Bangladesh Tariqat Federation Chairman Syed Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari of Chattogram-2 (Fatikchari) constituency has announced his withdrawal from the electoral race supporting the candidate of ruling Awami League. Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari made the announcement on Thursday (January

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will bring out processions and conduct countrywide mass contact programmes tomorrow (January 5) to garner public support for its campaign to boycott the January 7 parliamentary polls. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today (January 4) urged the people to boycott the January 7 general election instead of going to polling centres. He organized a mass campaign in Dhaka in the morning to garner support for a non-cooperation movement ahead of

Gono Odhikar Parishad convener Dr Reza Kibria stepped down from the party post on Wednesday (January 3) night.  Party's acting member secretary Faruk Hasan confirmed the matter.   The party's joint convener, Colonel (Retd) Mia Mosiuzzaman, will serve as the

Independent candidate and Jatiya Sangsad Whip Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury was fined Tk 2,500 for obstructing people’s movement in Patiya upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday. He obstructed the people’s movement by holding a street rally in Goboindarkhil area under the upazila

The High Court on Wednesday (January 3) deferred till next week the hearing on the rule regarding BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's bail in a case filed over vandalising the chief justice's residence on October 28 last year.  The HC bench of Justice Md

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has organized a mass campaign in the Dhaka's Motijheel AGB Colony to garner support for a non-cooperation movement ahead of 12th parliamentary election, scheduled to be held on January 7. He distributed leaflets and

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (January 2) rejected a leave-to-appeal filed by Awami League nominated candidate Shammi Ahmed seeking reinstatement of her candidacy for Barishal-4 constituency in the 12th parliamentary election, scheduled to be held on January 7. A

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (January 2) rejected a petition filed by independent candidate Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah seeking the revival of his candidacy for the Barisal-5 constituency.  A bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan

The Awami League (AL) is set to hold an election rally at Kalabagan ground in Dhaka's Dhanmondi area on Monday afternoon. Party chief Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is slated to address the rally as chief guest at around 3pm. Awami League Dhaka North President Sheikh Bazlur Rahman

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (December 31) alleged that the BNP wants to disrupt polls through politics of killing after they failed in the anti-government movement. He said: "BNP wants to foil elections through committing killings after failing in

BNP’s Moazzem Hossain Alal, former Juba Dal president Saiful Islam Nirob, and six others were sentenced to three years in jail for their involvement in an arson attack on a passenger bus in the city's Dhanmondi area during BNP and Jamaat-e-islami's hartal in 2013. 

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called upon the countrymen to boycott "one-sided" elections scheduled for January 7. He said after distributing leaflets in the capital's Malibagh kitchen market areas on Sunday (December 31), calling for people to

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (December 30) said the BNP has taken the path of sabotage after failing in regular movement. He said: "We are getting news that messages are being sent from London instructing to carry out assassinations, if necessary. They

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the BNP leader Tarique Rahman would be punished after being brought back home from London if Awami League (AL) comes to power through the January 7 national election. “Tarique Rahman is the mastermind of all ongoing violence and sabotage. We will

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced a two-day mass contact and leaflet distribution programme for Sunday (December 31) and Monday (January 1) as part of their one-point movement. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the new announcement at a

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached the rally venue in Gopalganj’s Tungipara today (December 30). She will address an election rally of Awami League at Tungipara Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Government College ground. The premier, along with her

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that politics of Awami League is just for the welfare of people, but BNP-Jamaat's politics is to burn people. "Their (BNP-Jamaat's) politics is to burn people. Do the people want them? Tell me. No,

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has organized a mass campaign in the Dhaka's Dhanmondi to boost the party’s non-cooperation movement and call on the public to boycott the upcoming national polls scheduled for January 7. He distributed leaflets

A court in Dhaka today (December 28) sentenced former home minister and BNP Vice-Chairman Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, Major (retd) Md Hafizuddin Ahmed, and Major (retd) Md Hanif to jail for 21 months in a sabotage case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh