People don’t want BNP in power: Quader

Ruling Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said 90 percent people of Bangladesh do not want BNP to run the country.
2 January 2020, 08:23 AM

Nominations of 7 DSCC candidates declared legal

Dhaka South City Corporation’s returning office declares legal the nomination papers of all the seven candidates in the DSCC mayoral polls.
2 January 2020, 06:38 AM

Dhaka city polls: 993 aspirants declared valid after scrutiny

The Election Commission declares 993 aspirants valid after scrutinising the nomination papers submitted for the elections to the Dhaka North and South City Corporations scheduled for January 30.
2 January 2020, 04:52 AM

Ex-AL MP Fazilatunnesa Bappy passes away

Former Awami League lawmaker from reserved seat and a Supreme Court lawyer Fazilatun Nasa Bappy has passed away at a hospital in Dhaka. She was 49.
2 January 2020, 04:13 AM

Modi phones Hasina, extends New Year greetings

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and extended English New Year 2020 greetings to her.
1 January 2020, 07:56 AM

Cases against Nur: Eminent citizens express strong condemnation

The country’s eminent citizens expresses strong condemnation for harassing Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur and activists of Sadharan Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad by implicating them in cases, one under Digital Security Act 2018.
31 December 2019, 14:28 PM

Faith on public, party is motivation for polls, says BNP mayor candidate Tabith

Mayor candidate of BNP for Dhaka North City Corporation Tabith Awal says faith in the public and his party are motivating him to participate in the upcoming city polls.
31 December 2019, 10:01 AM

City polls: Taposh, Atiqul submit nomination paper

Awami League leader Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and incumbent Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor M Atiqul Islam today submitted their nomination papers separately to contest the January 30 mayoral polls in Dhaka South and North City Corporations.
31 December 2019, 07:39 AM

New platform 'Gonotantro Uddhar Andolon' introduced to retrieve democracy

In a dramatic development in the country’s political arena, a new platform called Gonotantro Uddhar Andolon is introduced in a bid to what the platform leaders said retrieve the country’s democracy.
30 December 2019, 15:55 PM

PM is my guardian, I am happy with her decision: Khokon

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon, who failed to secure the nomination for the next mayoral race from Awami League, says he has accepted the party’s decision on keeping him aside from the polls.
30 December 2019, 13:34 PM

JP appoints 7 co-chairmen

Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader appoints Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud MP as the party’s senior co-chairman.
29 December 2019, 15:37 PM

Stop using EVM: BNP to EC

Casting confusion over holding of a free and fair election to Dhaka north and south city corporations using Electronic Voting Machines, BNP urges the Election Commission to stop e-voting process.
29 December 2019, 12:50 PM

Kamrul, Saifuddin JP’s candidates for Dhaka city polls

Jatiya Party has nominated Brig General (retd) Kamrul Islam for Dhaka north and Haji Saifuddin Ahmed Milan for south city corporation election scheduled to be held on January 30.
29 December 2019, 11:00 AM

Govt works underway to build well-equipped army: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her government has been working to transform Bangladesh Army into a time-befitting, technologically well-equipped and modern force.
29 December 2019, 09:10 AM

AL picks Atiqul, Taposh as DNCC, DSCC mayoral contestants

The ruling Awami League nominates Atiqul Islam and Fazle Noor Taposh as its mayoral candidates for the upcoming elections to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) respectively.
29 December 2019, 06:33 AM

AL to announce candidates for Dhaka city polls tomorrow: Quader

Bangladesh Awami League will declare the names of its candidates for the upcoming Dhaka north and south city corporations elections tomorrow.
28 December 2019, 16:02 PM

Country not being run as per constitution: Dr Kamal

Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain alleges that people cannot exercise their power as owners of the country because Bangladesh is not run as per its constitution.
28 December 2019, 15:33 PM

EC determined to hold fair polls: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says that they are determined to hold a free, fair and flawless election in Dhaka north and south city corporations using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
28 December 2019, 14:46 PM

BNP picks Tabith for Dhaka north, Ishraque for south

Tabith Awal and Ishraque Hossain will contest as BNP’s mayoral runners respectively in Dhaka north and south city corporation elections scheduled to be held on January 30.
28 December 2019, 12:58 PM

Council elects Raushan chief patron, GM Quader chairman of JP

Raushan Ershad, widow of Jatiya Party founder HM Ershad, is elected as the chief patron of the party during its national council for the next three years.
28 December 2019, 08:25 AM