme on the Ashekpur-Balatoir road of Bhavicha Union of Naogaon's Niamatpur upazila on Monday, re
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) reiterated on Saturday its stance not to take part in the upcoming national elections without installation of a neutral caretaker government. "There is no possibility to hold a free and fair election under Sheikh Hasina government. And now the foreigners are thin
