Dhaka: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said that it is necessary to reduce the gap between the political parties and the Election Commission (EC) for the sake of a fair election. He was inaugurating a training program for trainers on electronic voting machine (EC) on

DHAKA: Terming newly-formed Jatiya Oikyafront a political alliance of communal evil forces, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said his party is not ready to hold dialogue with them. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister made the remark before the reporters in

DHAKA:  Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, while addressing the party’s grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday, expressed his concern over holding of the national elections. He, however, urged the government to ensure proper atmosphere for holding a free and fair election.

DHAKA: The newly-formed political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront has made the announcement to hold its proposed rally in Sylhet, even though Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) postponed the permission.   The announcement came from a meeting of the alliance held in a city’s Dhanmondi

GAZIPUR:  Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said Jatiya Oikyafront’s rally in Sylhet was not halted, but postponed for security reasons.   Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister told reporters after inspecting Dhaka-Tangail highway at Chandra area under

DHAKA: President of Bikalpadhara Bangladesh AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, its secretary general Major (retd) Abdul Mannan and joint secretary general Mahi B Chowdhury were  relieved allegedly for violating party discipline. Besides, a new committee was formed making Nurul Alam Baperi as

SYLHET: Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) denied permission to Jatiya Oikyafront for holding a rally in the city on October 23.  Sylhet district BNP secretary general Ali Ahmed confirmed the matter on Thursday (October 18). He told Banglanews that the police commissioner was asked

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyo Front held a meeting with foreign diplomats to present its 7-point demand to government and 11 goals ahead of 11th parliamentary election. Leader of the Oikyo Front sat with the diplomats of different countries at Lakeshore hotel in city’s Banani area in Dhaka on

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday (Oct 18) said his party doesn’t want election commissioner Mahbub Talukder to resign, despite of his ‘dissimilar opinion’ as an EC official. “There are several election commissioners. Of them, any commissioner may

DHAKA: Awami League Secretary General Obaidul Quader said the people of the country and the ruling party aren’t anxious about the newly-formed political alliance Oikyo Jote. Obaidul Quader, also the minister for road transport & bridges, said the leaders of are Oikyo Jote “detached

DHAKA: New political alliance Jatiya Oikyo Jote led by Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain will hold a rally in Sylhet on October 23.  Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president ASM Abdur Rob made the announcement to reporters after a meeting of Jatiya Oikyo Jote at his Uttara house on

DHAKA: The BNP-led 20-party alliance broke up as National Awami Party (NAP) and National Democratic Party (NDP) have exited the pact. The two parties made the announcement to leave the alliance at a press conference on Tuesday (Oct 16) where NAP chairman read out the statement. 

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader suspected BNP Acting Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman as the helmer of recently formed political alliance Oikyo Jote. “Who will run the Oikyo? BNP is the main party. Who runs BNP as their chairperson is now in jail? Vice Chairman

DHAKA:  A makeshift court of Dhaka fixed Oct 29 to deliver verdict in Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The judge of special court installed in Old Central Jail came up with the order on Tuesday (October 16).     ACC (Anti-Corruption

DHAKA: BNP sat in a meeting with top leaders of the 20-party alliance on Monday evening (October 15). The meeting started at 6:45pm in BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan political office in Dhaka. According to sources, the meeting was called to discuss country’s latest political

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance announced to hold a mass rally in city’s Motijheel area on October 29. The decision was made in a central 14-party meeting in parliament on Monday evening (October 15). After the meeting, AL presidium member, central 14-party

DHAKA:  The High Court has extended BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case till October 23 in which she is imprisoned now.  The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman delivered the verdict on Monday (October 15). On

DHAKA: Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar boycotted a meeting of the commission again for not being able to present his speech on five to-do list for a fair election. Issuing a ‘note of dissent’, Mahbub Talukdar left the 36th EC meeting ten minutes after it started on Monday

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday (Oct 14) rejected a revision petition filed by BNP chief Khaleda Zia challenging its earlier order of continuing the trial process of Zia Charitable Trust graft case in her absence. The HC bench of Judge Obaidul Hassan and Judge SM Kuddus Zaman passed

DHAKA: Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain announced a new political alliance with BNP excluding Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Jukto Front. The new alliance 'Jatiyo Oikya Front' was unveiled at the national press club on Saturday evening