Saturday, 18 Jan, 2025

Politics

BCL leader killed in Cox’s Bazar accident

COX’S BAZAR: A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling party, was killed as a bus rammed his motorcycle in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar. He was identified as Bahadur Alam Chowdhury, 22, son of Md Siddiq in Balukhali Purbopara of Ukhia, and

BNP nominates Tabith for DNCC by-polls

DHAKA: BNP nominated Tabith Awal to contest the mayoral by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told reporters on Monday night (January 15) that the party’s nomination board has finalized Tabith’s candidacy after

Country heading towards roadmap-less election

DHAKA: Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna said the Prime Minister’s speech on the upcoming general elections disappointed people as the electoral process lack roadmap. He made the remarks at a press conference in the national press club on Monday (January 15) organized by

Procedure for next polls begins in Oct: CEC

SATKHIRA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said that the procedure for the next parliamentary polls will begin in October. The CEC said this while talking to the journalists at the circuit house in Satkhira on Monday (January 15).   KM Nurul Huda expressed his

BNP demands army deployment in DNCC by-polls

DHAKA: The BNP has demanded army deployment in the upcoming mayoral-by polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). The party’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed raised the demand at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the city

12 buy AL’s nomination forms till Sunday

DHAKA: A total of 12 aspirants have collected the nomination forms of the ruling Awami League in two days for mayoral by-polls in the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). Among them, four aspirants brought the nomination forms from the Awami League president’s Dhanmondi

5 buy BNP’s nomination forms for DNCC by-polls

DHAKA: Five aspirants on Sunday (January 14) collected the nomination forms of the BNP from the party’s central office in city’s Nayapaltan for mayoral by-polls in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). The aspirants are- BNP’s special secretary Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon, the

2 BNP leaders arrested in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ: Police arrested two local leaders of BNP in separate cases in Sirajganj Sunday (January 14). They are—Nazmul Hossain Talukder Rana, president of Sirajganj municipality unit of BNP and Amar Krishna Das, secretary general of Sirajganj sadar upazila unit of the party.   

BNP's supportive govt proposal conspiratorial: Inu

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said the opposition BNP's proposal for a polls-time supportive government is conspiratorial. Inu, also president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu), came up with this remark at a press conference in his office at the Secretariat on

Gangni Mayor jailed for 10-yrs

MEHERPUR: A district court awarded 10-years of imprisonment to the Mayor of Gangni upazila of Meherpur district and convener of upazila Juba League Ashraful Islam in arms case. Joint District Judge Tajul Islam of Mehrpur Assistant Judge Court-2 delivered the verdict at 11:30 pm on

New face of Sheikh Family in politics

KHULNA: Sheikh Sarhan Naser Tonmoy, 32, has already attracted the attention of all as a handsome, lovely and a good orator.  He is the only son of Sheikh Helal Uddin MP, son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s younger brother Sheikh Naser. He has drawn the attentions of many

BNP sells DNCC by-polls nomination forms Sunday

DHAKA: BNP will start selling nomination forms for the mayoral by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) from Sunday (January 14). Interested aspirants can buy a nomination form at Tk 10,000 from BNP's Naya Paltan central office by 4:00pm Sunday. The nomination-seekers

8 collect AL nomination forms for DNCC by-polls

DHAKA: At least eight aspirants, including former FBCCI president Atiqul Islam, on Saturday (January 13) collected the nomination forms from the Awami League’s office for mayoral by-polls in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). Atiqul Islam collected the nomination papers through

Jamaat UZ ameer held in Satkhira

SATKHIRA: Police on Saturday (January 13) arrested ameer of Tala Upazila unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Maulana Mofidul Islam. A team of police arrested the Jamaat leader from his residence at Kotakhali village under Patkelghata area of the upazila at about 5:30 pm. Officer-in-Charge (OC)

AL rules out talks over polls

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has ruled out the possibility of holding talks with the BNP or any other political party over the next general elections. “Talks can be held if requires. We are a political party. So, we don’t want to shut the talks door

BNP urges PM to hold talks in resolving crisis

DHAKA: The BNP on Saturday (January 13) said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's address to the nation has pushed the country towards political crisis further. The party urged the PM to hold talks with all the political parties to resolve the crisis. The party’s secretary general

Moudud terms ‘Development Fair’ as fair of corruption

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Saturday (January 13) said that the government arranged the fair of corruption in the name of development fair. The senior leader of the BNP was speaking at a discussion meeting at the National Press Club in the city.

AL starts selling DNCC by-polls nomination forms

DHAKA: Awami League has started selling nomination papers for the mayoral by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) from Saturday (January 13). The sale of forms began at AL President Sheikh Hasina’s political office in Dhanmondi at around 10am. It will continue till January

BNP will get legal notice too: Quader

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP will be served with legal notice too in reply to the notice they have sent to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remark while distributing warm clothes among deprived

Ruling party men afraid of Khaleda: Fakhrul

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir termed the Wednesday’s speech of the Prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Jatiya Sangsad about former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia as ‘poisonous arrow in the heart of democracy’. He came up with the assertion at a press conference