Hasina for meaningful election

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her optimism that the country was heading towards a meaningful election and its development would continue in the coming years.
5 November 2018

HC to hear writ petition on November 20

A High Court bench yesterday fixed November 20 for hearing on the writ petition filed over “fictitious” cases against activists of BNP and other political parties.
5 November 2018

JP wants polls as per constitution

Jatiya Party (JP) begins dialogue with Awami League-led 14-party alliance at Gono Bhaban this evening over the upcoming general election.
5 November 2018

Tariqul laid to rest in Jashore

BNP standing committee member and former minister Tariqul Islam, who died at a hospital in Dhaka on November 4, is laid to rest at Jashore Karbala Graveyard.
5 November 2018

PM to brief media about dialogue on Nov 8 or 9: Quader

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief media about the outcomes of the ongoing dialogue with political parties either on November 8 or 9, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
5 November 2018

Kader joins Oikyafront

Veteran freedom fighter Kader Siddique and his party Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) yesterday joined the Jatiya Oikyafront, a newly floated political alliance.
5 November 2018

‘EC yet to decide on polls schedule deferral’

The Election Commission has not taken any decision yet to defer the date of announcing the schedule for the 11th parliamentary election, EC Secretary Helal Uddin says.
5 November 2018

Shun path of hatred

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the Alem-Ulema of the country not to take laws in their own hands provoked by propaganda on social media.
4 November 2018

Crucial days ahead

Awami League-led 14-party alliance will hold talks with Jatiya Oikyafront for the second time at the prime minister’s official residence Gono Bhaban in Dhaka on November 7.
4 November 2018

No movement if dialogue is successful: BNP

BNP yesterday said it will not go for movement if the current political crisis is resolved through Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's talks with
4 November 2018

Register Trinomul BNP as political party

The High Court yesterday directed the Election Commission (EC) to register Trinomul BNP, a political party led by former BNP leader and minister Nazmul Huda.
4 November 2018

Court will decide on Khaleda's release

The release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail is a matter of court's decision, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday.
4 November 2018

'Bigger' movement if govt refuses to talk

The Jatiya Oikyafront will announce a “bigger” movement from their grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan tomorrow if the government refuses to sit with them for a dialogue within the time, one of the alliance's leaders said yesterday.
4 November 2018

LDA set for dialogue with PM

Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) will sit with the prime minister as well as continue its movement for a free and fair election, LDA Coordinator Saiful Huq said yesterday.
4 November 2018

BNP leader Tariqul Islam passes away

BNP Standing Committee Member Tariqul Islam passes away at a city hospital.
4 November 2018

Ashraf seriously ill with cancer

Public Administration Minister and senior Awami League leader Syed Ashraful Islam is undergoing treatment in Bangkok with serious ailment.
4 November 2018

Oikyafront leaders meet at Moudud’s chamber

Leaders of the Jatiya Oikyafront holds a meeting in the backdrop of seeking another round of election talk with ruling Awami League.
4 November 2018

Islami Oikyajote invited to Gono Bhaban Nov 6

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invites Islami Oikyajote over to Gono Bhaban to discuss over the upcoming national election.
4 November 2018

EC finalises EVM-included electoral code

The Election Commission finalises the electoral code for upcoming parliamentary election, which includes use of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
4 November 2018

What we mean by a fair election

As the national election approaches, many questions are creeping into the minds of the concerned citizens and ordinary non-partisan people and voters.
3 November 2018