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 Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused Jamaat-e-Islami of deceiving people by invoking religion in electoral politics, saying claims that voting for a particular symbol guarantees heaven amount to outright falsehoods. The sheaf of paddy candidate for Thakurgaon-1 raised thes
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said women would be made self-reliant if his party is voted to power in the national election. While addressing a rally at Bell’s Park in Barishal city, he said mothers and daughters would receive primary healthcare services at home, without needing t
About 90 per cent of voters have expressed their willingness to participate in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, according to a survey conducted by the Communication and Research Foundation (CRF). The findings were revealed on Wednesday at the National Press Club during the rele
The Dhaka-19 constituency, which comprises Savar and Ashulia, has long held special importance for all major parties in national parliamentary elections. As an industrial hub, the area is home to people from across the country, who make up its residents and voters. For a long time, the constituen
Md Nuruzzaman Badol, Jamaat-e-Islami’s candidate for the Sherpur-3 (Sreebordi-Jhenaigati) parliamentary race in the 13th national election, has died at the age of 52. Badol, the secretary of the district’s Jamaat unit, had been suffering from kidney disease for a long time. He died at
Mohammad Nuruzzaman Badal, Jamaat-e-Islami’s MP candidate from Sherpur-3 constituency and the party's district secretary, passed away early Wednesday. He breathed his last at around 1:30 am while undergoing treatment for kidney complications at Swadesh Hospital in Mymensingh, said Sherpur di
Police have confirmed the detention of Sarowar Alam, an assistant programmer at Bangabhaban, following allegations that he 'hacked' the X account of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman. On Tuesday night, a senior Dhaka Metropolitan Police official said that Sarowar was apprehended at Motijheel.
Exiled Awami League members have been plotting a political return from India as Bangladesh prepares for its first national election since Sheikh Hasina’s government was toppled by mass protests, The Guardian reports. Writing on Tuesday, the UK-based newspaper said senior party leaders now li
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
