In a powerful address to the media, GM Quader, Chairman of the Jatiya Party (JP), has called upon the citizens of Bangladesh to deliver a resounding “No” vote in the upcoming constitutional referendum. Speaking on Tuesday afternoon during a press conference to unveil the party’s final candidate list for the 13th National Parliamentary Election, Quader […]

The chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Tarique Rahman, has pledged to construct permanent apartment buildings for residents living in makeshift homes in Dhaka’s Kalyail slum if his party comes to power. The announcement was made during a special prayer gathering held in the T&T Ground, Mohakhali, on Tuesday afternoon, organised by Kalyail residents […]

The National Citizens’ Party (NCP), a partner in the 10-party electoral alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has announced candidates for three previously vacant constituencies out of the 30 seats allocated to the party under the alliance’s seat-sharing agreement. On Tuesday, 20 January, NCP Media Cell chief Mahbub Alam confirmed the decision to the press. He […]

A tense confrontation erupted at the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) on Saturday, 17 January, involving prominent political figures Abdul Awal Mintu, the BNP candidate for Feni-3, and Abul Hasnat Abdullah, the NCP candidate for Comilla-4. The incident occurred during a hearing concerning dual citizenship issues, highlighting the volatile atmosphere surrounding the upcoming national elections. The […]

The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) has annulled the nomination of BNP candidate Manzurul Ahsan Munshi for the Comilla-4 constituency in the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections. The decision, announced on Saturday, came after the commission upheld an appeal filed against Munshi’s candidature, effectively disqualifying him from the race. Initially, the returning officer had validated Munshi’s nomination […]