Politics
BNP to interview aspirants for reserved women's seats on Oct 19
BNP will interview female aspirants seeking the party's nomination for the by-election to reserved women's seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on October 19.
Country has boarded the far-right train: Mahfuz Alam
Mahfuz Alam, a former adviser to the interim government, has remarked that the country has boarded the far-right train. In his view, the political environment is being shaped through coordinated campaigns and character assassination on social media, pushing many people from the right towards the far right.
Cocktail explodes outside NCP office in Banglamotor
Cocktail bombs were thrown in front of the central office of the National Citizen Party (NCP) in Banglamotor, Dhaka.
Rabindranath's graffiti vandalism: 4 remanded in sedition case
Police have shown four people arrested in a case filed on charges of anti-state activities over the incident of pouring ink on the graffiti of world poet Rabindranath Tagore on the wall in front of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha of the capital.
3 committees including Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP dissolved, 14 expelled
Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP, Jubo Dal and Metropolitan West Chatra Dal committees have been declared dissolved. At the same time 14 persons of various levels of BNP, Chatra Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Sramik Dal have been expelled.
Ammar expelled from Shibir over various allegations including post-trading
Salauddin Ammar, general secretary of Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU), lost the ‘Sathi’ post of Islami Chhatra Shibir one year ago over allegations of moral degradation including ‘post-trading’.
Bangladesh Youth Union condemns 'attack and mass arrest' at JSD office
Bangladesh Youth Union has strongly condemned an "attack" at the central office of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD during a representatives' meeting and the subsequent arrest of 289 leaders, activists and supporters in a police operation.
Mirza Fakhrul’s brother files BNP nomination for Thakurgaon-1 by-election
Mirza Faisal Amin, the BNP-nominated candidate for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, filed his nomination papers on Sunday (September 27), entering the race for the seat vacated after his elder brother, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, left Parliament to assume the presidency.
BASAD condemns ‘mob terrorism’ at JaSaD office, demands release of arrested leaders-workers
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BASAD) has strongly condemned and protested by raising the allegation of ‘mob terrorism’ and police drive at the JaSaD office. At the same time the party has demanded the immediate release of the arrested leaders-workers of JaSaD and taking measures against those involved in the attack.
Police raid JSD office in Gulistan, over 50 detained
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has detained more than fifty people from the main office of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) at the GPO intersection in Gulistan of the capital. They were reportedly detained on suspicion of links to the Awami League.