Dhaka, Dec 12 – The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain why the appointment of divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners as returning officers by the Election Commission for the upcoming election should not be…
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday formed a new bench to hear the petition over BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s candidature in all the three constituencies she submitted nomination papers to contest the upcoming national election.
The campaign convoy of BNP’s Dhaka-9 seat candidate Afroza Abbas reportedly came under attack twice at Kamalapur and Madartek in the city by ruling party followers on Wednesday, leaving five people injured.
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Chandpur-1 ( Kochua) Constituency’s BNP candidate Mosharraf Hossain’s maiden motorcade came under sudden attack near Sachar Bazar -a burgeoning commercial hub in Kochua Upazila at around 4 pm on Wednesday.
In the wake of some pre-election violence, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged their party leaders and activists to carry out electioneering peacefully instead of responding to any provocative acts by their opponents.
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Tuesday warned that they will put up a strong resistance together with people against attacks on their candidates and activists across the country.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party has suffered an embarrassing defeat in three state elections in its Hindu stronghold just months before national elections.
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for Gopalganj on Wednesday to kick off her party’s election campaign.
Detectives arrested BNP leader Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu from his residence in the city’s Gulshan area on Wednesday.
Dhaka, Dec 11 – Leaders of opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front have expressed their concern over carrying out attacks on their candidates and followers allegedly by the ruling party activists and called upon the government and the Election Commission to…
The candidates of BNP and its alliance partners for the 11th parliamentary elections launched their election campaign in the capital on Tuesday.
At least twelve people were injured when the motorcade of BNP aspirant Golam Mohammad Siraj for Bagura-5 constituency came under attack in Dhanut upazila headquarters here on Tuesday.
The motorcade of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came under attack at Danarhat in Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon on his way to the district town from Saidpur Airport, leaving at least 10 people injured.
Dhaka, Dec 11 – The High Court on Tuesday issued a split order on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s candidature in all the three constituencies she submitted nomination papers to contest the upcoming national election.
Dhaka, Dec 11 – With the allocation of election symbols, the candidates of the 11th parliamentary elections hit the campaign trail on Monday to woo voters, just 20 days before the national election.
Dhaka, Dec 10 – Jatiya Oikya Front chief Kamal Hossain on Monday said no one will be able to deprive people of their ownership of the country if they get organised and cast their votes.
The BNP is participating in the December 30 election as part of its movement against the incumbent government, the party’s standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan said Monday.
The High Court on Monday issued a contempt of court rule against the Chief Election Commissioner, four commissioners and the EC secretary for declaring Oikyaboddha Nagorik Andolon invalid for polls and rejecting the nomination papers of the party’s candidates disobeying…
Major political parties are set to launch their high-octane election campaign after the allocation of electoral symbols among their candidates as only 20 days are left for the nation to go to the general election to choose its new Parliament.
BNP contestant from Munshiganj-1 constituency Shah Moazzem Hossain on Monday demanded that the Election Commission ensure his security and that of his supporters in his electoral area.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday dismissed the ruling party’s allegation involving their party with Pakistan High Commission and ISI, saying it is a false propaganda ahead of the national election.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Awami League, will formally inaugurate the election campaign of the ruling party from Tungipara on December 12.
The High Court will decide on Tuesday whether jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can participate in the upcoming general election.
The government accepted the resignation of four technocrat ministers on Sunday ahead of the upcoming general billed for December 30.
A total of 272 candidates are going to contest the 11th parliamentary elections with ‘Boat’, Awami League’s electoral symbol, while 298 with BNP’s polls symbol ‘Sheaf of Paddy’.
Dhaka, Dec 9 – Failing to get candidacy from the election commission, the aspirant candidates have started to move the High Court against the rejection order of the election commission (EC) in order to get their candidacies so that they…
Dhaka, Dec 9 – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the arch-rival of the ruling Awami League, on Sunday submitted before the Election Commission a list of 298 candidates from among the party and partners of its two alliances-Jatiya Oikya Front and…
Apart from BNP’s own contestants, 26 candidates of eight registered political parties under Jatiya Oikyafront and 20-party alliance are going to contest the December-30 general election with its electoral symbol ‘Sheaf of Paddy’.
BNP on Sunday alleged that its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s nomination was revoked by the Election Commission (EC) at the ‘behest’ of the government.
Distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Sunday said economic disparity in the country has increased manifold for lack of political competition in the last 10 years.