The recovery of a burned body from a garage in Narsingdi has triggered shock and suspicion, with family members alleging the death was a planned killing rather than an accident. The deceased was identified as Chanchal Voumik, 25.
A leader of the BNP’s student wing chanted the slogan ‘Joy Bangla’ at an election rally in Chauddagram, Cumilla, triggering widespread criticism after a nine-second video went viral on social media.
Election Commissioner Brigadier General Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has said mobile banking transactions will be monitored in every constituency during the upcoming election to prevent vote buying. He said assistant returning officers have been instructed to take swift action if unusual transactions are detected through mobile banking agents during specific periods from February 8.
An angry crowd allegedly forced a police sub-inspector to stand holding his ears following a road accident in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi. At the same time, the officer-in-charge of Belpukur police station was reportedly confined for nearly an hour.
BNP-nominated candidate for Cumilla-11 (Chauddagram) and Chauddagram Upazila BNP president Kamrul Huda on Sunday (January 25) criticised Jamaat-e-Islami over its election campaign narrative, questioning claims that voting for the party would guarantee entry to heaven.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the absence of the boat symbol has left the political landscape without even a minimum democratic environment.