Category: Politics

Dhaka: The glittering FIFA World Cup trophy arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday morning as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. The trophy, accompanied by Brazilian 2002 FIFA World Cup winner and FIFA ambassador Gilberto da Silva, landed at Hazrat Shahja…

Dhaka: Mojibur Rahman Monju, chairman of the Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), has issued a public apology for his party’s decision to join an 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The move, he admitted, fell short of public expectation…

Dhaka: Police on Tuesday blocked a march by a group of protesters under the banner of ‘July Oikya’ in front of the city’s Nirbachan Bhaban as they attempted to march towards the Election Commission (EC). The protesters were demanding the cancellation …

Dhaka: BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury emphasized on Tuesday that political accountability to citizens can be achieved by making Parliament effective and ensuring the proper functioning of its standing committees. He express…

Dhaka: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami nominated Md Abdul Haque has returned to the electoral race in Dhaka-2 constituency as the Election Commission on Tuesday granted his appeal against the decision of the returning officer who turned down his nomination…

Chuadanga: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday sought the intervention of the Army Chief over the alleged killing of Shamsuzzaman Dablu, general secretary of Jibannagar Municipal unit BNP in Chuadanga, by members of the securi…

Dhaka: BNP on Tuesday expressed concerns regarding the disqualification of candidates’ nomination papers due to issues related to dual citizenship and the alleged manipulation of postal ballots to disadvantage the party.

According to United News of B…

Jhalakathi: The Election Inquiry and Judicial Committee has issued a show-cause notice to Dr Faizul Haque, a candidate from Jamaat-e-Islami contesting in the Jhalakathi-1 (Rajapur-Kathalia) constituency. He faces allegations of violating the electoral…