DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda hinted that the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is likely to be held in March as the High Court cleared the way for the polls.  He was talking to reporters after attending a programme at

DHAKA: The Steering committee of opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront has called a meeting on Thursday (January 17). Gano Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain will preside over the meeting.   The issues of national dialogue, current politics and post election work agenda will be

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been reappointed as her honorary Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adviser. The premier appointed him under the power of Rules of Business 1996 3(B)x(i). Joy, as a part-timer and unpaid, will work for

DHAKA: The candidates will run with party symbols, not alliance in elections to upcoming upazila councils, scheduled to begin from first week of March in five phases. Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader came up with remarks while

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League has started selling nomination forms for the 11th parliament seats reserved for women. Party general secretary Obaidul Quader inaugurated the sale at the political office of the party president Sheikh Hasina in Dhanmondi, at 10am Tuesday (Jan 15). The sale

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader ruled out the possibility of holding any post-elections dialogue between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the political parties. “There exists no matter on which dialogue can be held with the political parties,” he said.

SYLHET: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the allies of opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront have some common agenda in a bid to realize people’s rights. “Jatiya Oikyafront remains strong at its goal. The political parties may have difference of opinion. But

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday (Jan 14) granted BNP Standing committee member Mirza Abbas and his wife Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal President Afroza Abbas bail for eight weeks each, in a case filed over possessing illegal wealth. The bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront top leader also Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain is scheduled to leave here for Singapore on Jan 20, for treatment and medical check-up. Reliable sources from his party confirmed the matter. Gono Forum Training Affairs Secretary Rafiqul Islam Pathik

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgair condemned the recent remarks of Hefajat-e Islam Chief Shah Ahmed Shafi on limiting girls from education. “(We) have been shocked and astonished at the speech of Hefajat Islam Amir about not sending girls to school-college,”

DHAKA: Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday (Jan 13) said the process to repatriate convict BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has been started. “The process has been started to bring back not only Tarique Rahman, but all the criminals residing abroad. This process is continuous,” he

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder said all parties have to be ready for upcoming upazila polls, beginning from first week of March. “We hope all the political parties, including BNP and Oikyafront, will participate in the

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront top leader Dr Kamal Hossain said allying with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami to take part in the 11th parliamentary elections was a mistake for the opposition alliance. “It has been an unintentional mistake to ally with Jamaat. (I) have never did politics with

DHAKA:  Jatiya Oikyafront leader and Gano Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain is set to hold a press conference on Saturday (January 12). The conference will be held at Gano Forum’s central office in Arambagh area of the capital around 4 pm.  Gano Forum training affairs secretary

GAZIPUR:  Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader belittled Jatiya Oikyafront’s demand for national dialogue to hold a fresh election canceling the results of the December 30 parliamentary elections. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, was inspecting the

DHAKA: EC Secretary Helal Uddin said the fifth upazila parishad elections across the country will begin from the first week of March in phases.  “Voting to upazila parishad elections will be held in phases from the first week of March. The schedule for reserved women seats in the

DHAKA: Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has approved Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad as leader of the opposition in parliament. She on Thursday (Jan 10) also approved GM Quader, co-chairman of JP, as the deputy leader of the opposition, said sources of the parliament secretariat.

GAIBANDHA: Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront’s candidate BNP leader Prof Dr Moinul Hasan Sadik has withdrawn his candidacy for the 11th national elections from Gaibandha-3 constituency (Sadullapur-Palashbari).  On Thursday (Jan 10), he submitted the withdrawal plea with the

DHAKA: A joint meeting of Awami League Central Executive Committee and Advisory Council will be held on Saturday (January 12). The meeting will be held at 3pm at  Awami League central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital city, said a press release received here on Thursday (Jan

DHAKA: Prime Minister also Awami League President Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Thursday (Jan 10) marking the historic Homecoming Day of the great leader. The premier placed floral wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu in