BNP will take part in polls: Quader

There is no doubt that BNP will take part in the upcoming parliamentary election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.
10 November 2018, 07:13 AM

Announcement of polls schedule ‘farcical’: BNP

Protesting the arrests of its leaders and activists, BNP terms the announcement of general election schedule by the Election Commission farcical.
10 November 2018, 07:04 AM

Rajshahi 'de-linked' as Oikyafront holds rally

With road communication between Rajshahi city and several northern districts virtually cut off, a large number of people joined the Jatiya Oikyafront rally in the city yesterday, defying police obstruction and a transport strike.
9 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Remove all campaign materials

The Election Commission yesterday asked all political parties and lawmaker hopefuls to remove their posters, banners and all kinds of campaign materials within next seven days at their own initiative.
9 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Don’t plunge polls into controversy: B Chy to EC

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury urges the Election Commission (EC) not to plunge the national election into controversy.
9 November 2018, 14:24 PM

Graft: Khaleda’s appeal delayed for verdict copy

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal against the imprisonment verdict in Zia Charitable Trust graft case is delayed as her lawyers are yet to receive the certified copy of the verdict.
9 November 2018, 10:36 AM

Hurried polls announcement an allusion of lopsided polls: BNP

BNP expresses fear that another one-sided election will be held as the Election Commission hurriedly announced the election schedule before not resolving the political crisis over the polls.
9 November 2018, 06:45 AM

11th JS polls: AL starts sale of nomination papers

The ruling Awami League starts selling the party’s nomination papers for the 11th parliamentary election.
9 November 2018, 04:57 AM

Election on Dec 23

Claiming there is a congenial atmosphere for polls across the country, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday announced that the 11th parliamentary election will be held on December 23.
8 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Arrest spree not ending

A spree of arrests continues as police have been picking up BNP leaders and activists across the country despite an assurance by the government that there will be no political arrests.
8 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Juktofront wants polls on Dec 30

Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Juktofront has called upon the Election Commission to reschedule the election date on December 30 for the sake of nominating candidates with clean image.
8 November 2018, 16:06 PM

EC announces schedule to hold lopsided polls: Fakhrul

BNP heavily criticises the Election Commission for hurriedly announcing the schedule for the next parliamentary election and alleges that all have been set to hold a lopsided election.
8 November 2018, 15:05 PM

AL welcomes polls schedule

Awami League welcomes the Election Commission’s decision for fixing the 11th parliamentary polls schedule on December 23 and expresses its hope that all political parties would join the polls in a festive mode.
8 November 2018, 14:21 PM

BNP to hold emergency meeting with 20-party alliance tonight

BNP will hold an emergency meeting with its 20-party alliance leaders tonight to devise the next course of action.
8 November 2018, 11:26 AM

Khaleda backed to jail from hospital without informing court: SCBA chief

The government shows ignorance to the court by taking BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia back to the jail without informing it (court) about her treatment, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Zainul Abedin says.
8 November 2018, 11:10 AM

Still sick but brought to court: Khaleda

After BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was produced before a Dhaka court in Niko Graft case, she says she is still sick but produced before the court.
8 November 2018, 08:20 AM

Khaleda taken to jail illegally: Fakhrul

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been taken to prison illegally, her party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged.
8 November 2018, 07:57 AM

EC starts sending polling materials to field level offices

Election Commission starts sending nomination forms and other polling materials to its field level offices from the BG Press in Dhaka ahead of the upcoming general election.
8 November 2018, 07:08 AM

Freed from BSMMU, Khaleda taken to court in Niko graft case

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is taken to old central jail directly from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and produced before a special court there in Niko graft case.
8 November 2018, 04:59 AM

BNP submits to PMO list of 1,046 cases

The BNP yesterday submitted a list of 1,046 “fictitious cases” filed against its leaders and activists to the Prime Minister's Office.
7 November 2018, 18:00 PM