Voters must guard against fraud: Fakhrul

BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urges voters to guard every polling station during the December 30 municipal to resist “vote fraud”.
25 December 2015, 12:35 PM

EC cruel to AL, says Hanif

Ruling Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif urges the Election Commission to play an impartial role during the upcoming municipality polls.
24 December 2015, 10:28 AM

AL objects to 10 polls monitoring bodies

Ruling Awami League sends a letter to the Election Commission, raising objection to 10 out of 30 election monitoring organisations ahead of the December 30 municipal polls.
23 December 2015, 15:08 PM

Legal notice served on Khaleda for war martyrs remark

A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia asking her to apologise before the nation for making a controversial statement about the number of martyrs during the Liberation War in 1971.
23 December 2015, 09:08 AM

HC rules for accepting Kachua’s rebel candidate

The High Court directs Election Commission to accept nomination of Awami League’s rebel-candidate Ahsan Habib Pranjol for Kachua municipality’s mayor election in Chandpur.
23 December 2015, 07:56 AM

Municipal polls: BNP raises concerns with foreign envoys

Senior leaders of BNP meet foreign envoys of 15 countries at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office to raise their concerns and clear the party’s stance regarding participation in the upcoming municipality elections.
23 December 2015, 07:23 AM

CEC’s ‘No’ to army deployment demand

Apparently turning down BNP’s demand, the chief election commissioner (CEC) claims that the situation has not come to the point that requires army deployment for the municipal polls.
22 December 2015, 11:52 AM

BNP to meet CEC, likely to file complaints

A BNP delegation will meet Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad ahead of the maiden partisan municipal polls on December 30.
22 December 2015, 06:39 AM

Khaleda kicks up controversy over 1971 war death toll

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia raises questions about how many people were killed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
21 December 2015, 13:55 PM

Khaleda demands army deployment in municipal polls

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia demands army deployment for what she said holding the upcoming municipality polls in a free and fair manner.
21 December 2015, 12:51 PM

Khaleda to address Muktijoddha Dal’s programme tomorrow

Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal, freedom fighters’ wing of BNP, will organise a discussion in Dhaka tomorrow, marking the 45th Victory Day.
20 December 2015, 11:11 AM

Movement if EC fails to hold fair polls: BNP

BNP says they will go for a movement if the Election Commission fails to host a fair municipal election that is slated for December 30.
20 December 2015, 10:05 AM

Khaleda ‘to skip’ tomorrow’s graft hearing

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will likely be skipping tomorrow’s graft hearing of Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust cases for “illness”.
20 December 2015, 06:24 AM

Spain holds most open election in decades

Spaniards are to go to the polls in a landmark election that will see more than two parties compete for power for the first time in decades.
20 December 2015, 05:34 AM

Khaleda to sit with pro-BNP professionals tonight

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit with pro-BNP professionals tonight to discuss the country’s latest political situation and work out strategies for the December 30 municipality polls.
19 December 2015, 13:58 PM

‘Govt, EC conspiring to influence polls’

BNP alleges that the government and the Election Commission are jointly conspiring to influence December 30 municipal election results in favour of the ruling party.
19 December 2015, 13:37 PM

Kushtia university closed after BCL clash

The authorities close the Islamic University in Kushtia following factional clashes of Bangladesh Chhatra League that left 15 people injured.
19 December 2015, 08:05 AM

20-party leaders to campaign for candidates of any partner

The BNP-led 20-party alliance leaders will take part in the campaign for candidates of any of their partners in the upcoming municipality elections.
19 December 2015, 07:13 AM

Atmosphere favourable for municipal polls: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says the county’s overall situation is favourable for holding the upcoming municipality elections.
19 December 2015, 06:02 AM

AL leader shot dead in Jamalpur

A local Awami League leader is shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Rajarhat in Sharishabari upazila.
18 December 2015, 15:51 PM