Politics

Presidential Election: Mirza Fakhrul Finalized as BNP Candidate

Bangladesh Nationalist Party has finalised Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its candidate for the country’s next presidential election, according to multiple BNP leaders who confirmed the decision on Tuesday night. The formal announcement is expected on Wednesday or Thursday, ahead of the August 13 no

Student Politics: Tail-End Partisanship Driving Campus Unrest

Nearly two years after the July 2024 quota reform movement called for an end to party-affiliated student politics, student organisations in Bangladesh say the demand remains unmet, and blame continued campus unrest on the same political patronage system. More than 50 people were injured in clashes i

NCP Central Leaders Head to Habiganj Despite Section 144 After Attack Protest Call

Senior leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) are on their way to Habiganj to join a pre-announced programme despite Section 144 being imposed in the municipal area, the party said on Wednesday. The leaders decided to proceed with the programme in protest against what the NCP described as attac

Election Rebels Seek BNP Comeback as Party Remains Divided

Several leaders expelled by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for contesting the 13th national parliamentary election as rebel or independent candidates are seeking to return to the party after BNP formed the government, according to party sources and statements given to Ajker Patrika. BNP, however,

Opposition Firm on Constitutional Reform, Set to Intensify Movement

Jamaat-e-Islami-led opposition alliance has rejected a special parliamentary committee formed to amend the Constitution, insisting that the referendum verdict be implemented through a Constitutional Reform Council instead. The alliance said it would not join the committee and warned that its movemen

Govt. wants to ensure justice by returning Hasina: Zahed

Prime Minister's Information advisor Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today said the government wants to ensure justice through trial by bringing death-row convict Sheikh Hasina back to the country. "The government is determined bringing Sheikh Hasina to justice. Her trial process will continue in a transparent

Economy-friendly politics needed for upgradation from LDC: Swapon

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Zahir Uddin Swapon, MP today said all discourses of the experts on the challenges of country’s graduation from LDC and overall development of trade and commerce would ultimately remain confined to theoretical debates unless the country's politics is brought

Home Minister calls for neutral probe into interim government’s 18-month record

Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday called for a neutral investigation into the interim government’s 18-month activities, saying the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) should be instructed immediately to examine where corruption took place and who was involved.

Rajshahi Standoff: DB Police Surround Building as Swechchhasebak Dal Activists Help Injured leader Escape

Rajshahi Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police surrounded a six-storey building in the New Market area under Boalia Police Station late Saturday night, where Rajshahi city Swechchhasebak Dal convener Mir Tarek was staying, prompting a tense standoff with party activists. Police withdrew after ab

Govt to form monitoring teams in polluted waste-affected factory areas: Faridul

The government has increased charges and fees by up to 100 percent for passenger and cargo vessels operating in inland and coastal waters. Transport operators and businesses say the move could push up logistics costs for essential goods ranging from food items to construction materials. The revised

NCP protest march demanding justice for Awami League

The Dhaka Metropolitan South Branch of the National Citizens Party (NCP) has taken out a protest march demanding justice for the disappearances, murders and genocides committed during the Awami League government, which has banned its activities. The march began in front of the Tara Mosque in Mahuttu

Ensure justice or find a way out: Jamaat Ameer to government

Opposition leader in parliament and Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Shafiqur Rahman has called for justice to be served for the disappearances, murders and genocides committed during the Awami League government that was ousted in the student uprising of 24. He told the government, "You must ensure justice. Oth

Narayanganj-3 MP’s Son and Jubo Dal Leader Khairul Islam Sajib Taken Into DMP DB Custody

Khairul Islam Sajib, son of Narayanganj-3 lawmaker Azharul Islam Mannan and senior joint convener of Narayanganj district Jubo Dal, has been taken to the Detective Branch office of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police for further questioning, according to police.