'Our truest guardian': Tarique reflects on mother Khaleda's 'unbreakable resilience'

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has paid tribute to his mother Khaleda Zia, describing her as a leader who shaped the country's democra... Read More

Parliamentary polls: Which seats have the highest and lowest candidates?

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- The highest number of nomination papers submitted for a single seat in the parliamentary elections is 18, while the lowest is two. On Monday, 2,582 candidates tendered their nominat... Read More

BNP chairperson's office steeped in sorrow as party mourns its leader Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- A heavy stillness hangs over the BNP chairperson's office in Dhaka's Gulshan. Staff members move quietly through the corridors, their faces marked by grief, as the party comes to ter... Read More

Tarique leads BNP Standing Committee meeting after Khaleda Zia's death

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Senior leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are holding a meeting to decide their next steps following the death of the party's chairperson and former prime minister Kha... Read More

Khaleda Zia's funeral prayers to be held outside Parliament, burial beside husband Ziaur Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Funeral prayers for former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia will be held on Wednesday at Parliament's South Plaza. She will later be laid to rest beside her husband, former p... Read More

TIB sees no alternative to a 'yes' victory in referendum

Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Transparency International Bangladesh has demanded that the parliamentary polls be "fair" to ensure continued state reforms, aiming to build a country "free of discrimination" with a... Read More

General election sees 194 candidates compete for 15 Dhaka city seats

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- From early morning queues to last-minute rushes at dusk, Dhaka's nomination day unfolded in packed corridors, as 194 candidates filed papers to contest 15 parliamentary seats in the ... Read More

Ruhul Amin, Firoz Rashid skip polls as Jatiya Party split deepens ahead of election

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader, secretary general of one faction of the Jatiya Party, and senior co-chairman Kazi Firoz Rashid have withdrawn from the parliamentary elections, party leaders... Read More

44 candidates file nomination papers in five Dhaka seats

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A total of 44 candidates have submitted nomination papers for five constituencies in Dhaka ahead of the parliamentary elections. Dhaka District Administrator and Returning Officer M... Read More

NCP chief Nahid Islam to run from Dhaka-11 seat in February elections

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has submitted his nomination papers to run from Dhaka-11 constituency in the parliamentary polls. Dhaka-11 comprises Rampura, Badda... Read More

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