A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the candidacy of SM Forhad, the General Secretary (GS) candidate from Islami Chhatra Shibir, in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election. The petition was submitted on Sunday, 31 August, before the bench of Justice SK Tahsin Ali and Justice Habibul Gani. […]

Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to hold separate meetings today with the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the Nationalist Citizens’ Party (NCP) to discuss the upcoming 13th Parliamentary Election and the prevailing political situation. The announcement was made on Saturday, 30 August, during a briefing in front of the Chief Adviser’s residence, Jamuna, by his […]

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has asserted that the Constitution of Bangladesh contains no reference to Proportional Representation (PR). He emphasised that elections in every parliamentary constituency must be held through direct votes of the people, and warned that the nation would not tolerate any form of obstruction or manipulation regarding the electoral process. […]

The Election Commission (EC) has finalised the roadmap (work plan) for the upcoming National Parliamentary Elections. On Wednesday, the Commission officially approved the document, and it is scheduled to be formally announced today, Thursday. According to EC officials, the roadmap specifies the timeline by which the preparatory tasks for the elections must be completed.   […]

The Chief Justice of Bangladesh has stated that the Appellate Division does not wish to provide a temporary solution by reinstating the caretaker government system. Instead, the division aims to establish an effective and sustainable solution regarding the election-time government, one that cannot be disrupted repeatedly. The Chief Justice emphasised that any measure adopted must […]

Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Commissioner Md Nazmul Karim Khan has been served a show-cause notice after reports emerged that he regularly travelled between Dhaka’s Gulshan and Gazipur by blocking roads, causing severe traffic congestion and public suffering. The issue came under government scrutiny after a leading national daily recently published a detailed report highlighting the […]

The Government of Bangladesh has announced a reward scheme for the recovery of looted weapons belonging to law enforcement agencies. The maximum reward under this scheme has been set at Tk 5 lakh. The announcement was made on Monday (25 August) by Home Affairs Adviser, Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, following a meeting […]

Bangladesh and Pakistan have signed one agreement, four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), and one programme, marking a significant step in bilateral cooperation. The signing ceremony took place on Sunday, 24 August, at Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka. Present at the event were Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Tauhid Hossain and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.   […]

Barakat Ullah Bulu, Vice-Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has stated that BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is deserving of a Nobel Prize. He made the remarks on Sunday afternoon while delivering the keynote speech at the Burichang Upazila BNP conference in Comilla.   Bulu highlighted Khaleda Zia’s significant role […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has issued a show-cause notice to Advocate Fazlur Rahman, a member of the BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council. This information was confirmed by a party source on Sunday.   According to the notice, Fazlur Rahman made objectionable and misleading remarks regarding the historic July–August mass uprisings and the martyrs who sacrificed […]