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BNP keeps 63 constituencies in reserve, signals flexibility for coalition partners

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has withheld 63 parliamentary seats, accommodating allies and signalling a broader seat-sharing drive ahead of the general election due in February. ... Read More


BNP announces 13 Dhaka candidates, introducing seven new faces for February election

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced candidates for 13 of Dhaka's 20 constituencies for the next general election, including seven new nominations and six returning co... Read More


BNP fields women candidates in 12 constituencies

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The BNP is set to nominate women candidates in 5 percent of the 300 constituencies for the upcoming general election, in line with the recommendations of the July Charter. On Monday,... Read More


Trump says Maduro's 'days are numbered' but plays down threat of war with Venezuela

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Donald Trump has said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's "days are numbered", but downplayed the odds of the United States going to war with Venezuela. According to a report by Th... Read More


Tarique to make electoral debut from Bogura-6, constituency once held by Khaleda

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Though deeply involved in party strategy and election planning for almost 20 years, Tarique Rahman has never campaigned as a candidate himself. That changes in the next general electi... Read More


Tarique to make electoral debut from Bogura-6, his mother Khaleda's constituency

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Though deeply involved in party strategy and election planning for almost 20 years, Tarique Rahman has never campaigned as a candidate himself. That changes in the next general electi... Read More


Bangladesh records 5 dengue deaths, 1,147 hospital admissions in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Bangladesh has reported 1,147 new hospitalisations due to dengue in the past 24 hours with five fatalities. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) count on Mo... Read More


Khaleda to contest in election from her birthplace Dinajpur, alongside Feni, Bogura seats

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will contest from three parliamentary constituencies in the next national election -- marking the first time she will run from her birthplace, Dinajpur. O... Read More


Who has BNP nominated for 13 Dhaka constituencies?

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced its candidates for 13 of Dhaka's 20 constituencies ahead of the parliamentary elections. The announcement came on Monday afternoo... Read More


Government approves conditional MPO inclusion for 1,089 independent Ebtedayee madrasas

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The government has taken an in-principle decision to include 1,089 independent, grant-receiving Ebtedayee madrasas in the monthly pay order (MPO) scheme, subject to conditions. SM Ma... Read More