JS Polls 2018

Gender equality will be ensured, AL says

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is determined to achieve gender equality and ensure equal rights for women.
18 December 2018, 05:32 AM

AL pledges 10% growth, developed country by 2041

Ruling Awami League has pledged to drive the country’s economy towards 10 per cent growth within the next five years if voted to power.
18 December 2018, 05:26 AM

'Zero tolerance against corruption'

Ruling Awami League pledges to adopt a zero-tolerance policy against militancy, drugs and corruption in the election manifesto.
18 December 2018, 05:07 AM

Hasina promises transparent, accountable admin

Awami League, in its election manifesto, promises to ensure transparency, accountability, honesty and public-service in administration.
18 December 2018, 04:59 AM

At least 1 employed from each family, promises AL

The ruling Awami League's election manifesto has pledged that social safety net will be increased twofold and there will be at least one earning member in every family.
18 December 2018, 04:53 AM

5G by 2023 if AL voted to power

Awami League will introduce 5G internet service in Bangladesh if they are voted to power. The charges for using internet and mobile will be reasonable.
18 December 2018, 04:52 AM

PM Hasina pledges to strengthen parliament

Prime minister and president of Awami League, Sheikh Hasina has pledged to strengthen the parliament further in her party’s manifesto.
18 December 2018, 04:41 AM

PM Hasina pledges to strengthen parliament

Prime minister and president of Awami League, Sheikh Hasina has pledged to strengthen the parliament further in her party’s manifesto.
18 December 2018, 04:37 AM

Millat’s candidacy from Jamalpur stays rejected

Jamalpur-1 candidate from BNP tent, M Rashiduzzaman Millat’s hopes of candidacy is dashed after the Supreme Court upheld his rejection.
18 December 2018, 04:17 AM

BNP Manifesto: Nat'l commission to end politics of vengeance

Standing against the politics of vengeance and revenge, the BNP wants to form a “National Commission” to reach a social agreement among all on this matter and introduce a new political culture.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Re-elect AL to keep up progress

Seeking votes for her party in the upcoming election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Awami League should stay in power at least for five more years so that no one can hamper the country's current pace of progress.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Attack On Motorcade in Tangail: Latif starts fast unto death

A day after staging a sit-in on the Tangail returning officer's office premises, Abdul Latif Siddiqui yesterday began a fast unto death demanding the withdrawal of Kalihati Police Station's officer-in-charge and the arrest of those who attacked his motorcade on Sunday.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

What Experts Think

The Jatiya Oikyafront has come up with several laudable promises in its manifesto, but making good on the pledges would be a big challenge, if the alliance comes to power, said experts.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

US to deploy 11 observer teams: Miller

Earl Robert Miller, the newly appointed US ambassador to Bangladesh, yesterday said the US embassy will arrange 11 teams, comprising 32 observers, during the 11th general election in Bangladesh.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Another BNP candidate attacked

At least 50 BNP men were injured when the motorcade of Ifran Ibne Aman Ami, party candidate in Dhaka-2, came under attack at Amin Bazar as polls violence continued yesterday.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

AL to strengthen rule of law, democracy

The ruling Awami League's election manifesto will make promises of strengthening democracy, rule of law and ridding the country of corruption under the tagline “Bangladesh on the March of Prosperity”.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Candidates of AL, BNP pledge big

Promises of further development work are Awami League contestants' election mantra in Khulna while the BNP candidates are pledging “restoration of democracy”.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Odds are against BNP contenders

On Victory Day, people of Thakur Manda village in Naogaon-4 constituency woke up to the smell of something burning.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Election Manifesto: Oikyafront pledges truth commission

The Jatiya Oikyafront, if voted to power, will form an all-party truth and reconciliation commission to investigate the extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and false cases of the last 10 years.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Oikyafront's pledges 'a joke': Abdur Rahman

Oikyafront's pledges in its election manifesto, to continue the trial for war criminals and end corruption, are “nothing but a joke”, Awami League joint general secretary Abdur Rahman said yesterday.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM