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Sitakunda blockade: 4 supporters of BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury expelled

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Four supporters of BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury have been expelled for blocking highways and resorting to violence over his failure to get the BNP nomination for the Chattogram-4 (Sitak... Read More


Conflict over reforms: Will what didn't happen in 8 months possible in 7 days?

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The interim government has given political parties one week to resolve disagreements over the process of implementing the July National Charter and the referendum date. Analysts, how... Read More


BNP standing committee meets to finalise candidates for upcoming election

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called a meeting of the party's National Standing Committee, where a large number of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections may be ... Read More


Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, former principal secretary to Khaleda Zia, dies

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, former principal secretary to former prime minister Khaleda Zia, has died. He passed away at his residence in Dhaka's Gulshan early on Monday morning, the gover... Read More


Overlooked Madaripur-1 candidate's supporters block Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Supporters of a BNP leader have blocked the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway after he was denied the party's nomination for the Madaripur-1 constituency. The demonstration began around 7:30pm... Read More


BNP names six new candidates in Chattogram, keeps four from 2018

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- In the first phase of nominations for the national election, the BNP has announced candidates for 10 out of 16 constituencies in Chattogram, featuring six new faces, two of whom are f... Read More


NCP offers nomination to BNP's 'deprived' youth leaders

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has extended an open invitation to BNP's "deprived" young leaders for party nominations in the next general election, citing disappointment with the B... Read More


Dhaka 15: BNP fields Safiqul against Jamaat chief Shafiqur

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- If everything goes as planned, the February elections will see a face-off between two leaders named Shafiq in the Dhaka-15 constituency. For the seat, the BNP has chosen Safiqul Isla... Read More


NCP calls government's dialogue call a 'conspiracy to thwart reforms'

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has criticised the government's call for political parties to hold a dialogue on implementing the July National Charter and the referendum. Member Se... Read More


Key BNP leaders, senior officials missing from initial 237-candidate slate for February election

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has released the first batch of 237 potential candidates for the next national election, but several senior leaders were conspicuously absent. The an... Read More