In a rare and significant electoral development, the Chief Returning Officer of Bagerhat has officially validated the nomination papers of MAH Selim for three separate parliamentary constituencies. The former Member of Parliament and former President of the Bagerhat District BNP is set to contest the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Elections as an independent candidate in […]

In a scathing indictment of the current political landscape, Anisul Islam Mahmud, the Chairman of a faction of the Jatiya Party, has expressed grave concerns over the deteriorating safety of candidates. Speaking at a press conference held at his residence on Saturday afternoon, 3 January, the veteran politician suggested that the prevailing atmosphere of intimidation […]

In a striking turn of political fortunes, Mahmudur Rahman Manna, the Convenor of Nagorik Oikya, has seen his nomination for the Dhaka-18 constituency validated by election officials. This development follows a significant setback just twenty-four hours prior, when the Returning Officer for the Bogra-2 seat disqualified his candidacy based on the very same set of […]

In a chilling act of targeted violence, a local official of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was assassinated in Jessore on Saturday evening. The victim, identified as 50-year-old Alamgir Hossain, was a prominent figure in local politics, serving as the Joint General Secretary of the BNP’s Ward No. 7 unit under the Jessore Municipality. The […]

The political atmosphere in Habiganj reached a crescendo on Saturday night as Arif Talukdar, the District Convenor of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, made a public pledge to secure the immediate release of his colleague, Mahdi Hasan. Speaking to a throng of anxious supporters gathered at the gates of the Habiganj Sadar Model Police Station, Talukdar […]

In a significant escalation of civic unrest, activists from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement occupied the critical Shahbagh intersection in central Dhaka on Saturday night. The demonstration was launched to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Mahdi Hasan, the Habiganj district Member Secretary of the organisation, who was detained by police earlier that evening. The […]

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has issued a stern ultimatum to the authorities following the arrest of Mahdi Hasan, the organisation’s Member Secretary for the Habiganj district. In a series of defiant statements released via social media on Saturday night, the group demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the “July warrior,” warning that failure to […]