Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali has directed all units to ensure maximum security at polling centres across the capital ahead of the 13th national election scheduled for February 12. He gave the directive while addressing senior DMP officials at a coordination meeting at
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is headed to Barishal and Faridpur on Wednesday as part of his campaign ahead of the Feb 12 general election. Mahadi Amin, spokesman for the party's central election management committee, made the announcement at a press briefing at the BNP’s office in Gulshan on
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday strongly criticised Jamaat-e-Islami, saying that if the party continues to distort history, it may one day claim that Ghulam Azam proclaimed Bangladesh’s independence. “When the Pakistani forces carried out atrocities agai
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the nation will face grave danger if voters fail to make the right decision in the election. “This election is extremely important. Citizens must make the right decision at the right time, vote for good leaders and a cap
The Election Commission (EC) has taken steps to resume the tradition of broadcasting speeches by heads of political parties taking part in the parliamentary polls. Officials are currently drafting a formal letter to Bangladesh Television (BTV) to facilitate the recorded addresses. While 51 partie
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday warned that unfair elections would no longer be tolerated in Bangladesh and that any attempt to follow such paths would be resisted. “There will be no more elections through backdoor means, nor will such elections be allowed. All backdoor p
Field-level officials of the Election Commission (EC) have lodged 176 cases and imposed fines totalling Tk 1.83 million for violations of the electoral code of conduct in the run-up to the parliamentary polls. The figures were shared on Tuesday by Md Saiful Islam, member secretary of the central c
A total of 1,94,914 postal ballots have already arrived in Bangladesh from abroad ahead of 13th national election, scheduled to be held on February 12. The Election Commission (EC) sent a total of 7,66,862 ballots to non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) and 5,22, 315 of them obtained the voting docume
The Police Headquarters and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have launched dedicated mobile numbers to address complaints related to law and order ahead of the 13th national election slated for February 12 next. The Police Headquarters said people can now directly contact the control room at 01
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to unveil its election manifesto by February 6,while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will do the same tomorrow. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to unveil its 13th national election manifesto by February 6, with the document built around the pa
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has lodged a series of formal complaints against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with the Election Commission as campaigning intensifies nationwide. Sometimes naming BNP and hinting at the party, and at other times naming its chief and other leaders, NCP&rsq
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that Jamaat-e-Islam aims to turn Bangladesh into an Afghanistan-like state, raising concerns over the party’s political agenda and its potential impact on national stability. “They want to take Bangladesh backward. The
Relations between India and Bangladesh can and should move beyond the issue of Sheikh Hasina, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has told Indian news magazine The Week, reports bdnews24.com. In response to a question on the ousted prime minister during an interview published onlin
