AL, BNP in Race: Obstacles they've to overcome

Settling the discord over seat-sharing with alliance partners and keeping leaders and activists united to work for the party nominees are the major challenges the ruing Awami League is faced with ahead of the parliamentary polls.
30 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Playing field far from level

Though many observers expected the December 30 election to be credible, the “playing field” remains far from being level, says a report of the UK House of Commons.
30 November 2018, 18:00 PM

2 arrested over fake news sites

Rapid Action Battalion claimed to have arrested two people for their involvement in creating fake websites identical to those of different local media outlets and circulating false and “anti-government” news through them.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM

CEC saw none of it!

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said no incident of violation of electoral law happened during the filing of nomination papers across the country on Wednesday.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM

13 lives lost on roads in 6 dists

At least 13 people, including seven women, were killed in road accidents in six districts yesterday.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Legal tangles cause BNP fresh worries

The BNP has been facing new difficulties since the party candidates submitted their nomination papers for the upcoming polls.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Khaleda's polls hope dashed

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia cannot contest the upcoming parliamentary election as the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court ruling barring a person sentenced to more than two years in jail from taking part in elections even if an appeal against the conviction is pending.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM

4 killed as train rams bus in Feni

Four people, including a child, were killed and five others were injured when a train collided with a passenger bus in Feni yesterday evening.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Who is BB fooling?

Two things come easy in Bangladesh -- getting big bank loans and blissfully failing to repay. The money in the vaults seems to be the easiest prey today.
28 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Candidates of Major Alliances: Discords delay finalising lists

Around 1,700 aspirants from alliances led by Awami League and BNP are filing nominations in 300 constituencies as both the camps failed to pick a single contender in every seat for the upcoming parliamentary election.
27 November 2018, 18:00 PM

HC ruling apparently a blow to Khaleda

A High Court ruling yesterday apparently dealt a blow to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bid to contest the December 30 polls as it rejected five applications seeking suspension or a stay on conviction and sentences.
27 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Accord: blessing turns burden?

The call for suspending the operations of the Accord, an inspection and remediation platform of more than 200 global clothing retailers and brands, has been getting louder as garment factory owners are being forced to spend several billion dollars to improve workplace safety.
27 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Law and Order in Polls: Police, Rab seek Tk 462cr from EC

The police and Rapid Action Battalion have sought more than half of the total election budget of Tk 700 crore for maintaining law and order during the upcoming national polls.
27 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Jamaat men to use 'sheaf of paddy'

Jamaat has finally decided that its aspirants will contest the December 30 parliamentary election with "sheaf of paddy", the electoral symbol of BNP, party insiders said.
27 November 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP puts trust in 60 new faces

Around 60 new faces got BNP tickets for the December 30 parliamentary election and most of them are former student leaders and family members of veteran or deceased party leaders.
27 November 2018, 18:00 PM

EC picks 6 seats for EVM use

Electronic voting machines will be used in Dhaka-6 and-13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2 and Satkhira-2 constituencies in the upcoming parliamentary election.
26 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Venting outrage on the streets

Aggrieved supporters of Awami League leaders who were not nominated by the party, blocked roads and attacked homes while demonstrating in several districts yesterday.
26 November 2018, 18:00 PM

AL-Led Electoral Alliance: Seat sharing put on hold for now

Jatiya Party and other parties of the Awami League-led alliance would now field MP candidates separately, leaving the seat-sharing issue to be solved later, as the deadline for filing nomination papers expires tomorrow.
26 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Social Media Sites: Agencies to keep constant watch

The government agencies will soon start monitoring social media sites, including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, round-the-clock to check any smear campaign ahead of the December 30 parliamentary election.
26 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Back-up kept in almost all seats

The BNP picked two candidates each for almost every constituency as it started handing out nomination letters to aspirants for 240 seats yesterday.
26 November 2018, 18:00 PM