Bangladesh

The appeal proceedings against the returning officers’ decision on acceptance and rejection of nomination papers began on Monday with the Election Commission. It can be filed with the EC till 5PM on January 9. Any aggrieved candidate, bank or financial institution, government agency, or any person duly authorised in writing by a candidate may submit an appeal within the stipulated ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the atmosphere surrounding the 13th national parliament election is satisfactory so far. On Monday, while inspecting the appeal booths upon entering the Election Commission building, the CEC said, ”It will be possible to deliver a free and fair national parliamentary election, with the cooperation of all.” Meanwhile, the process of ...

The final report of Inquiry Commission on enforced disappearances has find out that the majority of these were politically motivated. The commission submitted its final report to Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, mentioning the remark. The report handover event was held at the state guesthouse Jamuna, in presence of the Commission’s Chairperson Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury, and ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has intensified its operation to arrest two prime suspects accused of involvement in the killing of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi. The suspects; identified as Faisal, the alleged shooter, and Alamgir, who reportedly rode the motorcycle used in the attack, are still on the run. Speaking to reporters at RAB’s media centre in Karwan ...

Bangladesh and Pakistan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations as the foreign affairs chiefs of the two countries held a telephone conversation to discuss cooperation and regional developments. Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar spoke by phone on Sunday, exchanging views on issues of mutual interest. ...

India expects neighbourly relations in the region to grow stronger once the situation in Bangladesh normalises through elections, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. He expressed the hope while responding to a question about his recent visit to Bangladesh at an event in Chennai on Jan 2, reports Hindustan Times. Jaishankar said most neighbouring countries now recognise that ...

Another female leader of Jatiya Nagarik Party (NCP) resigned on Saturday, alleging that the party has abandoned its centrist position and shifted toward right-wing politics by aligning with Jamaat-e-Islami and like-minded groups. Syeda Nilima Dola, a central member of the NCP, submitted her resignation letter to party convener Nahid Islam, saying that the party no longer holds any scope for ...

The Election Commission (EC) has begun extensive campaigning across the country using banners and leaflets as the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and Referendum is scheduled to hold on February 12. Ahead of the referendum, around 80.42 lakh leaflets and 57,000 banners are being prepared for nationwide distribution, according to the EC, reports BSS. The leaflets will be distributed throughout the ...

BNP has appointed two key officials to the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Former Bangladesh government secretary A B M Abdus Sattar will serve as Tarique Rahman’s private secretary, while former Dhaka Reporters’ Unity general secretary A A M Saleh (Shibli) has been named press secretary. The appointments were announced in a press release signed by BNP senior joint secretary ...

The nomination paper of Tasnim Jara, independent candidate for Dhaka-9 constituency, has been cancelled. Tasnim Jara, in an instant reaction, said that she will file an appeal to the Election Commission. Independent candidates are required to submit verified signatures from at least 1 per cent of registered voters in their constituency. She said, ”Election officials randomly selected 10 voters from ...