AL pays tribute to Bangabandhu at Tungipara

Marking Victory Day, a delegation of the Awami League Central Working Committee today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj
16 December 2023

BNP calls dawn-to-dusk hartal on Monday

The BNP has called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal on Monday (December 18) protesting the Election Commission’s polls schedule announcement
16 December 2023

BNP takes out road march on Victory Day

A BNP road march marking Victory Day was held from the party's Nayapaltan headquarters to Shantinagar intersection in the capital today
16 December 2023

GM Quader files GD over death threat

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader today lodged a general diary (GD) with Uttara West Police Station in the capital over an alleged death threat he received on the phone
16 December 2023

BNP men gathering outside Nayapaltan office for Victory Day rally

BNP leaders and activists has started gathering outside the party headquarters at Nayapaltan in Dhaka to take part at a rally marking Victory Day
16 December 2023

Bangladesh marching ahead under PM's leadership: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said Bangladesh is marching forward under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
16 December 2023

Parties Boycotting Polls: BNP to woo all, plans to form a single platform

After enforcing a series of blockades and hartals, BNP is now planning to bring all political parties boycotting polls under a single platform to press home its demand for general election under a non-party neutral government.
15 December 2023

‘I visited and had tea’

Veteran Awami League leader and aspirant for Jhalakathi-2 constituency Amir Hossain Amu yesterday refused to make any comment after giving his explanation to the Election Commission for allegedly violating the electoral code of conduct.
15 December 2023

Govt 'more dangerous than an autocrat': Moyeen Khan

BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan today alleged that the current Awami League government is more dangerous than an autocratic ruler
15 December 2023

Menon to contest in Barishal-2, not Barishal-3

Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon wil vie the election from Barishal-2, not Barishal-3 constituency
15 December 2023

Which candidates got EC’s clearance?

On the last day of scrutiny of nomination papers, which heavyweight candidates got clearance to participate in the 12th parliamentary election? Watch today's Star Special to find out
15 December 2023

Tariqat Federation asks AL to keep seat-sharing promise

Tariqat Federation, a partner of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, today asked the AL to keep its promise of sharing two seats with the party in the upcoming polls
15 December 2023

BNP may fade into oblivion: Hanif

BNP has lost touch with people and it may fade into oblivion, said Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif today said
15 December 2023

EC serves show cause notice to Mahiya Mahi

Film actress Sharmin Akter Nipa Mahiya, alias Mahiya Mahi, a independent contestant for Rajshahi-1 constituency, was served a show cause notice today
15 December 2023

Not possible to share more than seven seats: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said it is not possible for the ruling party to share more than seven seats with its 14-party alliance partners
15 December 2023

Shahjahan Omar given nod to run as AL's Jhalakathi-1 nominee

The Election Commission today announced that the candidacy of Shahjahan Omar, a former BNP leader who is contesting the national election with the Awami League ticket from Jhalakathi-1, will remain valid.
15 December 2023

77 BNP, Jamaat activists jailed

Seventy-seven more leaders and activists of BNP-Jamaat and their front organisations were sentenced to different jail terms yesterday in five cases filed years ago over political violence in the capital.
14 December 2023

Seat-sharing: AL, JP meet to thrash it out today

The decision on the much-talked-about seat-sharing between the ruling Awami League and the main opposition Jatiya Party is likely to be finalised in a meeting of the top leaders from the two parties today, JP insiders said.
14 December 2023

EC subservient to AL: Rizvi

BNP has accused the Election Commission (EC) of being biased towards the Awami League ahead of the upcoming national polls.
14 December 2023

Home ministry restricts ‘anti-polls’ political events

Acting quickly on the Election Commission’s directive, the home ministry yesterday asked police and other authorities concerned to take measures so that no political programmes other than electioneering take place from December 18.
14 December 2023