DHAKA: BNP has started distributing nomination letters among its nominated candidates to contest in the 11th parliamentary elections. The party hanged a notice regarding this in front of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office in Gulshan Monday (Nov 26). Nominated

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League is set to hold a press briefing on Monday (Nov 26) upon completion of nominating its candidates for the 11th parliamentary polls.    The briefing is scheduled to hold at Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s Political Office in Dhanmondi, at 3pm. 

DHAKA: Awami League leader Professor Abu Sayeed, also a former state minister for information, has joined Gono Forum led by Dr Kamal Hossain. Prof Sayeed went to the Gono Forum office in Arambagh of the capital city at noon and joined formally. Gono Forum Training Secretary Rafiqul

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member also former housing and public works minister Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia filed an appeal with the High Court against the sentence of three years in prison.  The hearing upon his plea may take place at the HC bench of Judge Md Shawkat Hossain on

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront is set to finalize its candidates for all the 300 constituencies within three days based on a consensus of its alliance partners. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the disclosure while talking to reporters at the chamber of alliance chief

DHAKA: The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Sunday demanded the reshuffle of all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) ahead of the 11th national polls.     He said: "We have 13-point demands including transfer of all the DCs and SPs to other districts from their

DHAKA: Awami League has nominated its president also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to contest in the 11th parliamentary polls from Gopalganj-3 and Rangpur-6 constituencies. Earlier, she ran from Bagerhat-1 in the 9th national polls and from Goplaganj-3, Rangpur-6 and Narail-2 in the 8th

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General also Jatiya Oikyafront spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his alliance will surely win the 11th national polls if the government and the Election Commission (EC) cooperate to hold it in a fair manner.  He was talking to the reporters after

DHAKA: Awami League has picked Shahina Akhter Chowdhury, wife of Abdur Rahman Bodi, to contest in the upcoming national polls from Cox’s Bazar-4 (Teknaf-Ukhia).  Shahina on Sunday (Nov 25) was given a letter confirming her nomination from the ruling party. Awami League has been

DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricket team ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been nominated from ruling Awami League to join the race of 11th parliamentary polls from Narail-2 constituency.  He was served the confirmation letter, from Awami Legaue central office at Bangabandhu Avenue

DHAKA: Awami League joint general secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak and former land minister Rezaul Karim Hira failed to get party nomination for contesting in the 11th national elections. The ruling party has been distributing nomination letters to its candidates since Sunday (Nov 25)

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League on Sunday (Nov 25) has started distributing confirmation letters among their nominated candidates for the 11th national polls.   Several leaders of the party confirmed the matter to Banglanews. The letters are being delivered from Awami League’s central

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront, a newly formed political alliance of BNP and other parties, alleged that the Election Commission could not became even 20 percent neutral as leaders and activists of opposition are still being arrested after polls schedule announcement. In one hand, former

CHANDPUR: A district court has sent former state minister of Education and BNP’s International Affairs Secretary ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon to jail showing him arrested in three cases. Chandpur additional senior chief judicial magistrate Md. Shafiul Azam passed the order on Friday (Nov

CHANDPUR: A team of Detective Branch (DB) police arrested BNP’s International Affairs Secretary ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon in a drive carried out at a residence in Chateshwari Road in Chwalkbazar of Chittagong city early Friday (Nov 23).   Chandpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Jihadul

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court sent BNP Executive Committee Member Nipun Roy Chowdhury and six others to jail following five days' remand in cases filed over clash, arson and attack on police in city’s Nayapaltan. Metropolitan Magistrate Shahidul Islam gave the order on Thursday

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Jatiya Oikyafront leaders have no value at all. He said: “Oikyafront is just a face of the alliance, nothing else. Their leaders have no value at all.”  Obaidul Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister made the

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Thursday (Nov 22) sent BNP Central Vice Chairman Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury to jail on charge of giving death-threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  Chittagong District Police Court Inspector Bijon Kumar Barua confirmed the matter to banglanews.

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said the leaders of BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront are pushing the country towards a civil war by speaking aggressive ahead of the national election. “They (BNP and Oikyafront leaders) are saying that their 300-400 leaders and activists

DHAKA: In response to speech of Election Commission, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said BNP does not make unfounded allegations, but very specific allegation. Earlier, EC said, “BNP is making unfounded allegations.”   The BNP leader told reporters while