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BNP has experience to steer the country forward: Tarique

BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman on Monday urged voters to elect his party in the 12 February polls, saying the party is the only political force with proven experience and concrete

JaPa writ claims Nahid ‘Dominican citizen’, challenges candidacy

A Jatiya Party (JaPa) election candidate on Monday filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC), challenging the eligibility of his rival candidate NCP Convener Nahid Islam in the

Nationwide restriction on motorcycle movement to start from tomorrow

The nationwide three-day restrictions on movement of motorcycles ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections and the concurrent referendum will start from tomorrow. Same restrictions on movement of taxis, pickups,

Election Commission bans mobile phones near polling centres

The Election Commission has banned the carrying and use of mobile phones within a 400-yard radius of polling stations on polling day in the February-12 referendum and national parliamentary election,

No chance of vote rigging: Home adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said there is no possibility of vote rigging in the national election, expressing confidence that the polls will

Dhaka to be made ‘safe city’ with 40 new playgrounds: Tarique

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday promised that his party, if elected, would transform Dhaka into a “safe city” and construct at least 40 playgrounds across the capital. “My party,

12 Feb election not for opportunists: Jamaat ameer

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Sunday said the upcoming election is meant to bring liberation to hardworking common people, not benefit opportunists. In a Facebook post, he said politics in

Women leaders demand cancellation of Jamaat amir’s candidacy over derogatory remarks about women

A group of women leaders on Sunday demanded the cancellation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami amir Shafiqur Rahman’s candidacy over derogatory and misogynistic remarks about working women. The women leaders submitted a