Current Affairs
Law enforcement to remain deployed for 7 days during election
Law enforcement agencies will remain deployed for seven days surrounding the upcoming 13th parliamentary election and referendum, according to a Home Ministry circular issued on Wednesday, January 7.
Tarique Rahman is the torchbearer of democracy: Amir Khasru
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has described Tarique Rahman as the present “torchbearer of democracy.”
Former NCP leader Mir Arshadul Haque joins BNP
Former joint secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and chief coordinator of Chattogram city unit, Mir Arshadul Haque, has formally joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
SG ends sponsorship deals with Litton Das, other Bangladeshi cricketers
Indian sports goods manufacturer SG (Sanspareils Greenland) has decided not to renew its bat sponsorship contracts with several Bangladeshi cricketers, including Litton Kumar Das, sources confirmed.
Jamaat leader Taher voices fear of ‘rigged’ election
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has expressed concern that the upcoming national election could be rigged.
Nipah virus spreads to 35 districts, hospitals put on high alert
Nipah virus infections have spread across the country, with cases now detected in 35 of Bangladesh’s 64 districts, health authorities said.
India thaws relations with BNP following Khaleda Zia’s death
The death of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia, appears to have eased long-standing tensions between India and the BNP, according to an Al Jazeera report.
Govt fully prepared for upcoming election: Press Secretary
Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the Chief Adviser, has stated that the government is fully prepared politically, administratively, and in terms of security for the upcoming election.
Writ filed seeking order to keep Jatiya Party out of elections
A petition has been filed seeking to disqualify the Jatiya Party (led by GM Quader) and its faction under Anisul Islam Mahmud, along with the Jatiya Democratic Front (NDF) led by Anwar Hossain Manju, from participating in the upcoming elections.
St. Martin’s to be divided into 4 zones, includes ‘Restricted Zone’
A draft master plan proposes dividing St. Martin’s Island into four distinct zones to better manage tourism and conserve biodiversity.