Independent candidate Barrister Rumeen Farhana of Brahmanbaria-2 Sarail-Ashuganj-Bijoynagar two unions constituency has been accused of violating the electoral code of conduct and creating a ‘mob’. The allegations were made in a letter signed by Assistant Returning Officer and Sarail Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Abubakar Sarkar.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami activists are going door to door collecting voters’ bKash numbers and National Identity Card, NID, numbers.
The University Grants Commission, UGC, has announced that campaigns in favour of a ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming referendum will be carried out across all educational institutions in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting held at the UGC on Sunday afternoon, January 18.
Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of BNP chairperson Tarique Rahman, has said that a country cannot move forward by leaving women behind. She made the remarks on Sunday, January 18, at a discussion titled Women in nation building: policy, potential and the future of Bangladesh, organised by the Dhaka Forum at the Krishibid Institute in Khamarbari.
The Ministry of Education has finalised the ordinance to establish the proposed Dhaka Central University by incorporating seven government colleges in the capital. After prolonged anticipation and protests, the final draft of the ordinance was prepared and sent to the Cabinet Division on Sunday, January 18, for approval.
The National Citizen Party (NCP), a partner in the Jamaat-e-Islami–led 10-party electoral alliance, has announced candidates in 27 of the 30 seats it received under the seat-sharing agreement. The party said candidates for the remaining three seats will be finalised soon.