NCP almost ready to seek registration with EC
With just six days left before the Election Commission’s registration deadline, the National Citizen Party has nearly completed its preparations for application submission.
16 June 2025, 18:33 PM
Shop rent Tk 3 lakh, but govt gets just Tk 22,000
A probe has found massive irregularities in the rental of shops at nine markets of the National Sports Council (NSC), including a case where the government receives as little as Tk 22,000 in monthly rent while as much as Tk 3 lakh is being collected from the tenant.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Registration deadline: NCP to seek 2-month extension from EC
The newly formed National Citizen Party will formally request the Election Commission to extend the registration deadline for political parties by two months, as the party is unlikely to meet the registration requirements by April 20.
11 April 2025, 19:15 PM
NCP to push for reforms, ban on AL
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is set to launch a series of programmes this month, centring on three key demands -- the trial of the Awami League for the July killings, governance reforms, and an election to the constituent assembly, according to party insiders.
4 April 2025, 21:17 PM
NCP gears up for EC registration
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is now taking preparations to form district and upazila-level organisational units to meet the Election Commission’s registration criteria ahead of the upcoming polls.
2 April 2025, 20:03 PM
NCP pushes for grassroots support amid Eid holiday
Key leaders of the recently launched National Citizen Party (NCP) are actively engaging in mass contact in their respective areas, capitalising on the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation.
28 March 2025, 18:40 PM
July uprising: Nagorik Committee, student body to be revamped
The two platforms became largely inactive after they floated their political party -- National Citizen Party (NCP) and student body Democratic Student Council
21 March 2025, 19:00 PM
A mixed bag in NCP convening committee
The recently formed National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a 217-member convening committee, incorporating individuals from diverse backgrounds.
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Reserved Seats For Women: AL wants new faces in JS, not ex-MPs
The ruling Awami League is considering not picking former lawmakers for the women’s reserved seats in parliament to allow new faces in the Jatiya Sangsad, said party sources.
27 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Jatiya Sangsad: Lobbying intense for reserved seats
The reserved seats for women in the 12th national parliament are all up for grabs, and a large number of women – from former MPs to even movie stars – have been seeking a spot on the Awami League’s list of potential nominees.
23 January 2024, 18:00 PM
AL mulls taking ‘boat’ off local body polls
Against the backdrop of post-election infighting between the Awami League candidates and the “AL independents”, the ruling party is now actively considering not fielding candidates with the “boat” symbol in the upcoming local government polls, party insiders said.
18 January 2024, 18:00 PM
No deputies for ministers
In a departure from the way she formed her previous cabinets, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this time chose not to appoint any state minister to a ministry where there is a minister and any minister to a ministry where there is a state minister.
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM
37-Member council of ministers: Nearly half of them businesspeople
Businesspeople continue to dominate the council of ministers as almost half of its new members are involved in business, according to their affidavits submitted to the Election Commission.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
‘King’s parties’ super flop
Four newly-formed ones couldn’t bag a single seat in national election
8 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Independents see off over a dozen heavyweights
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s strategy to make the election look competitive worked well, so much so that over a dozen heavyweights came tumbling down yesterday.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Zahangir now a potential spoiler for 3 AL picks
He is not in the election race, and yet he has emerged as an “X-factor” in the polls to three parliamentary constituencies in Gazipur.
5 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Hattrick for Nixon in Faridpur-4?
After suffering defeats in the last two national elections to independent candidate Mujibur Rahman Chowhdury, alias Nixon Chowdhury, Kazi Zafarullah is in a “tight spot” this time as well in Faridpur-4 constituency.
2 January 2024, 18:00 PM
On the campaign trail: AL candidate to face tough test from two rivals
The electoral race for Faridpur-1 is turning out to be a contest among Awami League’s Abdur Rahman, BNM chief Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar and independent aspirant Arifur Rahman Dolon.
26 December 2023, 18:00 PM
On the campaign trail: A close race in the offing
Candidates are campaigning in Faridpur-2 (Nagarkanda-Saltha) for what is likely to be a close race between ruling Awami League’s Shahdab Akbar Labu and independent aspirant Jamal Hossen Mia.
25 December 2023, 18:00 PM
On the campaign trail: Char voters may become a deciding factor
The rifts within local Awami League have put the party candidate Shamim Haque in a tight spot, while the popularity of independent candidate AK Azad among residents of the Padma river chars may give the latter an upper hand in the race for Fardipur-3.
24 December 2023, 18:00 PM
No AL independents in 16 Dhaka seats
While the ruling Awami League nominees will face strong challenges from their party colleagues running as independents in many constituencies across the country, the picture seems to be quite different in Dhaka.
20 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Frustrated but still in AL fold
Despite a series of hectic meetings, repeated assurances, intense negotiations and nail-biting calculations, Awami League seems to have failed to satisfy its allies and electoral partners and, in many cases, even its own ranks.
17 December 2023, 18:00 PM
The ‘lucky’ 32
Though a record number of independent candidates is going to participate in the 2024 national elections, none are contesting in the 32 constituencies where many Awami League heavyweights are running for offices.
8 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Not quite independent
AL leaders seeking to run as independents must get the party’s nod
27 November 2023, 18:00 PM
January 7 Polls: Rebels to trouble AL big shots
Awami League nomination seekers are in a race among themselves as on average 11 people are vying to get the party ticket in each constituency.
21 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Electoral Code of Conduct: Violations abound on Bangabandhu Avenue
Violations of the electoral code of conduct ran rampant as MP aspirants and their supporters flocked to the Awami League’s central office on Bangabandhu Avenue yesterday.
19 November 2023, 18:00 PM
AL, BNP offices: Distance 1.6km, mood poles apart
Scenes at the Awami League and BNP offices could not be more contrasting.
18 November 2023, 18:00 PM
AL shifts to polls gear
Two days after the Election Commission announced the election schedule, the Awami League’s election preparation goes full-throttle.
17 November 2023, 18:00 PM