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Morshed Khan gets candidacy back

Morshed Khan gets candidacy back

-- 2018-12-08 17:19:27

The Election Commission (EC) has restored the nomination of former Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan for the coming 11th parliamentary election upon review. The BNP leader submitted his application for...

Don’t succumb to pressure: AL to EC

Don’t succumb to pressure: AL to EC

-- 2018-12-08 17:08:01

The ruling Awami League has warned the Election Commission not to give in to any form of pressure. A delegation from the party spoke to the EC on Saturday before it was to deliver its decision on whe...

AL assigns four leaders to ‘special duty’

AL assigns four leaders to ‘special duty’

-- 2018-12-08 15:41:17

The Awami League has assigned ‘special duties’ to four of its party leaders who have not been nominated to contest the election despite being members of parliament. The leaders are—...

EC keeps hearing on Khaleda, Kader Siddiqui’s petitions pending

EC keeps hearing on Khaleda, Kader Siddiqui’s petitions pending

-- 2018-12-08 13:59:30

The Election Commission on Saturday kept the decisions pending on the petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Krishak Sramik Janata League President Kader Siddiqui. After hearing on their...

Revamping state-owned sugar mills   

Revamping state-owned sugar mills  

-- 2018-12-07 22:13:37

Loss making sugar mills continue to be a burden on the government for long. Attempts to reenergise them by way of increased productivity and profitability have not produced any worthwhile result till...

307 retired govt officials express solidarity with AL

307 retired govt officials express solidarity with AL

-- 2018-12-07 19:03:56

As many as 307 retired government officials have expressed solidarity with the Awami League and pledged to work for the victory of pro-liberation forces in the upcoming national election. The retired...

BNP announces list of 206 candidates  

BNP announces list of 206 candidates  

-- 2018-12-07 18:29:58

BNP on Friday announced the list of its candidates for 206 seats to contest in the forthcoming election with the party's election symbol 'Sheaf of Paddy'. Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam...

Reza Kibria gets back candidacy

Reza Kibria gets back candidacy

-- 2018-12-07 17:37:26

Gono Forum aspirant Dr Reza Kibria Friday got back his candidature for Habiganj-1 constituency as the Election Commission declared his nomination paper valid after hearing. Reza Kibira, also son of f...

Caring for the physically challenged   

Caring for the physically challenged  

-- 2018-12-06 22:17:10

The theme of this year's International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) -Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality - obliquely refers to the fact that there a...

Oikyafront to unveil manifesto on Dec 17          

Oikyafront to unveil manifesto on Dec 17          

-- 2018-12-06 20:50:57

Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will formally unveil its election manifesto on December 17. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement while talking t...

BNP thanks EC for ‘ensuring justice’

BNP thanks EC for ‘ensuring justice’

-- 2018-12-06 19:28:02

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday thanked the Election Commission for 'ensuing justice' as most of their aspirants whose nominations had been declared illegal got back thei...

AL has no alternative to win: Quader

AL has no alternative to win: Quader

-- 2018-12-06 17:18:59

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday urged their party leaders and activists to get united and protect the voting centres on December 30 as their party has no alternative to win....

Oikyafront to hold rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Dec 10

Oikyafront to hold rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Dec 10

-- 2018-12-06 13:21:15

Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, wants to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on December 10 ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections. On behalf of the Oikyafront, BNP senior joi...

BNP candidates Rony, Milton cleared for polls

BNP candidates Rony, Milton cleared for polls

-- 2018-12-06 13:19:03

The Election Commission has cleared the candidature of several BNP aspirants, including Golam Maula Rony of Patuakhali-3 and Morshed Milton of Bagura-7, to contest the 11th general election. The Elec...

SC upholds HC bail for Khaleda in Cumilla arson case

SC upholds HC bail for Khaleda in Cumilla arson case

-- 2018-12-06 11:00:19

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act over the 2015 Cumill...

