BNP goes for 48-hr blockade from Sunday

The BNP has called a fresh 48-hour countrywide blockade starting at 6:00am on Sunday. This would be the ninth spell of blockade since October 28.
30 November 2023, 18:00 PM

JP headed for yet another split?

Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, is facing another split centring the conflict between its Chairman GM Quader and Chief Patron Raushan Ershad over MP nominations, party insiders said.
30 November 2023, 18:00 PM

AL to decide on seat-sharing Dec 17: Quader

Awami League will decide on the seat-sharing issue within the alliance on the final day of withdrawal of candidacy, said Obaidul Quader yesterday.
30 November 2023, 18:00 PM

‘10 injured’ in BCL factional clash in Habiganj

Around 10 people were allegedly injured in a clash between two factions of the Chhatra League regarding establishing supremacy in Nabiganj Upazila of Habiganj this afternoon
30 November 2023, 13:41 PM

BNP expels Shahjahan over AL nomination

Earlier today, Shahjahan said he resigned from BNP and got the nomination from the ruling Awami League
30 November 2023, 13:09 PM

Fresh 48-hour blockade from Sunday: BNP

The BNP today called a fresh two-day countrywide blockade from 6:00am on Sunday
30 November 2023, 10:20 AM

Sylhet city JCD secretary among 4 arrested during clash: police

Police detained four persons, including Sylhet city unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) General Secretary Md Fazlay Rabbi Ahsan, during a clash between police and BNP men at Sylhet city's Jharnarpar area this evening
29 November 2023, 18:08 PM

BNP accuses govt, AL of repression

Homes and businesses of BNP leaders and activists are being vandalised or captured by AL leaders and activists, alleged BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday.
29 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Polls Schedule: AL won’t accept change in charter-set time frame

Awami League will not accept delaying of the elections beyond January 29, said its General Secretary Obaidul Quader.    
29 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Raushan Ershad says she won’t participate in polls

Leader of the Opposition and JP Chief Patron Raushan Ershad today said she will not participate in the upcoming election
29 November 2023, 16:55 PM

Abu Musa Sarkar gets JP nomination in Raushan’s seat

Abu Musa Sarkar, general secretary of Mymensingh district Jatiya Party, has been given a nomination from Mymensingh-4 constituency to contest the 12th national election
29 November 2023, 16:27 PM

Ex-JCD president Khokon arrested in Dhaka

Police arrested Fazlur Rahman Khokon, former president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, from Dhaka’s Hatirjheel area yesterday
28 November 2023, 19:11 PM

Blockade today, hartal tomorrow

BNP is set to start its eighth spell of blockade today, imposing a 24-hour nationwide blockade on roads, rails, and waterways.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Those who can’t accept Tarique as leader will join polls

BNP leaders, who cannot accept the leadership of the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, will take part in the upcoming election, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

AL Nominees: In quest for convenient rivals

Many Awami League nominees find themselves in a dicey situation, as they may have to face a tough challenge from party colleagues running as independents or incur the high command’s wrath for an uncontested win.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Give back our loved ones’

Six-year-old Siyam stood in front of the Jatiya Press Club with his mother yesterday, showing everyone a photo of his father and pleading, “Release my father.”
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

AL to share seats with 14-party allies

The confusion over the Awami League sharing seats with its 14-party allies is apparently clearing up as AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said his party will share seats with its alliance partners after observing the political situation.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Raushan, son won’t join polls with GM Quader at JP helm

The rift between GM Quader and Raushan Ershad, the two most known leaders of the Jatiya Party, has put the parliament’s main opposition in serious trouble.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

BNP must decide within two days

BNP needs to inform the Election Commission within the next two days if they want to join polls, said Election Commissioner Md Alamgir yesterday.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM

BNP man kept in fetters, handcuffs while being treated

A Jubo Dal leader who had a heart attack in jail was treated at a hospital in the capital earlier this month while in bar fetters and handcuffs.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM