Both the assets and annual income of Sayeed Khokon, Awami League candidate for Dhaka-6, have seen a meteoric rise since he ran for the Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral post eight years ago.

Incumbent lawmaker of Kushtia-2 Hasanul Haq Inu, also the president of JSD (Inu), has seen a 52-fold increase in his cash holdings, rising from Tk 6.8 lakh during the 10th parliamentary election to Tk 3.56 crore, according to affidavits submitted to the EC.

The country is headed towards a “terrible crisis due to the government’s deliberate misrule” in the garment sector, BNP said yesterday.

The country is heading towards a “terrible crisis” due to the government’s “deliberate misrule” in the garment sector, said BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday.

BNP cannot talk about human rights as the party itself is a violator of human rights, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday.

“Ganatantro Mukti Dibash” (Free Democracy Day) will be observed across the country today, marking the fall of the then autocratic ruler in 1990.

Awami League candidate for Panchagarh-1 constituency Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan Mukta was issued a show cause notice yesterday for violating the electoral code of conduct.

Awami League wants to sit with the main opposition Jatiya Party tomorrow to discuss various issues regarding the January 7 national election.

The BNP and its allies is set to enforce yet another 48-hour road-rail-waterway blockade across the country starting tomorrow morning to protest the schedule for the next national election announced by the Election Commission

Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has asked the police to strengthen the security of the courts and tribunals and their judges, cars, and residences across the country to avoid any unexpected occurrences

Police have arrested three leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal in connection with torching a vehicle and killing its driver and helper in Chattogram city during the blockade enforced by the BNP and like-minded opposition parties

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said the country was heading towards a "terrible crisis" due to the government's "deliberate misrule" in the garment sector

Seat-sharing between the partners of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance will be finalised by today or tomorrow, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today

Political parties who have committed to participating in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election are preparing in full swing. The Awami League and Jatiya Party have announced their list of nominees, and interestingly, it includes a handful of celebrities

Decides to hold discussion at Dhaka district AL office

Shakib Al Hasan's annual income is around Tk 5.5 crore while he has loans worth Tk 33 crore, according to documents he submitted to the Election Commission

Says Hasina in face of 14-party allies’ demand for ‘cakewalk’ in shared seats

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against 45 leaders and activists of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami and their front organisations in a case filed over political violence in the capital in 2015.

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against 45 leaders and activists of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami and their front organisations in a case filed over political violence in the capital in 2015.

The BNP yesterday called for a fresh 48-hour nationwide blockade starting 6:00am Wednesday in protest of the Election Commission’s announcement of the polls scheduled.