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Rizvi accuses govt of ‘selectively’ blocking candidates

-- 2018-12-02 18:05:05

The BNP has alleged that Khaleda Zia’s application for the Feni-1 seat has been rejected as part of the government’s plan to remove her from the 11th parliamentary election.  BNP le...

Oikyafront plans to skip polls in fear of defeat: Quader

-- 2018-12-02 16:15:09

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the Jatiya Oikyafront is proceeding with a plan to step away from the polls in fear of defeat....

Rejection of Khaleda’s nomination part of govt blueprint: Rizvi

-- 2018-12-02 14:31:24

BNP has alleged that its chairperson Khaleda Zia's nomination paper has been cancelled as part of the government blueprint to hold a lopsided election. "We think, it's an ill-motivated decision. Our...

Funding road maintenance  

-- 2018-12-01 22:26:39

When the Road Maintenance Fund (RMF) was created five years ago, it had raised strong hopes that the vast road network of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) would be regularly maintained. But t...

Moudud tells EC to stop ‘wholesale’ arrest

-- 2018-12-01 18:52:13

BNP on Saturday demanded that the Election Commission (EC) immediately stop the 'wholesale' arrest of its leaders and activists, release its arrested men and reshuffle the local administration. "Poli...

Govt launched ‘ugly cyber war’ against BNP, alleges Rizvi

-- 2018-12-01 17:15:59

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the government has initiated an 'ugly cyber war' against their party with public money ahead of the December-30 national e...

Kamal underscores guarding polling stations

-- 2018-12-01 16:33:21

Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday renewed his call to the people of the country to guard the polling stations so that the parliamentary elections on December 30 are held in a free a...

US to send 12 teams of election observers

-- 2018-12-01 15:53:01

The United States will send 12 teams of observers and fund thousands of domestic observers to monitor an election in Bangladesh it hopes will be free and fair, a senior official at the US embassy in D...

Ershad shows Tk 2.8m cash, wife Tk 262m

-- 2018-12-01 14:37:20

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has declared to have over Tk 2.8 million in cash in his affidavit to the Election Commission and said his wife Raushon Ershad has more than Tk 262 million. The former...

Expanding sphere of factory remediation  

-- 2018-11-30 22:08:06

Although belated, the move by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) to bring within its scope of work remediation of plastic and chemical factories in addition to readym...

Bleak future awaits defectors: Quader

-- 2018-11-30 20:47:55

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that those who defected from the party to join the Jatiya Oikya Front have a bleak future. “They were once a part of the Awami League. Their s...

BNP criticises PM for electoral code 'violation'

-- 2018-11-30 16:55:25

BNP on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself creating barriers towards ensuring a level-playing field by 'violating' the electoral code of conduct. "Over 150 retired army officers...

No AL candidate in 36 seats, no BNP for five

-- 2018-11-30 14:39:25

No candidate has submitted nomination papers from the Awami League for 36 parliamentary constituencies while the number is five for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The number of candidates wh...

AL election manifesto by Dec 15, says Quader

-- 2018-11-30 14:23:17

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said his party's manifesto for the 11th parliamentary elections will be unveiled by December 15. The plan to transform villages into townships...

ILO Convention on domestic workers’ rights  

-- 2018-11-29 22:03:50

How the plight of the domestic workers is both at home and abroad beggars description. Details of inhuman torture including sexual violence some domestic helps are subjected to become public more ofte...

HC clears BNP contestant Sabira’s participation in election

-- 2018-11-29 21:22:42

The High Court (HC) on Thursday stayed the conviction and sentence of BNP candidate from Jashore-2 constituency Sabira Sultana in a graft case, clearing the way for her participation in the forthcomin...

HC orders former mayor Khoka’s son, daughter to surrender

-- 2018-11-29 18:40:01

Ishrak Hossain and Sarika Sadeque, son and daughter of former Dhaka mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, were ordered to surrender to trial courts within four weeks in a case that involves the suppression of...

Narsingdi BNP candidate lands in jail 

-- 2018-11-29 18:27:10

BNP senior joint secretary general and the party's candidate for Narsingd-1 constituency, Khairul Kabair Khokon, was sent to jail in two cases on Thursday. Narsingdi Distract and Sessions judge Moham...

BNP can’t function without Jamaat: Quader

-- 2018-11-29 16:59:32

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said BNP cannot function without Jamaat-e-Islami which is the big patron of communalism. Qauder made the remark at a press briefing at the of...

BNP to prohibit war criminals into polls

-- 2018-11-29 14:46:37

BNP on Thursday said it will not allow any war criminal to contest the 11th parliamentary elections with the 'Sheaf of Paddy', the party's electoral symbol. "I can assure you no war criminal will be...

Mintoo, Alal, Sohel not contesting polls

-- 2018-11-28 22:28:21

Central BNP leaders Abdul Awal Mintoo, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, and Habib Un Nabi Khan Sohel have pulled out of the general election.  After the deadline for nomination submission ended on Wed...

Making mutual funds attractive to investors

-- 2018-11-28 21:46:37

The state of the country's stock market is pitiable, in terms of investors' participation. Yet the price level of most listed issues on both the bourses is found to be in keeping with their fundamenta...

HC grants bail to Khaleda in Cumilla arson case

-- 2018-11-28 18:56:33

The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act over the arson attack in Cumilla on January 25, 2015. An HC bench of Justice...

Ershad doesn’t need to go to Singapore: Hawlader

-- 2018-11-28 17:51:13

Jatiya Party secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader on Wednesday said their chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad does not need to go to Singapore for treatment as he is now fine. "Our Chairman HM Ersh...

BNP expresses doubt over EC’s polls preparations

-- 2018-11-28 17:08:16

The BNP has said the Election Commission’s preparation for holding the parliamentary election is questionable. "Overall preparations by the Election Commission are questionable. There is no sig...

Fear about election fraud deepening, says BNP

-- 2018-11-28 14:14:37

BNP has alleged that the Election Commission's preparation for holding the next general election is questionable as it could not yet appoint election officials to 85 upazilas. Speaking at a press con...

Former mayor Khoka gets 10-year jail in graft case

-- 2018-11-28 12:30:28

A Dhaka court has sentenced four people including former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and BNP leader Sadek Hossain Khoka to ten years imprisonment in a case filed for alleged corrup...

The elusive safe water

-- 2018-11-27 21:34:16

A recent World Bank (WB) report on the state of water safety in the country has presented a terrible portrayal. In spite of a few such studies in the past by different organisations, this one stands o...

Over 150 ex-military officers to work for AL

-- 2018-11-27 20:32:45

More than 150 former officers of the armed forces expressed solidarity with the Awami League and pledged to work for the party’s victory in the upcoming national election. The retired officer...

No showdown during nomination paper submission: EC

-- 2018-11-27 20:08:32

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has asked the election contenders not to come with any procession or stage showdown while submitting their nomination papers to returning officers. "Th...