Thursday, 23 Jan, 2025

Politics

Re-voting underway in 51 centers

DHAKA: Re-voting in 51 centers of 19 municipalities is underway on Tuesday.The voting has started at 8:00am and will end at 4:00pm.Earlier, voting was postponed due to violence and other irregularities on December 30.The Election Commission (EC) also arranged voting in all 12 centers of

Bangabandhu’s homecoming fulfils Bangladesh’s independence

FROM SUHRAWARDY UDYAN: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina commented that Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s homecoming on January 10 in 1972 fulfilled the independence of Bangladesh.‘Pakistani occupation army surrendered to the alliance forces on December 16 in 1971

BNP leader Khandakar Mosharraf granted bail

DHAKA: Supreme Court Appellate Division has granted conditional bail for BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.He received the bail in a money laundering case.The Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order on Sunday (January

AL central council on March 28

DHAKA: The central council of ruling Awami League will be held at Suhrawardy Udyan in city on March 28.The decision was taken from a meeting of AL central working committee at Gana Bhaban in city on Saturday night.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also AL president, presided over the

Bangladesh develops under AL govt

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opined that the country sees development whenever Awami League (AL) government assumes power.She made this comment at AL executive council meeting at her official residence Ganabhaban in city on Saturday evening (January 9).‘AL people sacrifice for

BNP candidate wins in Singair municipality

MANIKGANJ: BNP mayoral candidate advocate Khorshed Alam Bhuiyan has been elected unofficially in Singair municipality election on Thursday (January 7).The winning candidate bagged 6,873 votes while his closest contestant Awami League rebel candidate Mir Shahjahan (with Jug symbol) secured

Jamaat observes dawn-to-dusk hartal

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami has observed countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal on Thursday (January 7) protesting the Appellate Division verdict that upheld the death penalty of its Ameer war criminal Matiur Rahman Nizami.No untoward situation was reported from any part of the country.Passenger

Voting end, counting on

MANIKGANJ: Voting in nine wards of Singair municipality in Manikganj district has come to an end on Thursday afternoon (January 7).Election officials have started counting the ballots after voting ended at 10 voting centers.People cast their votes from 8:00am to 4:00pm amid tight

Islami Oikya Jote quits 20-party alliance

DHAKA: Islami Oikya Jote declared to quit BNP led 20-party alliance on Thursday (January 7).Party chairman Abdul Latif Nezami made the announcement at its tri-anneal national council arranged at The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in city.Regarding reason behind the quit from

Voting underway in Singair municipality

MANIKGANJ: Voting in nine wards of Singair municipality in the district is underway at 10 polling centers from 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm on Thursday.Six candidates have been vying for mayoral post while 34 for councilors’ posts and seven women candidates.Additional law

Jamaat’s dawn-to-dusk hartal underway

DHAKA: A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the Appellate Division’s upholding the death penalty of its Ameer war criminal Matiur Rahman Nizami, is underway loosely on Thursday.No untoward situation was reported till filing the report around 8:20am.Passenger

Municipality polls in Singair Thursday

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) will arrange municipality polls in Singair of Manikganj district on Thursday (January 7).The election in the municipality was earlier set to be held on December 30.However, the poll date later deterred on legal ground.Later, the EC announced January 7 as

6 Jamaat-Shibir men among 19 held in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA: Police arrested 19 people including six leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir conducting overnight special drive in Gaibandha district.The drive was conducted from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.Confirming the matter to

Review decision after Nizami’s consent

Dhaka: Advocate Khandakar Mahbub Hossain said the decision of review petition will be taken after the publication and the analysis of the complete verdict and discussing with Matiur Rahman Nizami.He made the comment as the appellate section of the Supreme Court had kept the verdict on

Madhabdi municipal poll Jan 12

DHAKA: Voting of Madhabdi municipality in Narsindi district will be held on January 12.It was postponed earlier on December 30.Besides, the Election Commission (EC) will arrange vote in 39 centers in different upazilas that was suspended on the same day.EC election management wing

Mirza Abbas sent to jail

DHAKA: A court in Dhaka on Wednesday sent BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas to jail upon surrender in two cases filed with Motijheel and Paltan thanas.Metropolitan Magistrate M Mahbubur Rahman passed the order rejecting the bail petition of Mirza Abbas. Earlier in the day, the

Jamaat calls hartal for Thursday

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami has called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Thursday (January 7) protesting the upheld of death penalty of its ameer war criminal Matiur Rahman Nizami.In a press statement, party’s acting ameer Makbul Ahmad and acting secretary general Dr Shafikur Rahman declared the

Mir Quasem Ali appeal hearing begins Feb 2

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday set February 2 to begin the hearing on appeal filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali.A 4-member full bench of the Appellate Division headed-by Chief Justice SK

Nizami’s death penalty upheld

DHAKA: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami on charge of killing intellectuals, mass killing and rape.The 4-member Appellate Division bench of the Supreme Court led-by Chief Justice SK Sinha gave the verdict

Khaleda, Gayeshwar sued

DHAKA: A defamation case has been filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and its standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy for their controversial remarks about the role of Bangabandhu and the number of martyr’s in the Liberation War in 1971.Jananetri Parishad, a front