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July Charter a pact between people, political parties, says professor Ali Riaz

The July National Charter is a pact between people and political parties, with the parties themselves primarily responsible for its implementation, said Professor Ali Riaz, special assistant to the chief

US presses Bolivia to expel suspected Iranian spies

The United States is pushing Bolivia to kick suspected Iranian spies out of the South American country and designate Tehran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist group, according

No level playing field yet for elections, alleges Nahid

Jamaat alliance candidate for Dhaka-11 and convener of National Citizen Party (NCP) Nahid Islam on Sunday alleged that a level playing field has yet to be ensured for the upcoming

Contempt of Court rule issued against CEC

The High Court has issued a rule asking why punitive action should not be taken against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin for disobeying a court order. A High

Foreign diplomats express full confidence in EC: Nasir Uddin

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said foreign diplomats in Bangladesh have expressed full confidence in the Election Commission’s ability to hold a free, fair, neutral, and

BNP vows to clamp down on corruption at any cost: Tarique Rahman

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party will crack down on corruption at any cost if it wins the upcoming national parliamentary elections and forms the government. Issuing a

Tarique likely to visit Rajshahi on Wednesday

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to visit Rajshahi on Wednesday to attend an election rally. The rally will be held at the historic Madrasa ground. He will also address

500 foreign, 55,000 local observers to monitor upcoming election

Some 500 foreign election observers, alongside over 55,000 local observers, from different countries and international organisations, have expressed interest in monitoring Bangladesh’s upcoming national election and referendum, scheduled to be