Govt wants to fend off voters: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government wants to fend off voters from polling stations through intimidation.
15 December 2018, 06:26 AM

Trump picks Mulvaney as chief of staff for now

US President Donald Trump on Friday moves to end speculation that he was having a hard time finding a new chief of staff, naming his budget chief Mick Mulvaney to the top post on a temporary basis.
15 December 2018, 04:38 AM

JP Manifesto: Pledge for good governance, provincial govts

Jatiya Party has pledged to “bring back democratic atmosphere” and establish good governance in the country if voted to power in the December 30 national election.
14 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Don’t cast votes for war criminals: Hasina

Mentioning that BNP has given nominations to war criminals, their relatives and corrupt elements in different constituencies, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the people of the country not to cast their votes in favour of them in the forthcoming national election.
14 December 2018, 16:47 PM

Oikyafront’s road march starts tomorrow

Jatiya Oikyafront will launch its road march from Tongi tomorrow, to garner public support ahead of the election on December 30.
14 December 2018, 16:00 PM

Gazipur BNP candidate’s motorcade ‘attacked'

Gazipur-4 constituency’s candidate from the Jatiya Oikyafront tent, Shah Riazul Hannan says his motorcade came under attack in Kapasia.
14 December 2018, 15:31 PM

Election Talks 2018 with Syed Abul Maksud

In today’s episode of ‘The Election Talks 2018’, The Daily Star brings to fore researcher and writer Syed Abul Maksud to talk about the upcoming election.
14 December 2018, 14:11 PM

UK PM May's plea for EU help on Brexit cast as failure at home

Prime Minister Theresa May's attempt to win assurances from the European Union on her Brexit deal is cast at home as a humiliating failure that did nothing to ease the parliamentary deadlock over Britain's departure from the bloc.
14 December 2018, 11:57 AM

Kamal condemns attack, says it insults martyrs

Jatiya Oikyafront’s key leader Dr Kamal Hossain condemns the attack launched on him.
14 December 2018, 11:29 AM

‘Jamaat a threat to democracy, progress in Bangladesh’

United States Congressman Jim Banks says the US stands with Bangladeshi people seeking free, fair and safe democratic elections but cautions that Islamist groups like Jamaat-e-Islami pose a great threat to the country’s democracy and progress.
14 December 2018, 07:12 AM

Press Bangladesh govt to create conditions conducive to fair polls: HRW to int’l community

Human Rights Watch urges the international community to press the government of Bangladesh to create conditions conducive to a free and fair national election slated for December 30.
14 December 2018, 05:44 AM

President, PM pay tributes to martyred intellectuals

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pay rich tributes to the martyred intellectuals by placing wreaths at Mirpur mausoleum in Dhaka on the occasion of Martyred Intellectuals Day.
14 December 2018, 04:12 AM

Milon among 54 BNP-Jamaat men arrested

Gazipur-5 BNP candidate Fazlul Haque Milon and at least 53 activists of the party and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami have been arrested in separate cases since Wednesday night.
13 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Ally vs ally is 'part of strategy'

Candidates from Awami League allies competing against AL nominees in different constituencies is part of a strategy, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.
13 December 2018, 18:00 PM

BNP candidate comes under attack in Sonargaon

A Chhatra League leader attacks the BNP candidate for Narayanganj-3 constituency Azharul Islam Mannan at a law and order meeting on electoral code of conduct at Sonargaon upazila parishad.
13 December 2018, 17:12 PM

Army deployment from Dec 24: EC secy

The Election Commission will deploy army from December 24 as a striking force across the country during the 11th parliamentary election.
13 December 2018, 14:56 PM

Election Talks with Mohiuddin Ahmed

Watch the second episode of the new talk show series of The Daily Star—Election Talks 2018—where experts will be explaining and analysing the upcoming national elections, contemporary politics, events and incidents.
13 December 2018, 14:49 PM

Ensure security of candidates: BNP writes to EC

BNP, in a letter, today calls upon the Election Commission to take effective steps for ensuring overall security so that the party and the Jatiya Oikyafront’s candidates can conduct their electioneering in a free and fair manner.
13 December 2018, 12:46 PM

Jatiya Party to roll out manifesto tomorrow

Parliamentary opposition to the incumbent government, Jatiya Party will unveil its election manifesto tomorrow.
13 December 2018, 10:35 AM

Rumours, fake news: Facebook’s security measures ahead of general elections

The election is around the corner. This year, social media is going to be one of the most effective platforms for election campaigns. Keeping this in mind, The Daily Star had sent a set of questions regarding fake news, rumours, duplicate pages, and dubious groups to Shivnath Thukral, the public policy head of Facebook for India and South Asia.
13 December 2018, 10:33 AM