Do not make any plans that would push Bangladesh backward again, he says

Jamaat ameer says party didn't engage in extortion, profiteering through false cases

Demanding ninth pay scale, demonstrators briefly reached near Jamuna after 11:00am

Police say local man allegedly opened fire while intoxicated

Announces citywide campaign in Dhaka

Project scheduled for implementation from Jan 2026 to Dec 2030

He said killings and verbal abuse were taking place as political tensions rose ahead of the February 12 elections.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that secularism is not the party’s objective, asserting that the term is not “congenial” for the politics of Bangladesh.

As polling day approaches, the Jatiya Party has shifted its campaign strategy to door-to-door outreach, focusing on retaining its traditional stronghold in the Rangpur region amid allegations of obstruction in holding large-scale rallies.

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday said those involved in extortion, land grabbing, and the rehabilitation of fascist forces after August 5 have now emerged as “new oppressors” in the country.

Global and regional powers are closely watching the upcoming election to see how participatory and fair it is, as well as from a geopolitical and economic lens.

The Editors’ Council has called on authorities and political parties to ensure the safety of journalists covering the upcoming elections.

The interim government will transfer power to the newly elected representatives within three to four days of the national election, according to Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser.

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday detailed the constitutional procedures for administering oaths to newly elected members of parliament amid the absence of the speaker and deputy speaker.

The Bangladesh Army will do everything required within the law to help ensure a free and fair election and referendum, Brigadier General Dewan Mohammad Monzur Hossain, director of the Military Operations Directorate at Army Headquarters, said yesterday.

Giving priority to justice, the rule of law, human rights, women’s safety and religious freedom -- among 11 fundamental issues -- the BNP will announce its election manifesto today, outlining its vision for what it calls a new phase of democratic governance.

The Dhaka-5 constituency, spanning the eastern edge of the capital and covering Jatrabari and Demra police stations, is currently alive with election campaigning.

Although Lalbagh and Chawkbazar areas of Old Dhaka are economically vital wholesale hubs, residents of this region continue to grapple with deep-rooted civic problems.

Bangladesh’s electoral credibility could be undermined unless weaknesses in key digital systems are addressed, according to a report by the Tech Global Institute (TGI), a technology policy research organisation.

Ballot papers dispatched, campaigns to end Feb 10; postal voting on track