9 candidates to fight for each constituency
Despite protests and violent movements by the BNP and like-minded political parties against the January 7 parliamentary election, on average, nine candidates submitted nomination forms ...
Shakib, Dastagir, Enamur, Anisul defy polls code
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday issued separate show-cause notices to cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, minister Golam Dastagir Gazi and state minister Enamur Rahman for ...
2,741 nomination forms submitted for 300 constituencies
A total of 2,741 nomination forms have been submitted for the 300 parliamentary seats in the upcoming 12th National Election, which is scheduled to be ...
Fire service records 8 arson attacks in 24 hours
At least eight arson attacks were recorded in 24 hours till 6am on Thursday, during the 24-hour blockade called by BNP and like-minded opposition parties. A ...
BNP expels Shahjahan Omar over Awami League nomination
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday expelled Barrister Shahjahan Omar for violating party discipline, after he submitted a nomination paper as an Awami League ...
BNP leader Shahjahan Omar running for Awami League
BNP Vice Chairman Shahjahan Omar has submitted a nomination paper as an Awami League candidate for the Jhalakathi-1 constituency. Shahjahan Omar himself confirmed the information in ...
BNP to enforce another spell of 48-hour blockade from Sunday
The BNP and allied parties are set to initiate a new 48-hour road-rail-waterway blockade across Bangladesh, commencing from Sunday morning, to protest against the recently ...
Dhaka not worried by UN decision not to send polls observers
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said sending or not sending election observers is a matter of the United Nations. “Hundreds of observers ...
From Manipur to Myanmar: Bangladesh vigilant against infiltration of stolen arms
In recent months, approximately 6,000 weapons have been looted in the Indian state of Manipur, with 2,000 recovered so far, leaving 4,000 still in the ...
EC: No scope to revise election reschedule without application
The Election Commission (EC) believes that there is no opportunity to reschedule the election for the BNP and like-minded parties, as none of the representatives ...
Raushan: Not taking part in January 7 polls
Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chief Patron Raushan Ershad on Wednesday said she will not take part in the upcoming national elections slated for January 7. From a ...
Huge protests at DU for immediate peace in Gaza
Amid continued virtual and sporadic physical protests in the country over the ongoing Israeli aggression in Palestine, the students of Dhaka University on Wednesday brought ...
Gold price hits record high in Bangladesh
The price of 22-carat gold hit Tk1,09,875 per bhori, the highest in the history of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) adjusted the gold price, attributing ...
EU wants to see credible, participatory elections in Bangladesh
The European Union (EU) on Wednesday expressed hope that Bangladesh will hold a democratic, credible, peaceful and participatory elections. “We hope to see a democratic, credible, ...
NBR extends deadline for filing tax returns
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday extended the deadline for submitting income tax returns for individual taxpayers by two months, until the end of ...
Quader: Awami League will not accept election schedule change
Awami League is resolute in not accepting any changes to the election schedule beyond the designated timeframe, according to General Secretary Obaidul Quader. He made this ...
Data is crucial to preventing gender-based violence
Gender-based violence remains an urgent human rights concern in the Asia Pacific region. This year, as we mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based ...
Tricked into chains: The harrowing fate of child brides
It was at the end of 2019 when Shatila achieved recognition by performing a play on the prohibition of child marriage during her school’s cultural ...
AL rebels rush for nomination forms
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain, a lawmaker from Kurigram-4, collected a nomination form from the Roumari Upazila election office Tuesday afternoon ...
BNP’s daylong blockade Wednesday, hartal Thursday
The daylong blockade enforced by the BNP demanding the resignation of the government and protesting the January 7 general polls schedule would take place across ...
PM Hasina: World must act before climate displacements become a humanitarian crisis
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for international support for the countries that are worst-affected by climate displacements to prevent such situations from turning ...