BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said their party appealed to people to boycott the election. People have boycotted the election outright giving an unprecedented verdict. He made the remarks while addressing a virtual press conference on Sunday (January 7). Rizvi said: "We have appeared today to thank people instead of showing our reactions to the elections. We are victorious…

Bangladesh national cricket team captain and world famed all rounder Shakib Al Hasan elected as member of parliament (MP) from Magura-1 constituency in the 12th national election held on Sunday . Shakib earned a landslide victory in his first appearance in the just concluded National Election with "Boat symbol" as an Awami League candidate polling 185,388 votes. His nearest candidate Advocate Rezaul…

Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Awami League nominated candidate and also the incumbent State Minister for ICT Division, has been unofficially declared victorious in the general election from Natore-3.   He defeated independent candidate Shafiqul Islam by 93,000 votes.

Pro-BNP lawyers will boycott court proceedings across the country from January 1-7. Barrister Kayser Kamal, secretary general of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a body of pro-BNP lawyers, made the announcement at a press briefing on Wednesday (December 27). The press conference was organisd to express solidarity with the people's non-cooperation movement demanding the resignation of the fascist…

The Election Commission has declared Mohammed Shahabuddin as the next president of Bangladesh. A notice on the Awami League candidate as the head of state will be issued later on Monday, according to Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. The CEC said two nomination papers were submitted for the 22nd presidential election and as one of these was perfectly valid, there was no need for further…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina nominated Shahbuddin as the President of Bangladesh. General election in Bangladesh at the end of this year. In that respect, the presidency has added an extra dimension. Shahbuddin Chuppu is the new president of Bangladesh. Who is known as 'Chuppubhai' in the political circles. On Sunday morning, the Bangladesh government announced the name of Shahbuddin…

After a gap of five years, the primary hall committees of the Chhatra League's Dhaka University unit have been announced. The Central Chhatra League has declared the names of 18 hall presidents and general secretaries. Md Mehedi Hasan Shanto and Mahbubur Rahman have been nominated as the president and the general secretary, respectively, of Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall. Md Sumon…

After receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka for over two and half months, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will return to her Gulshan residence Firoza this afternoon. Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital on November 13 last year with various health complications. Later, she was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and shifted to CCU of the hospital. After two-month long treatment, she was taken…

Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, member of parliament (MP) from Noakhali-4 constituency (Sadar-Subarna Char), has been relieved from the member post of newly announced Noakhali District Awami League Convening Committee for working beyond the party decision. Besides, the Noakhali District Awami League has decided to send a letter to the Prime Minister requesting to expel him from the party's primary membership…

BNP will celebrate the 86th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman today Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogura, Ziaur Rahman founded BNP in 1978 and became the country’s seventh president. Zia was assassinated by a group of army officers at Chattogram Circuit House on May 30, 1981. BNP and its front organisations have taken various programmes to mark the day with due respect,…

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman Ghulam Muhammed Quader (GM Quader), also the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the parliament, has contracted Covid-19 on Sunday (January 16). He was tested for Covid-19 on Saturday (January 15) to attend a Parliamentary session and his Covid-19 test report came out positive today. However, he is in a stable condition and good health. Khandaker Delwar Jalali, Jatiya Party…

Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Mahbubul Alam Hanif said unconstitutional government like caretaker government will never come again in the country.  He said this while replying to questions of local journalists at his residence in PTI road in the town this noon. "BNP was born in cantonment and it is a party consisted of the parasites," he said.Hanif said Bangladesh Nationalist…

The third death anniversary of former Awami League General Secretary and Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam will be observed today. On January 3, 2019, Syed Ashraf died at the age of 67 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. He had long been suffering from lung cancer. Marking the day, the ruling Awami League will pay homage to Syed Ashraf by placing wreaths…