In a chilling escalation of pre-election intimidation, Shahjahan Chowdhury, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) nominee for Cox’s Bazar-4 (Ukhia-Teknaf) and district BNP president, received a direct death threat at his residence on Sunday morning. Unknown individuals, identifying themselves as ‘Battalion-71’, sent a letter accompanied by a small piece of white cloth, symbolically representing a shroud. […]

Mahdi Hasan, Secretary of the Hobiganj District Committee of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has made a provocative statement linking allegations against him to a broader political context. In a recent video message, Mahdi declared, “If being associated with the Chhatra League is a crime, then Sarjis Alam, the chief organiser of the National Citizens’ Party […]

Mahdi Hasan, the district secretary of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Habiganj, was granted bail on Sunday following his arrest on charges of obstructing police duties. He was brought before the Habiganj Judicial Magistrate Court at 8:30 a.m., and the bail hearing commenced at 10:00 a.m. the same morning. Hasan had been arrested late on […]

The financial declarations of BNP candidate Abul Khair Bhuiyan and his wife have sparked fresh public debate ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Elections. Contesting the Laxmipur-2 constituency—which covers Raipur and parts of Sadar Upazila—Abul Khair Bhuiyan submitted his affidavit detailing his assets alongside those of his spouse. The documents reveal a striking contrast: while […]