BNP chairperson’s adviser Abdul Awal Mintoo and former BNP lawmaker Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu yesterday appealed to the Dhaka divisional commissioner who is the appellate authority for the Dhaka city corporation polls, seeking validation of their nomination papers. The hearing…
Senior lawyer Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, counsel for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, on Thursday said that the BNP chief is likely to appear before the trial court on Sunday in connection with the two graft case hearing if her security…
The Election Commission has declared nomination papers of 12 mayoral candidates including BNP-supported Chittagong Unnayan Andolan Candidate M Manjur Alam and ruling Awami League backed Nagorik Committee candidate AJM Nasir Uddin valid for the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections. The…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed the need for holding the local government elections on a party basis and emphasised on amendment to the concerned laws. “It is necessary to field candidates and stage election on a party basis…
The Bnp-led 20-Party Alliance gas expressed its doubts and anxiety about free and fair elections in the cities of Dhaka and Chittagong on 28 April. 20-Party spokesman Barkatullah Bulu said in a statement issued to the press on Wednesday that…
Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Tuesday said the Election Commission is helpless to do anything, in case police arrest any accused candidate during the three city corporation elections slated for April 28. “Our main task is to arrange elections,…
A Dhaka court yesterday (Tuesday) granted three days’ fresh remand for BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in a case filed for instigating vandalism and arson.
Most of the aspirants to the mayoral posts in the upcoming bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation polls are facing cases against them. It is always desirable by the voters that the candidates would be a clean person who would represent them…
More than 10.73 lakh students sit for Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations across the country this morning amid an apprehension of hartal hampering their tests in coming days.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has remarked that the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has failed in all issues including the movement. “She has now limited herself issuing statement from home in the name of movement,” a minister told The Independent after…
Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) has demanded of the government and the Election Commission(EC) to take appropriate steps for a free, fair and non-partisan City Corporation polls. “Otherwise it would be proven again before the nation that the present EC is…
Suspected extremists stabbed a progressive blogger to death in broad day light in Tejgaon Industrial area in the city yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Wasiqur Rhaman alias Babu, 27, son of Tipu Sultan of Hazipur village in Ramganj…
Two killed reportedly in police firing during a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates in Sadya Puskini union parishad election in Rangpur Sadar upazila on Sunday. Around 30 people were also injured, including six with bullets, in the…
A total of 26 mayoral aspirants, including BNP leader Mirza Abbas and his three party colleagues and Awami League-backed candidates Sayeed Khokan, filed their nominations to contest the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls on Sunday, the last date for…
BNP chairperson’s adviser Advocate Khandaker Mahbubur Hossain yesterday warned that it would be the last game for the government if it repeats January 5 type election in the forthcoming city polls in Dhaka and Chittagong. “If the government goes for…
After a three-day break, the BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday announced a fresh spell of 48-hour nationwide hartal from Monday morning keeping Dhaka and Chittagong cities from out of its purview. The two main cities—capital city of Dhaka and port city…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has announced countrywide agitation programme for Sunday apparently in a new strategy to get away from hartal ahead of the city corporation polls. As part of the programme, the alliance will stage demonstration at district, upazila,…
Police arrested 53 persons, including three leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir and one BNP man, from different places in the district last night, police sources said.
At least six people were injured, two with bullets, in a clash between two rival groups of ruling Awami League and its youth front Jubo League on the Bagha upazila parishad premises here on Friday.
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Friday renewed its call for taking initiatives to resolve the ongoing political crisis and restore people’s democratic rights through talks. In a statement, signed by BNP joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu, the alliance said, “We…
Leader of the Shoto Nagorik Committee Prof. Emajuddin Ahmed said on Friday that the Bnp would take part in the city corporation elections of Dhaka and Chittagong if a level playing field and congenial atmosphere was created for the same.…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to call off her blockade programme, saying that her motive to overthrow the government would not come true as she had failed to do it even in 81 days.…
Although the party is yet to make its stance on joining the polls clear, the city unit BNP on Thursday extended its support to Chattagram Unnayan Andolan platform’s mayoral candidate M Manjur Alam Manju in the upcoming Chittagong City Corporation…
BNP will take part in the ensuing city corporation polls if a level playing filed is created for all, said party standing committee member Lt Gen (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman. Talking to reporters after placing wreath at the mazar of party…
A grateful nation celebrated the 45th Independence and National Day on Thursday paying deep homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War. The day was heralded with a 31-gun salute in Tejgaon Old Airport area at dawn. The national flag…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including the country’s conscious citizens, to come up to protect the country and its people from militants. “We don’t want destruction, but development, we don’t want militant acts, but peace…we want Bangladesh…
Police arrested six leaders and activists of BNP for ‘sabotage plan’ from different places of the district on Tuesday night.
SYED ZAIN AL-MAHMOOD DHAKA, Bangladesh—A heavy crackdown on antigovernment protesters in Bangladesh has been fueling anger and fear within the country’s opposition movement, creating an opening for militant extremism to take root here, rights advocates and others say. More than…
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Tuesday said their party will join the elections to three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong if a level-playing field is created for all. “Our decision over joining the polls…
Leaders of the ruling Awami League and 14-party combine on Tuesday said dialogue with BNP amounts to undermining the spirit of the country’s Liberation War. “Holding dialogue with BNP means giving them political concession despite carrying out subversive activities by…