'Electoral economy' goes undetected

'Electoral economy' goes undetected

-- 2018-12-05 21:54:46

The eagerly-awaited national election is just weeks away. The fervour over the campaigns and the accompanying excitement has already reached a crescendo. In cases, worries are leading to cliffhangers....

Oikyafront's election manifesto by December 8

Oikyafront's election manifesto by December 8

-- 2018-12-05 19:30:55

Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain has said their alliance will unveil election manifesto by December 8 ahead of 11th parliamentary election. The Gono Forum president gave the information on We...

Quader alleges BNP for hatching plot to foil polls

Quader alleges BNP for hatching plot to foil polls

-- 2018-12-05 16:39:19

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said BNP is hatching conspiracy to foil the upcoming election in the name of Election Commission...

BNP lawyers file appeals against Khaleda's nomination rejections

BNP lawyers file appeals against Khaleda's nomination rejections

-- 2018-12-05 14:55:42

The lawyers of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday have filed appeals with the Election Commission against rejection of her nomination papers of three constituencies. On behalf of Khaleda Zia, B...

316 aspirants appeal against nomination rejections

316 aspirants appeal against nomination rejections

-- 2018-12-05 10:54:48

Around half of the candidates, whose nominations were rejected, have appealed to the Election Commission against the returning officers’ decisions. The EC received a total of 3,065 properly fil...

Netting the tax evaders

Netting the tax evaders

-- 2018-12-04 22:14:08

Compared to that of the previous years, the progress made in netting additional number of individual taxpayers this year is laudable. Nearly 200,000 new taxpayers submitted tax returns within the dead...

14-party alliance alerts EC about 'secret agenda' of foreign observers

14-party alliance alerts EC about 'secret agenda' of foreign observers

-- 2018-12-04 19:27:47

The 14 party-alliance has requested the election commission to be cautious over the 'secret agenda' of foreign election observers and suggested them to be careful. General secretary of Bangladesh Sam...

BNP carrying out nomination trade, alleges Quader

BNP carrying out nomination trade, alleges Quader

-- 2018-12-04 17:27:32

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday alleged that BNP nominated their candidates for the upcoming general election in exchange for money. Quader made the allegation at the Awami...

278 AL, 555 BNP aspirants in race

278 AL, 555 BNP aspirants in race

-- 2018-12-04 15:16:05

Returning officers have rejected nominations of three Awami League candidates and 141 of the BNP after screening their applications to run for parliament. The Jatiya Party saw 38 of its candidates dr...

Physical activity for children and youth   

Physical activity for children and youth  

-- 2018-12-03 22:08:53

The merit of the Country Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth could not be overemphasised. Launched as late as 2014, the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance started promoting global...

AL ‘infighting’ in Pabna leaves two dead

AL ‘infighting’ in Pabna leaves two dead

-- 2018-12-03 20:54:01

Two people were killed and six others sustained bullet injuries in a clash between two factions of 'Awami League'at Bharara under Sadar upazila in Pabna on Monday. The deceased were identified as Las...

HC rejects Andaleeve’s write seeking EVMs in Bhola-1

HC rejects Andaleeve’s write seeking EVMs in Bhola-1

-- 2018-12-03 18:17:36

The High Court (HC) on Monday rejected a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho seeking the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in his constituency...

Rizvi terms nomination rejection puppet show

Rizvi terms nomination rejection puppet show

-- 2018-12-03 18:11:00

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has criticised the Election Commission’s decision to reject the nomination papers of several BNP leaders, comparing it to a ‘puppet sho...

Moshiur Rahman Ranga new JP secy general

Moshiur Rahman Ranga new JP secy general

-- 2018-12-03 13:53:17

Jatiya Party Chairman H M Ershad has made party presidium member Moshiur Rahman Ranga its secretary general removing Ruhul Amin Hawlader from the post. Ershad took the decision on Monday as per secti...

English proficiency   

English proficiency  

-- 2018-12-02 21:06:56

Bangladesh's miserable English proficiency ranking may have caused many to raise an eyebrow but considered objectively there is nothing to be surprised. What may look somewhat disturbing is the fact o...