Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has said if the major political parties do not participate in the next general election, there will be no crisis over the election’s legality, but its legitimacy may “go down to zero”.

President-elect Md Shahabuddin will take his oath of office on April 24. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will conduct the oath-taking ceremony around 11:00am at the Bangabhaban’s Darbar Hall.

There has been uncertainty about how participatory the next national election, slated for the end of this year or early 2024, will be as the BNP has been threatening to boycott the polls if it is held under the ruling Awami League government

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today alleged that Bangabazar Market fire has exposed the irresponsibility of the current government and the failure of its different agencies to take prompt steps to douse the blaze

The special session of parliament begins tomorrow, marking the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad

Cumilla Divisional Jubo Dal organised the event at the town hall auditorium yesterday. The iftar mehfil was foiled after BNP men started clashing with police. Later, additional police arrived and brought the situation under control

Police detained 22 activists of Cumilla city unit Jubo Dal when they were returning home after attending an iftar mehfil last evening..Some Jubo Dal activists verbally abused policemen.

The High Court yesterday ruled that Mohammad Zahangir Alam, suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, can file nomination papers with the Election Commission in accordance with law for contesting the GCC mayoral election slated for May 25.

A Chhatra League leader was beaten up while he was allegedly trying to extort farmers in Haldia bazar of Barguna’s Amtali upazila around 10:00pm on Monday.

Police claimed to have arrested four Jamaat-e-Islami men, including its Rajshahi city unit chief, from the city’s Hetomkhan area yesterday.

An Awami Swechchhasebak League leader allegedly tortured a Jubo Dal leader to death in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila over a land-related dispute.

The Election Commission has decided not to use Electronic Voting Machines in the next parliamentary election.

The Gazipur City Corporation election will be held on May 25, while for Khulna and Barishal city corporations, it will take place on June 12. Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations will go to polls on June 21.

Though the BNP has said it will not take part in the coming elections to five city corporations, the party fears that some of its leaders may run in the polls violating its directive.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said their party is least bothered about the Election Commission's decisions to use ballot papers in all 300 seats instead of EVMs in the upcoming polls as their main concern is about the election-time government

Trashing speculations about widening discord among their alliance partners, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said there is no laxity among those carrying out the simultaneous movement against the current government.

BNP will not come to power again whenever the national election is held, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today.

Another 700 to 800 people have been made unnamed accused in the case

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday alleged that an attempt was made to implement the agenda of a certain quarter to catch fish in troubled waters through a report of Bangla daily Prothom Alo.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that the Awami League government might be devising a different strategy to con the people again by going for an early election.