The results of the first phase of the Upazila Parishad election in the chairman posts were announced by the returning officers and district election officers of various districts unofficially Wednesday night.According to the reports, in Joypurhat district, Minfuzur Rahman Milon in Kalai upazila, Dulal Mia Sardar in Khetlal and Mokshed Ali Mandal in Akkelpur upazila…

In the first phase of the sixth Upazila Parishad election, an average of 36.1% votes were cast in 139 upazilas .Election Commissioner Md Alamgir made the announcement at the Nirbachan Bhaban on Thursday. He said 36.1% of voters cast their votes in Wednesday’s first phase of the election, with a voting rate of 31.31% on…

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the voters did not pay heed to BNP’s call for boycotting the first phase of the upazila parishad polls and the elections were held peacefully with a satisfactory level of voters’ turnout. “I would say voters’ turnout was very satisfactory,” he told reporters while responding to a question…

BNP Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon was freed from jail after granting bail on Wednesday after more than six and a half months of his arrest. He walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 12:30pm, said BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. After the release, some leaders and activists received…

Waseqa Ayesha Khan, state minister for finance, has said that the country is losing a lot of foreign currency and the economy is suffering due to increasing money laundering, online gambling, hundi, etc. She made the remark at a Parliament session on behalf of the finance minister while responding to a written question from Awami…

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Thursday slammed her critics, saying as long as the people of the country are by her side she does not care. The premier said this while delivering the closing speech at the second session of the 12th parliament yesterday. Speaker of the House Dr Shirin…

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the ministers and her party’s members of parliament (MPs) not to influence the upcoming upazila polls.  She urged all to work for free and fair polls. The premier also warned that whoever does not comply with the order will have to face the music….

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said that the ruling party will invite the BNP and other opposition political parties to attend their upcoming platinum jubilee celebration on June 23. He made these remarks while replying at a press briefing at the Awami League president’s Dhanmondi office on Monday afternoon. Awami League, one of the…

BNP chief Khaleda Zia is mainly suffering from four afflictions: liver cirrhosis, arthritis, stents in her arteries and diabetes. Among these, liver complications are the most critical and could potentially lead to significant issues at any moment. As a result of this, Khaleda Zia frequently requires hospital visits, according to an official at the BNP…