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Defending their decision not to monitor elections, Head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Bangladesh William Hanna on Saturday hoped that the political parties would make the best use of their times to reach some sort of understanding for a…

Reiterating that the new parliament could be dissolved in case of a political compromise, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said it is the opposition that has created the scope for 154 MPs to get elected unopposed through its election boycott.

Dhaka – Opposition BNP on Saturday rejected the Prime Minister’s offer that she might request for dissolution of Parliament for a fresh election if the opposition stops movement and reaches a compromise, saying it is Sheikh Hasina’s evil design to foil…

The first day of fresh 83-hour nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance demanding arrangement of the 10th general election under a non-party caretaker government, passed off amid stray incidents of violence on Saturday. The blockade programme started at…

Dhaka – Criticising the Election Commission for its decision of involving army in the January-5 ‘farcical election’, opposition BNP on Saturday alleged that the commission is plotting to make the armed forces stand against people.

Transport owners and workers have claimed that due to lack of passengers there were not many buses despite no major untoward incident and adequate police presence on Saturday.

At least five people were injured when unidentified miscreants hurled five home made crude bombs in side the auditorium at the National Press Club immediate after inauguration the special council of Jatiya Party (Zafar) in the city on Friday afternoon.

The European Union (EU) has decided to halt ‘for now’ the preparations for the deployment of an Election Observation Mission in Bangladesh as main political parties here could not create the necessary conditions for transparent, inclusive and credible elections.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Friday said members of the army will be deployed for 15 days from December 26 to January 9 for maintaining the law and order before, during and after the January-5 general election. “The army…

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh (HIB) will organise its planned at Shapla Square in the city on December 24 at any cost.

Dhaka – Accusing the government of creating a reign of terror across the country by obliterating democracy, opposition BNP on Friday urged the country’s people to put up a strong resistance to free the country from the clutch of the ruling…

Dhaka – Co-chairman of Awami League election steering committee HT Imam on Friday warned the opposition of stern measures if it tries to foil the January-5 general election.

Dhaka – Amid the widespread protests in Bangladesh over the resolution adopted by Pakistan parliament, the government of Pakistan has said what is happening in Bangladesh is essentially its internal matter and passing a resolution in their parliament did not mean to…

Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern over the statements of wealth of the candidates contesting the January 5 election that show they have amassed huge wealth during the past five years. The candidates submitted their statements before the Election Commission…

The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Thursday called a fresh spell of countrywide 83-hour road-rail-waterway blockade, the fifth of its kind, beginning at 6am on Saturday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hinted that she might request for dissolution of Parliament for a fresh election if there is any compromise with the opposition.

Dhaka – Accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of instigating violence, opposition BNP on Thursday said she must shoulder the responsibility for the attacks on the family members of the opposition leaders and activists and their business institutions and houses.

Dhaka – The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday adopted a resolution on Bangladesh and expressed ‘great concern’ about the continued political deadlock in Bangladesh.

Industries, Housing and Public Works Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is “not pressing for” caretaker government anymore, but for the replacement of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has threatened to attack Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad in the wake of execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah, reports a Pakistani newspaper.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said the Election Commission will decide on Friday when and where the army will be deployed for the January 5 general election.

Dhaka on Tuesday strongly protested the resolution adopted by Pakistan National Assembly (NA) expressing its concern over war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah’s execution reminding them that the matter is absolutely Bangladesh’s internal affair.