The Election Commission's decision on Friday (December 15) said nomination of Jhalakathi-1 Awami League candidate Shahjahan Omar will remain valid. The EC took the decision after hearing an appeal of AL's central leader of the same area and independent candidate Muniruzzaman

Awami League (AL) aspirant in Barisal-4 constituency Shammi Ahmed has crashed out of the upcoming election race as the Election Commission (EC) today (December 15) turned down her appeal against the cancellation of her candidacy by the returning officer. However, the independent

The Election Commission today (December 15) cancelled the candidature of Metropolitan Awami League (AL) general secretary Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, independent candidate of Barishal-5 constituency. The Election Commission delivered the verdict after reviewing his appeal on Friday

BNP Vice Chairman Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed finally left Dhaka to India for treatment on Thursday (December 14). BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter. He said the BNP leader was scheduled to undergo knee surgery at Delhi's Fortis Hospital on Saturday.

Fourteen BNP leaders and activists including Jubo Dal former president Saiful Alam Nirob, were jailed on Thursday (December 14) for two and a half years in a sabotage case filed with Tejgaon Police Station.  At the same time, 20 BNP men were jailed for one year and nine months

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir filed a petition with a Dhaka Court on Wednesday (December 13) seeking bail in 10 cases filed with Paltan and Ramna Police Stations. Sayed Jaynul Abedin Mizbah lawyer of Fakhrul submitted the application to a Chief Metropolitan

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Vice Chairman Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed has filed a writ petition with the High Court today (December 13) challenging the legality of government action that prevented him from travelling to India. Hafizuddin filed the petition seeking an HC order

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader has appointed his wife Sherifa Quader as a presidium member of the party. Mahmud Alam, joint office secretary of the party, confirmed the matter on Tuesday (December 12). He said, “Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has appointed Sherifa

The Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport immigration authorities barred BNP Vice Chairman Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed from travelling to India for treatment on Tuesday (December 12). The BNP leader made the allegation to reporters saying he was supposed to go to India along with his

Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Jatiya Party Chief Patron Raushan Ershad has held a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She paid the courtesy call on the Prime Minister at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital on Tuesday (December 12) afternoon. "A

The Election Investigation Committee has summoned former Gazipur city corporation mayor advocate Jahanhir Alam for allegedly campaigning on behalf of independent candidate Kazi Alim Uddin. Joint District and Sessions Judge of Gazipur First Court Nazmun Nahar of The election

The 1st day of the 36-hour road, rail, and waterways blockade, enforced by BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and like-minded opposition parties, is underway across the country. The 11th phase blockade started at 6am on Tuesday and will end at 6pm on Wednesday. BNP, Jamaat and like-minded

A local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader died in jail custody in Rajshahi on Monday (December 11). The deceased is Md Monirul Islam, 52, assistant-publicity affairs secretary of 6 no ward BNP of Kakonhat municipality in Godagari upazila. Hanif Ahmed, deputy jailer of

A total of 28 candidates, whose nomination papers were primarily cancelled by the respective Returning Officers (RO) of the constituencies, regained their candidacies during the second day of appeal hearing by the Election Commission (EC) on Monday (December 11). The hearing started at

A joint meeting of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) with Dhaka city south and north units of the party as well as its associate bodies' presidents and general secretaries will be held in the party's central Bangabandhu Avenue office at 4pm tomorrow (December 11). AL General

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have announced a 36-hour road-rail-waterway blockade in Bangladesh from Tuesday (December 12) morning to protest the announcement of the schedule for the next national election announced by the Election Commission (EC). The blockade will begin at

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate bodies formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club marking Human Rights Day on Sunday (Dec 10). Party leaders and activists have gathered at the venue since morning to attend the event.  Besides, family members

BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, who is now undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital, has been shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital. BNP Vice-Chairman Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain confirmed the matter on Saturday (December

The Election Commission (EC) has summoned Awami League (AL) candidate Amir Hossain Amu to explain why his candidacy should not be canceled following a violation of the electoral code of conduct. The EC asked the AL leader to appear before it by 3.00 pm on December 15 to give an

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the party will form human chains with the family members of victims of enforced disappearance and murder in districts across the country. He also said they will form a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the