The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is rapidly narrowing down its list of prospective candidates, with a final announcement expected very soon. Several candidates have already received the green light to begin work in their respective constituencies.   The constituencies where candidates have been cleared to start preparations include: Constituency Candidate Barishal-1 Zahir Uddin Swapon Barishal-3 […]

Al Jazeera journalist Zulkarnain Sayer Sami has voiced strong criticism following the incident at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, where eggs were thrown at Akhtar Hossain, Member Secretary of the National Citizen’s Party (NCP) and a member of Dr Muhammad Yunus’s interim government delegation. In a Facebook post, Zulkarnain wrote: “Dr Yunus, you […]

Prominent media personality and physician Abdun Noor Tushar has alleged that Dr Muhammad Yunus travelled to New York, taking along two leaders of an unregistered political party. Speaking at a recent discussion, Tushar said: “The government wants elections to be held, while Jamaat insists there will be no polls without proportional representation. Naturally, the NCP […]

The Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC), Dr Shahadat Hossain, has levelled serious allegations against the Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD), Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan. According to the Mayor, vital project files belonging to the LGRD Ministry were taken home by the Adviser and were never returned, effectively […]

A dramatic incident unfolded at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport when Akhtar Hossain, Member Secretary of the National Citizen’s Party (NCP) and a member of Dr Muhammad Yunus’s interim government delegation, became the target of public outrage. According to video footage widely circulated on social media, several individuals gathered at the airport late […]

BNP leader Ishrak Hossain issued a stark warning on Sunday, saying that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) could be laid siege if what he described as overreach continues. Speaking at an event in Bijoynagar, Dhaka, Ishrak accused authorities of attempting to “engineer” control of the cricket body and said his party would not sit back […]

Nurul Haq Nur, President of Gana Adhikar Parishad, has travelled to Singapore for advanced medical treatment. He departed Dhaka on Monday morning at 8:25 am aboard a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. Accompanying him on the trip is Dr Sajjad Hossain Russel, Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery at Bangladesh Medical University. […]

In preparation for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh, a meeting is scheduled today between the Election Commission (EC) and a delegation from the European Union (EU). The meeting will take place this afternoon at the Election Commission Bhaban in Agargaon, Dhaka, with the EU’s pre-election team.   On Thursday, 18 September, Akhtar […]

The Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, held a meeting with prominent business leaders at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan, Dhaka, yesterday at 5:00 pm. Alongside the Secretary General, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, a member of the BNP’s National Standing Committee, was also present at the discussions. Following […]