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End procession-based politics, build dignified society

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called for an end to the practice of using the nationalist banner solely for processions and meetings, emphasising the need to build a society where professionals can stand with dignity and pride, reports UNB."Forming organisations only for processions and meetings is...

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Tarique meets Dhaka-17 BNP leaders

FE REPORTBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman on Tuesday held a view-exchange meeting with leaders and activists of the Dhaka-17 constituency.The meeting took place at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital on Tuesday.Tarique Rahman is contesting as a candidate for the Dhaka-17 constituency in the upcoming...

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Over 1.5m Bangladeshis register for postal votes

FE REPORTA total of 1,533,682 Bangladeshis, both from home and abroad, have registered for postal voting for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and the referendum, scheduled for February 12.Of the total, 761,140 voters reside in Bangladesh. They are unable to cast their votes in person, mainly due to their involvement...

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NCP accuses govt officials of bias ahead of election

National Citizen Party (NCP) has warned that senior government officials, including intelligence chiefs, are openly favouring a party ahead of the national election, putting democracy at risk, , reports UNB."We've seen various government officials and chiefs of different intelligence agencies seemingly fix their focus on a single party office and...

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Plots, shops of Dilip Agarwala's wife attached

A Dhaka court has ordered the attachment of several plots and shops belonging to Sobita Agarwala, wife of Diamond World Managing Director Dilip Kumar Agarwala, over graft allegations, reports BSS.The attached properties include 0.1147 acres of land in Chuadanga, a 0.325-acre plot and shops under construction at Theme Omar Plaza...

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