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Minister for Communication Obaidul Quader on Sunday said they would probe the reasons at party level behind the defeat in the Gazipur City Corporation election.

Accusing the government of trying to snatch people’s verdict in the just-concluded Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election, mayor-elect MA Mannan on Sunday said GCC polls proved that a free, fair and neutral election is not possible without a non-party caretaker…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday observed that the ruling Awami League-backed mayoral candidates of the recent elections to five city corporations suffered defeats as people always opt for change.

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon the young generation to put in their best efforts to create a new world with grand purposes using the power of technology.

The High Court on Sunday asked the Election Commission (EC) to provide registration to National Democratic Party (NDP) within one month if the party is operational now.

Nine crew members have so far been rescued alive from the partially capsised Bangladesh merchant ship MV Hope near Phuket, Thailand and five of them returned to Chittagong in another vessel, Buxmoon, on Sunday night.

FROM GAZIPUR: Out of 57 wards opposition BNP-backed candidates as councilors won in 39 wards in the maiden Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) poll.

Eighteen-party-supported candidate MA Mannan won a convincing victory in the battle of ballots in the maiden Gazipur City Corporation on Satrurday.

The Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) elections were marked by enthusiastic participation of the voters without any incident of violence or clashes, who exercised their franchise braving scorching heat to elect a mayor, ward commissioners and women commissioners, says election observer…

Speakers at a human chain here on Saturday expressed grave concern over the plan to set up Rampal Power Plant near the Sunderbans, saying that it will destroy the world’s largest mangrove forest victimising some 4 million people.

The Ministry of Commerce has imposed a suspension on the export of green chilli, eggplant, cucumber, garlic and coriander-leaves with effect from Sunday to ensure the smooth supply of these essentials in the market during the holy month of Ramadan.

Appreciating the role of US Department of State exchange programmes alumni US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan, Mozena on Saturday said the alumni have a leading role to play in building Sonar Bangla.

The presidents of both Nicaragua and Venezuela have indicated their countries could offer political asylum to US fugitive Edward Snowden. Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro said it would give asylum to the intelligence leaker, who is believed to be holed up in…

An uneasy calm prevails in Gazipur streets as over 10 lakh voters are set to vote on today amid both enthusiasm of electing their first city mayor and the fear of violence as both the rival camps engaged in war…

Rejecting the reported decision by election officials concerned to announce the results of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls on Sunday, 18-party alliance-backed mayoral candidate MA Mannan on Friday demanded declaration of the results by Saturday, the day of voting.

Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi on Friday said Bangladesh would get back the suspended GSP facility in the US market within six months though the leading economists think it is not possible even in a year.

Egyptian troops opened fire on mostly Islamist protesters marching on a Republican Guard headquarters Friday to demand the restoration of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, leaving at least one severely wounded.

Bangladesh on Friday urged all parties in Egypt to uphold the rule of law and the constitutional process and wished that all political forces there will follow maximum restraint to avert further violence and disorder in public life.

Deputy leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury on Friday said the government has proved through the polls to four city corporations that there is no need for caretaker government in the country.

BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that the government is hatching various conspiracies to snatch people’s verdict in the Saturday’s Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls.

Rescuers of on Friday rescued three Bangladeshi crew members alive while retrieved two bodies from the Phuket coast in Thailand after a Bangladeshi cargo ship, ‘MV Hope’, tilted there on Thursday.

Awami League Presidium member Obaidul Quader says the debacle in the four city polls were “needed to shake the party up”.

Egypt’s military has moved against the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood a day after deposing President Mohammed Morsi.

“The ruling party men are violating the election code of conduct every day, but the toothless and clawless Election Commission is not taking any action.

Just two days ahead of balloting, the main opposition BNP on Thursday renewed its demand for deployment of army during the election to Gazipur City Corporation.

Bikalpadhara Bangladesh has been planning to create a third alliance comprising like-minded political parties to gear up the movement for restoration of non-party caretaker government to oversee the next general elections, according to party leaders.

CNG filling stations will go on an indefinite strike across the country on Friday protesting the harassment and extortion by a mobile court in a filling station in Sylhet.