The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has formally launched its campaign for the upcoming national elections in the capital. Its Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman inaugurated the campaign on Thursday in the Dhaka-15 constituency (Mirpur-Kafrul) as a nominated candidate. He started the campaign through a rally at
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has called on political parties and the government to remain united and refrain from any form of interference as the election campaign enters its second day. Speaking to journalists at the domestic lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on F
As the Jamaat-e-Islami readies for its strongest showing at the polls next month, US diplomats are quietly signalling a willingness to engage with the once-banned party, reports The Washington Post, citing audio recordings it says it obtained. The party, historically outlawed under successive gove
A local BNP leader was injured in a gun attack by miscreants in Keraniganj on Thursday night.The victim was identified as Hasan Mollah, secretary of Hazratpur Union BNP under the Dhaka-2 constituency, UNB reports. He was shot by unidentified assailants around 9:00pm, said M Saiful Alam, Office
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has criticised BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman’s promise of family cards for urban poor, arguing that slum residents seek safety and dignity, not flats. Speaking at a Jamaat-e-Islami election rally in Mirpur-10 on Thursday, Nahid said it is possi
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said no one will be allowed to run extortion rackets in the country, vowing to end what he called illegal “tax collection” in the name of politics. Referring to the BNP’s promise of a family card if it forms the government, he said Jamaat
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday accused a political party of trying to mislead people, especially women, by selling ‘tickets-to-heaven’ in exchange for votes. “There is a political party whose role we saw 50 years ago. They are now going to the homes of innocent mothers a
Independent candidate of Brahmanbaria-2 and expelled BNP leader Rumeen Farhana alleged on Thursday that she was forced to come to Dhaka on the first day of the electioneering, accusing the administration and police of bias. “Today I have come to the Election Commission with my written explan
BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman on Thursday said his party wants to stand by farmers across Bangladesh and would restart canal excavation programme to improve irrigation and water management if BNP wins the election. "BNP would be able to stand beside farmers if voters elect the party's 'Sheaf of P
Nearly 59 per cent of the BNP’s candidates contesting in the parliamentary polls have outstanding loans, according to Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The findings were disclosed at a press conference in Dhaka on Thursday, where the local chapter of Berlin-based Transparency Inte
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman suggested that politics should be policy-based, as Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) leaders met him on Wednesday. He called for avoiding mudslinging among political parties, saying thoughts and politics should be constructive. This way the country would move forward, he not
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled 59 leaders for running for parliament independently in defiance of party mandates. The move was announced Wednesday night in a media statement. Previously, 11 members faced expulsion for similar defiance, but the bans on two were revoked after t
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer and Cumilla-11 (Chauddagram) candidate Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Wednesday said the 13th parliamentary election would determine the future course of Bangladesh. “This election will decide whether Bangladesh moves forward with independence and self-respe
