The authority of Jahangirnagar University on Monday expelled three of its students for life and another two for two years, junior activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of JU unit over their involvement in a mugging at the campus botanical…
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Fakhrul was in tears as he gave BNP tickets for Khaleda
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday failed to hold back tears while handing over the nomination letters of party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
50-member Bd Army delegation on week-long tour of India
Dhaka, Nov 26 – A 50-member delegation of Bangladesh Army is now on a week-long tour to India in continuation of high-level defence cooperation between Armed Forces of Bangladesh and India.
SC Bar slams EC for its ‘unilateral’ decision to use EVM
Dhaka, Nov 26 – The Bd Supreme Court Bar Association on Monday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has violated the constitution by unilaterally taking the decision to use EVM in the next parliamentary elections.
Ex-AL MPs: Golam Maula Rony joins BNP, Abu Sayeed joins GF
Dhaka, Nov 26 – Former Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony formally joined BNP on Monday.
Partisan slogans from govt letterheads must go: Oikya Front
Dhaka, Nov 26 – Jatiya Oikya Front on Monday urged the Election Commission to remove all the partisan slogans like ‘Democracy of development, the main mantra of Sheikh Hasina’ from the letterheads used for writing government letters.
Writ filed challenging recruitment of Election Commission
Dhaka, Nov 26 – A writ petition was filed on Sunday with the High Court challenging the legality of the appointment of the chief election commissioner and four other commissioners claiming that no specific rules were formulated for their appointment.
BNP picks 118 candidates in 67 seats as precaution
Dhaka, Nov 26– The BNP on Monday nominated 118 candidates for 67 seats under Barishal, Rangpur, Khulna and Rajshahi divisions to contest the forthcoming national election billed for December 30.
NBR to extend tax return submission deadline up to Dec 2
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to extend the deadline by two more days until December 2 for filing income tax returns for individual taxpayers.
Eight ‘militants’ indicted in Holey Artisan café attack case
The trial in the sensational Holey Artisan café attack case is set to begin on December 3 as a tribunal here on Monday framed charges against eight ‘militants’ in the case.
Parliamentary Polls: EU election experts due Tuesday
A two-member election expert mission representing the European Union (EU) arrives here on Tuesday to monitor the situations before and after the national election scheduled to be held on December 30.
Dr Kamal seeks qualitative change in state craft
Underlining the importance of a participatory democracy, Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said there should be a qualitative change in how the state will be run.
EVMs for Dhaka-6, 13, Ctg-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2, Satkhira-2
Electronic voting machines will be used in Dhaka-6 and 13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 constituencies in the forthcoming general election as picked by the Election Commission.
BNP demands CEC’s removal over his nephew’s nomination
BNP on Monday alleged that Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has lost the moral ground to stay in office after Awami League nominated his nephew as its candidate for Patuakhali-3 seat.
Prevent violence during polls, CEC tells magistrates
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Monday urged the executive magistrates to remain alert so that no violence, murder or bloodshed can take place centering the forthcoming election.
Writ challenges recruitment of Bd CEC, 4 commissioners
A writ has been filed with High Court challenging the legality of the recruitment of the Chief Election Commissioners and four commissioners.
8 suspected JMB members held in Dhaka City
Dhaka, Nov 26 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion in separate drives arrested eight suspected members of Radical Youth Group of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Mohammadpur, Kalabaghan 8 suspected, militant JMB. members held, in Dhaka Cityand…
BNP leader Rafiqul Islam’s sentence challenged in HC
Dhaka, Nov 26 – BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah filed an appeal on Monday against a lower court order that sentenced him to three years imprisonment in a graft case.
BNP leader held as Minister’s ‘distorted’ photos on Facebook
Faridpur, Nov 25 – Police arrested a BNP leader over an allegation of posting distorting photos of different ministers on social media site Facebook.
Police still on ‘arrest business’, opposition BNP tells EC
Dhaka, Nov 25 – The BNP on Sunday raised a complaint with Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda that police are still arresting their leaders and activists across the country ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections.
Set up polling stations at neutral places: EC tells admin
Dhaka, Nov 25 – The Election Commission (EC) has asked the returning officers not to set up any polling station in a place which is under the grip of any particular candidate in the parliamentary elections slated for December 30.
AL names 230 candidates: 70 for partners. Nanak, Muhith axed
Dhaka, Nov 25 – The ruling Awami League has distributed of its party tickets among the selected candidates who will contest the upcoming general elections slated for December 30.
Opposition Oikya Front to finalise candidates by Wednesday
Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will finalise its candidates for all 300 constituencies before Wednesday based on consensus of all of its alliance partners.
Treat all candidates equally, CEC to executive magistrates
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Sunday asked the executive magistrates to treat all the candidates equally while discharging their election duties.
HC rejects Bd opposition plea to probe ‘fictitious’ cases
The High Court on Sunday rejected the petition filed seeking formation of an independent probe panel to look into the ‘fictitious’ cases filed against leaders and activists of BNP and other political parties.
Bd opposition front chief Dr Kamal wants CEC replaced
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday demanded the replacement of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda with a credible person for holding a free and fair national election.
Two suspects killed in Kushtia, Cox’ Bazar ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Nov 25 – A suspected robber and an alleged top drug trader were killed in different reported gunfights in Kushtia and Cox’s Bazar districts early Sunday.
Indian security forces kill 4 suspected rebels in Kashmir
Indian security forces killed four suspected insurgents in the Indian portion of disputed Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
A short history of US meddling in foreign elections
By Mehdi Hasan Meddling in foreign elections is bad. I think we can all agree on that. And almost everyone — bar Donald Trump — seems to believe that the Russian government meddled in the 2016 election. So that should…
Student Moni held for running ‘illegal’ news portals: RAB
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained Enamul Haque Moni, a PhD student, from the city’s Airport Railway Station on Saturday on charges of hosting a number of online news portals illegally.