BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan today urged people to restore press freedom in order to protect the country’s democracy. “In order to protect democracy, freedom of the press must be re-established in Bangladesh today,” he said while speaking at a discussion in Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka. “It is the responsibility of the…

It is Awami League’s policy decision to not allow relatives of the party’s ministers and lawmakers to contest the upcoming upazila parishad elections, the ruling party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today. “It is a policy decision of Awami League to prevent relatives of ministers and MPs from participating in the local government elections. There…

One more prosecution witness today gave deposition before a Dhaka court against BNP leader and former lawmaker Mosaddek Ali Falu in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007.On July 8, 2008, the case was filed against Falu and his wife Mahbuba Sultana with Motijheel Police Station over amassing wealth illegally worth about…

Local Government (Union Parishad) (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was placed in Parliament today with a provision to appoint administrators in Union Parishads on the expiry of five-year tenure of the elected representatives.LGRD Minister Tajul Islam placed the Bill which was sent to the respective ministry for further examination. The committee was asked to submit its report…

The supporters of the ruling party-backed candidate allegedly attacked an opponent candidate’s campaign and vandalised a loudspeaker and vehicle in Narayanganj’s Bandar this afternoon. The incident happened around 3:30pm at Modonpur stand, reports our Narayanganj correspondent quoting Ataur Rahman Mukul, a chairman candidate for Bandar Upazila Parishad. “As per the rules, campaigning work was ongoing…

BNP is set to hold rallies on Friday and Saturday in front of its Nayapaltan central office in the capital, demanding the release of its jailed leaders. The party’s Dhaka South City unit will hold a rally on Friday demanding the unconditional release of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia and other jailed leaders and the…

BNP today urged voters not to go to the polling stations tomorrow (Wednesday) to cast their votes in the first phase of Upazila Parishad (UP) polls.”The upazila polls will start tomorrow and will be held in four phases. We call upon everyone to tell your relatives, brothers, and sisters all over the country not to…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today in parliament expressed gratitude to her party members and people of the country for their unwavering support, ignoring the 1/11 army-backed caretaker government’s threat and barriers she faced while returning home from abroad. “I was arrested repeatedly. There were many obstacles like direct gunshots. Today I am able to serve…

Opposition Chief Whip Mujibul Haque Chunnu yesterday in parliament criticised independent MP Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon for his recent Facebook post on MPs’ salaries and allocation of funds. Without mentioning Sumon’s name, the JP MP said, “We are all victims of what he said on his Facebook post.” He said this while participating in an…