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Don't support those who use religion in politics: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged voters not to support those who use religion in politics, report agencies.He is contesting the Thakurgaon-1 constituency in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad parliamentary election,Fakhrul made the comment while speaking at an election rally at Akcha union in Sadar upazila on Thakurgaon...

This election crucial for fulfilling people's expectation: Sanaullah

BHOLA, Jan 31 (BSS): Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah said the upcoming election is not merely a procedural exercise; it is meant to meet the expectations of the people and safeguard national and social stability.He made these remarks while addressing a meeting of the district's Law Enforcement Cell and...

Swechchhasebak Dal leader killed in 'BNP factional clash' in N'ganj

NARAYANGANJ, Jan 31 (UNB): A leader of Swechchhasebak Dal has been killed in a BNP 'factional clash' in Trishkania of Kanchan municipality in Rupganj upazila.The deceased is Azhar Uddin (48), senior vice-president of the Swechchhasebak Dal's Ward No. 9 unit.Three others -- Sabuj, Ripon and Emrat -- were injured in...

Enforced disappearance is ‘more than death’

Former Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, former chairman of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, has described enforced disappearance as a severe human rights violation, calling it ‘more than death,’ reports BSS."An enforced disappearance is indeed more than death. In the case of death, family members can mourn and perform...

Khulna JS seats to see stiff contests bewteen BNP and Jamaat

KHULNA, Jan 31(BSS): As campaigning intensifies ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election, a competitive race is unfolding across Khulna Division, where major opposition parties-Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami are set for direct contests in most constituencies.A total of 203 candidates are contesting in 36 parliamentary seats across...

Hasnat pledges to make his constituency free from extortion

CUMILLA, Jan 31 (BSS): Hasnat Abdullah, chief organizer (southern region) of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and 11-party alliance candidate for the Cumilla-4 constituency, has pledged to make his Debidwar constituency free from drugs and extortion."Politics must get rid of the culture of compromise with drug dealers and extortionists," he...

BNP-fielded candidate Ishraque Hossain waving to local residents with a smile while carrying

BNP-fielded candidate Ishraque Hossain waving to local residents with a smile while carrying out mass contact in his electoral constituency Dhaka-6 on Saturday. — Focus Bangla

Jamaat urges govt, EC to act against attacks

FE REPORT Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) has called upon the interim government and the Election Commission (EC) to take steps to stop attacks on the party activists including women across the country by a particular party.It also called upon the government to immediately arrest the killer of a party leader based...

15 injured in BNP-Jamaat clash in Bhola during poll campaign

At least 15 people have been injured in a clash between supporters of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami during election campaigning in Bhola's Borhanuddin upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The violence broke out in Tobgi union's Mulaipattan village on Saturday morning, according to Borhanuddin Police Station chief Md Moniruzzaman.Police said several of those injured...

EC receives postal ballots from 140,000 expats

Nearly 140,000 postal ballots cast by expatriate Bangladeshis have reached the country ahead of the 13th parliamentary polls scheduled for February 12, reports bdnews24.com.Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the Election Commission's (EC) OCV-SDI project, said by 3:30pm on Friday, they had received 139,763 postal ballots.The postal ballot app shows...