The Election Commission (EC) is set to commence a dialogue regarding the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election from 28 September. The first phase of this dialogue will see invitations extended to academics and representatives of civil society. On Tuesday, 23 September, Ruhul Amin Mallik, the EC’s Director of Public Relations, confirmed these details. “Following approval […]

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has expressed his desire for both the Awami League and the Jatiya Party to participate in the forthcoming national parliamentary elections. He made these remarks during a recent interview with the Kolkata-based Bengali daily newspaper ‘Ei Samay’ in Gulshan, Dhaka. The interview was […]

In Gulshan, Dhaka, retired secretary Kazi Wasi Uddin discovered that an investment of BDT 8,220,000 he made was entirely fraudulent. Following the revelation, the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) arrested five members of the fraudulent gang on 28 August from Niketan, Gulshan. Authorities seized BDT 315,000 and five mobile phones from the accused. Arrested Individuals […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has not granted the green light to any candidate for the upcoming national parliamentary election, senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has confirmed. Speaking at a press conference at the party office in Nayapaltan on Tuesday, 23 September, Rizvi clarified that candidate selection will follow the party’s established procedures: […]

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 […]