Jatiya Party Co-chairman Mujibul Haque Chunnu was the party’s secretary general yesterday, ending the weeklong division and tension in the main opposition in the parliament.

Jatiya Party co-chairman and lawmaker, Mujibul Haque Chunnu, was made the secretary-general of the main opposition in parliament today.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said those who contested elections defying the party’s command will not be nominated for any polls, both now and in future.

Awami League councillor candidate Nur Mostafa Tinu, who is an accused in a number of criminal cases and is now in jail, won the by-polls of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) ward no-16 (Chawkbazar) today.

The Election Commission will be formed through a search committee, said Law Minister Anisul Huq today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the importance of good governance and asked the government officials to devote themselves to serving people to make the society a better place.

Obaidul Quader, general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League and minister of road transport and bridges, today said, “BNP wants to discuss the election-time government. There’s no need for this discussion. The Election Commission will conduct the proceedings during that time. Law enforcement agencies, the army, the home ministry, the administration, and everything needed for the election will be with the EC. The government will only perform routine duties.”

There has been division and tension among the top leaders of Jatiya Party over the post of secretary general, which has been vacant since Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu passed away on Saturday.

The current government will not interfere in the next general election, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday.

A rural girl of Nilphamari’s Jaldhaka upazila spent a busy day yesterday. After all, she was chosen to become the symbolic mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC).

In order to stay in power, political parties try and appease religious sentiments, observed rights activist Khushi Kabir yesterday.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has congratulated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party Trinamool Congress for her victory in the by-polls.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said their party together with people will no longer allow any game to be played in the name of a national election in Bangladesh.

The BNP has decided in principle to dissolve all its front and associate bodies and form new ones with fresh blood, keeping the next parliamentary elections in mind.

The Awami League central committee yesterday issued a show-cause notice on Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Zahangir Alam over his controversial comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the number of martyred freedom fighters.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday categorically said the president will form the Election Commission (EC) through a search committee after consulting with all.

People’s confidence in the Election Commission has become zero at present. Those who were in state power have used the Election Commission for their party’s interests, said Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday.

Awami League has issued a show cause notice on Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Zahangir Alam over his controversial comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the number of martyred freedom fighters.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the caretaker government system had been abandoned in 2011 following a court order.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP is now unwilling to take part in the polls and that is why they kept their politics limited to mass media and social media, avoiding the political field as well as streets.