The Phulbari upazila leader denies wrongdoing and says the decision was part of a conspiracy

Chairman candidates must deposit Tk 25,000 and can spend up to Tk 10 lakh

Jamaat vows ‘responsible opposition’, questions press freedom

Calls for postal voting, NID linkage and pilot project before nationwide rollout

The government had no better alternative than raising fuel prices despite knowing the decision would undeniably increase the suffering of ordinary people to some extent, said Zahed Ur Rahman, adviser to the prime minister on information and broadcasting, yesterday.

Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, adviser to the prime minister on the finance and planning ministries, has stressed that graduation and sustainable graduation are different, saying LDC graduation should strengthen, not constrain, a country’s development trajectory.

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that the political party now playing the role of the opposition is involved in “self-confessed violent activities” and that threats are coming from within the party.

PM’s political assistant says NCP leader should be questioned to determine who is behind recent blasts and arson attacks

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday said it will not hold local government elections in November and December this year.

Tentative dates were pushed back after government objections that it had not been consulted on union parishad election dates

BNP leader says the Tk 20 fuel price increase was necessary because of international market conditions

Demand immediate withdrawal of decision

Four days in US packed with bilateral and multilateral meetings, high-level UN programmes and diplomatic engagements, it says

Party urges govt to withdraw decision, tighten spending and market monitoring

The BNP yesterday said that the process of changing the constitution would not be “one-sided”, even though the Jamaat-led opposition alliance rejected the government’s initiative to amend the country’s supreme law through a special parliamentary committee.

The ruling BNP has decided to intensify its political and organisational activities across the country, asking its leaders and activists to remain alert, strengthen contact with the people, and take programmes based on local situations.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to deliver his first address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 24, outlining Bangladesh’s vision and priorities before world leaders at the 81st session of the global forum in New York.

Thirty-four lawmakers of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the principal opposition party in parliament, are currently touring at least five countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday urged the Bangladesh Coast Guard to take stronger measures to maintain law and order in coastal areas and combat drug smuggling and human trafficking.

Golam Porwar says parliamentary process bypasses referendum mandate