A day of political fervour in Chattogram turned to mourning on Sunday following the sudden death of a teenage activist during a high-profile election rally. Saidul Islam Chishti, 14, a dedicated member of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)—the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)—collapsed and died while documenting a procession for the party’s […]

The administration of Dhaka University (DU) has issued a scathing rebuttal following inflammatory remarks made by a senior leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The controversy erupted after a public address in which the university’s historic central students’ union was characterised in deeply offensive and derogatory terms. A Deplorable Rhetorical Attack During an election rally held on […]

The Dhaka University (DU) unit of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has formally called upon the university administration to dismantle an alleged extortion syndicate involving controversial student representatives and administrative staff. In a written petition submitted on Sunday, 26 January 2026, the organisation demanded immediate accountability for those targeting small-scale street vendors and floating […]

Faridpur’s district branch of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has permanently expelled three senior local leaders for publicly supporting an independent candidate in violation of party decisions and discipline. The announcement underscores the party’s determination to maintain organisational cohesion ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. On Sunday, 25 January, the decision was formalised in a […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has categorically dismissed recent allegations made by Jamaat-e-Islami’s Naib-e-Ameer, Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, regarding supposed agreements between BNP and India, describing them as “political smear campaigns.” The party articulated its position during a press briefing at its Gulshan headquarters on Saturday, with Election Steering Committee spokesperson Mahdi Amin responding to […]

On Thursday, 22 January 2026, the first day of the election campaign for the Barguna-2 constituency witnessed controversy when a public rally organised by Jamaat-e-Islami at Douyatala School Field in Bamna Upazila became the site of inflammatory remarks. Afzal Hossain, a participant at the rally, asserted that “in a country with 80% Muslims, no non-Muslim […]