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5 hurt as BNP leader Noman's motorcade attacked in Khagrachhari

BNP Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman's motorcade came under attack and was vandalised allegedly by ruling party activists on the way to a protest rally in Khagrachhari this morning
26 May 2023, 10:58 AM

I accept the results and congratulate the winner: Azmat

Ruling Awami League mayoral candidate Azmat Ullah Khan today said he has accepted the results of the Gazipur City Corporation polls, which saw independent candidate Zaida Khatun elected mayor.
26 May 2023, 09:59 AM

Will repay people of Gazipur by working for them: Zaida

She also said she would dedicate her victory to the people of Gazipur and to the prime minister
26 May 2023, 08:56 AM

Factional clash at Narsingdi: Another JCD activist dies

A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist, who was shot during yesterday’s clash between two groups of the party in Narsingdi town, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital this morning..Ashraful Islam, 20, breathed his last around 9:30am while being treated at the post operative ward of the hospi
26 May 2023, 05:52 AM

US visa policy reflects people’s demand for voting right restoration: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the new visa policy of the USA targeting Bangladesh's next election has reflected the people's long-standing demand for restoration of voting rights..In a statement in the early hours of today, he also said the main theme of the US
26 May 2023, 04:29 AM

GCC polls: Zaida defeats AL candidate Azmat Ullah

Independent Zaida Khatun defeated ruling Awami League candidate Azmat Ullah Khan by a margin of 16,197 votes in the Gazipur City Corporation polls
25 May 2023, 19:57 PM

Polling Centres: Admin, police to be engaged in selection

The Election Commission has made major changes to the guidelines for selecting polling centres for the national elections, including a provision for involving the local administration and the police in the selection process.
25 May 2023, 18:00 PM

JCD leader shot dead in Narsingdi clash

A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal was shot dead during a clash between two groups of the party in Narsingdi town this afternoon.
25 May 2023, 14:40 PM

US visa policy: Those who engage in political violence will be in trouble

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the Awami League government will facilitate and extend all-out cooperation to the Election Commission to hold a neutral general election.
25 May 2023, 11:32 AM

US visa curb: Peter Haas meets representatives of political parties

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas today met the representatives of the major political parties and discussed the new US visa policy..Representatives of the Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and Jatiya Party were present. ."We support free and fair elections. The new vi
25 May 2023, 10:57 AM

Race for Councillor: BNP struggling to rein in grassroots

Ignoring the BNP’s decision of boycotting the five city polls, some 25 grassroots party leaders, including six incumbent councillors, have filed nomination forms to run for councillor in the June 21 Sylhet city polls.
25 May 2023, 01:10 AM

Arrest warrant issued against BNP leader Chand

A Magura court has issued an arrest warrant against Rajshahi BNP Convenor Abu Sayeed Chand over a case filed today under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for allegedly making a death threat against Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina at a recent rally in Rajshahi
24 May 2023, 15:11 PM

AL's instigation behind attacks on BNP rallies: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today alleged that BNP leaders and activists are being attacked and implicated in cases afresh due to the instigation by the ruling party
24 May 2023, 14:36 PM

We will counter if anyone obstructs next election: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said they would counter anyone who tries to obstruct the next general elections.
24 May 2023, 08:02 AM

Blue-collar voters may hold the key

The time for electioneering in the Gazipur City Corporation election ended at midnight with very little campaigning done by candidates running for the mayor’s office.
24 May 2023, 01:20 AM

Road March: BNP activists, police clash in capital

At least 100 BNP activists and 10 police personnel were injured as they clashed during a road march programme of the party in the capital’s Science Lab area yesterday.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM

BNP’s road march foiled in Rajshahi

The BNP could not hold its road march in Rajshahi city today as police arrested BNP men overnight and creating a curfew-like situation, its leaders claimed
23 May 2023, 12:51 PM

Fakhrul tests positive for Covid for 3rd time

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has tested positive for Covid-19 again.
23 May 2023, 06:55 AM

Ctg MP Mustafizur leads procession holding firearm

Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali) constituency Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury yesterday led a protest procession in Banshkhali upazila brandishing a firearm
23 May 2023, 06:25 AM

Gazipur City Corporation: Polls on Thursday, yet voters unenthused

If a person travels to Gazipur city, he or she may not realise that the election to the largest city in Bangladesh is on Thursday.
23 May 2023, 01:20 AM