In a resolute call for electoral accountability, Badiul Alam Majumdar, the Secretary of the civil rights organisation Shushashoner Janno Nagarik (SHUJAN), has demanded that political parties explicitly define their positions on the proposed constitutional referendums within their election manifestos.1 Speaking at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club on Saturday, 3 January 2026, Dr […]

In a rare and significant electoral development, the Chief Returning Officer of Bagerhat has officially validated the nomination papers of MAH Selim for three separate parliamentary constituencies. The former Member of Parliament and erstwhile President of the Bagerhat District BNP is set to contest the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Elections as an independent candidate in […]

A wave of tension has gripped Jessore city following the cold-blooded assassination of a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader on Saturday evening. The victim, identified as Alamgir Hossain, aged 50, was a resident of the Shankarpur district and held the significant position of Joint General Secretary for the BNP’s Ward No. 7 unit. The […]

In a high-stakes attempt to de-escalate tensions in Habiganj, Arif Talukdar, the District Convenor of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has publicly pledged to secure the release of his colleague, Mahdi Hasan, before the break of dawn. Addressing a restless crowd gathered at the Habiganj Sadar Model Police Station gates on Saturday night, Talukdar urged activists […]

In a dramatic show of solidarity, hundreds of activists from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement seized control of the Shahbagh intersection in central Dhaka on Saturday night. The blockade, which commenced at approximately 10:30 pm on 3 January, was a direct response to the arrest of Mahdi Hasan, the organisation’s Member Secretary for the Habiganj district. […]

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has threatened to launch a wave of “hard-line” nationwide protests following the detention of Mahdi Hasan, the group’s Member Secretary for the Habiganj district. In a series of urgent communiqués issued via social media on Saturday night, the organisation demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the student leader, setting a […]