Dhaka, Nov 11 – Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the captain of the One Day Internationals for Bangladesh National Cricket Team, on Sunday collected the ruling Awami League nomination form for contesting the 11th parliamentary elections slated for December 23.
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JSD, Tarikat Federation want to use ‘Boat’ symbol
Hasanul Haq Inu-led Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) and Bangladesh Tarikat Federation want to contest the 11th parliamentary elections using Awami League’s electoral symbol ‘Boat’.
AL has no objection to election rescheduling: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said his party will have no objection if the election schedule is deferred but this should have to be done logically.
20 years timeline to build a new civilization: Prof. Yunus
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has set a 20-year timeline to build a new civilization alongside replacing the “greed-driven” society which will help remove enormous amount of “frustration and gloom”.
Jatiya Party to start nomination paper sale Sunday
Jatiya Party will formally start selling nomination papers on Sunday among those who want to contest the upcoming 11th general election with its ticket.
Army to be deployed in EVM polling stations: EC Secy
The Election Commission has a plan to deploy army in those polling stations where Electric Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used in the 11th national election.
Dhaka-Panchagarh direct train service begins
The much-awaited direct train service on Panchagarh-Dhaka route began on Saturday, aiming to ease communications with country’s Northern district.
Sylhet ex-councillor from Jamaat held on the charge of sabotage
Sylhet, Nov 10 (UNB) – Police arrested an ex-councillor of Golapganj Upazila from his house at Mollagram on Friday evening on the charge of planning to commit acts of sabotage.
Dr Kamal skips Oikyafront’s Rajshahi rally for illness
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain was reported to be ill and could not go to Rajshahi to join Jatiya Oikyafront’s scheduled public rally there to be held this (Friday) afternoon due to his illness.
Army chief goes to UAE Saturday
Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed leaves here for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday on a three-day visit at the invitation of the UAE Armed Forces.
EC appoints returning officers for 11th parliamentary polls
The Election Commission has appointed Deputy Commissioners of all the districts and two divisional commissioners as Returning Officers(ROs) to conduct the 11th national elections to be held on December 23 next.
HC asks for Mainul’s health checkup
The High Court on Thursday asked the authorities concerned of Rangpur jail and Rangpur Medical College Hospital for conducting medical tests of Barrister Mainul Hosein and submit the report by Sunday next.
Govt breaches level playing field pledge: B Chowdhury
Juktafront Chairman Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Thursday said the government has breached its promise to ensure a level-playing field by not allowing their alliance leaders and journalist to go to Satkhira by a helicopter to join a public rally.
29 Malaysia-bound Rohingyas rescued from sea
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 33 people including 29 Rohingyas from a trawler in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night.
Is excessive sovereign debt a threat to peace?
Some 30 years ago, the international banks were afloat with petrodollars, deposited by the oil exporting countries. The banks in turn stepped up lending to Latin America, in a big way. The new branch of Société Générale in New York…
Salt industry of Bd faces setback for unethical business
Dhaka, Nov 7 – The salt industry of Bangladesh is facing a tremendous set back in the recent years due to reasons like allowing to use the sodium sulphate as edible salt, importing finished salt in the name of sodium…
BNP observes ‘Nat’l Revolution & Solidarity Day’
BNP and its associate bodies observed the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on Wednesday commemorating the ‘civil-military uprising’ in 1975.
CEC to announce election schedule at 7pm Thursday
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda will announce the schedule for the 11th parliamentary elections in a televised address to the nation at 7pm on Thursday.
Refused 1/11 govt offer for democracy: PM
Mentioning that the 1/11 government had offered her not to join the election in exchange for an ‘honour’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she rejected the proposal stating that those who would get people’s mandate would form the…
How much the election going to cost the nation?
The Election Commission (EC), now awfully busy to hold the 11th national election, says it will require an amount of Tk 700 crore to arrange polls, which is more than double than that of the 10th general election.
Regain ownership of country, Dr Kamal tells people
Dhaka, Nov 6 – Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday called upon people to stand up strongly against the current government to realise their demands and regain the ownership of their country.
Young political leaders 11th batch graduate from DI program
Dhaka. Nov 6 – Twenty-three young political leaders affiliated with Bangladesh Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jatiyo Party across the country graduated today (6th November 2018) from the `Young Political Leaders Fellowship Program.’ Democracy International (DI) awarded the young…
B Chy’s Juktafront wants EC not to delay polls announcement
Dhaka, Nov 6 – The Juktofront, a newly formed political alliance led by Bikolpodhara Bangladesh president Prof Badruddoza Chowdhury, yesterday placed a five-point demand before the Election Commission (EC) to consider for holding free and fair elections.
Left Democratic Alliance holds dialogue with PM
Leaders of Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of left-leaning political parties, sat in a dialogue with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday evening over the next general election.
Hosts Bangladesh 0-1 down in Test series with Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe took 1-0 lead in a two-Test series against host Bangladesh with a 151-run victory in the first match that ended in the second session on day-four at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Only political consensus can delay election date: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said on Tuesday the election date can be delayed if all the political parties reach a consensus to do so, but not the announcement of the election schedule.
Couple burnt in capital gas cylinder blast
A man and his wife sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out from a gas cylinder explosion in the city’s Mohammadpur area early Tuesday.
Barrister Mainul’s bail petition rejected
Dhaka, Nov 5 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday rejected the bail petition, filed on behalf of former Caretaker Government adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein.
Don’t announce polls schedule until talks end: Oikya Front
The senior leaders of Jatiya Oikyafront on Monday urged the Election Commission (EC) not to announce the schedule for the next general election until the outcome of its Wednesday’s talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Cholera threatens a comeback worldwide
Cholera outbreaks across history regularly killed a hundred thousand or more. It isn’t well known today because it was essentially eliminated in the Western world.