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Surge in millionaires in country alarming: Nazrul Islam Khan

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan has said the rapid rise in the number of millionaires in Bangladesh compared to many other countries in recent years is alarming, reports UNB."The number of millionaires in Bangladesh has increased at a staggering rate, even faster than in many other countries. This is...

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam talking to journalists

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam talking to journalists after visiting the family of slain July activist Gazi Salauddin in Narayanganj's Godnail on Wednesday. Salauddin, who was seriously injured during the July Movement, died on October 26 this after a long battle for recovery. — Focus Bangla

Jamaat will contest JS election independently: Ameer

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said his party will contest the upcoming national election independently and will not form any alliance, report agencies.Shafiqur made the remarks while talking to journalists at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Wednesday.The party will ensure the elections are held in February 2026 with the...

DB nabs seven leaders of AL, affiliates

The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested seven leaders of banned Awami League (AL) and its affiliated bodies from different parts of the capital in the ongoing crackdown.The arrestees are: former chairman of Durgapur upazila of Netrakona district Jannatul Ferdaus Juma alias Juma Talukder (40); general secretary of banned...

Voters can apply to change voting areas: EC

Voters of different constituencies can now apply for transferring their voting areas due to change in their residential addresses.To his effect, the Election Commission (EC) has directed all its officials concerned through a letter on Tuesday.The letter signed by the EC's Senior Assistant Secretary Nasir Uddin Chowdhury was sent to...

Gonosanghati Andolon announces candidates for 91 JS seats

Gonosanghati Andolon has announced the names of its candidates for 91 constituencies ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections, reports BSS.The announcement came at a press conference at the party's central office in the capital's Hatirpool on Thursday.Party Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki will contest from Brahmanbaria-6 constituency, while...

4 BNP leaders expelled in Meherpur over nomination dispute

The BNP has expelled four leaders of its Meherpur district and Gangni upazila units over their alleged involvement in blocking Meherpur-Kushtia Highway and vandalising the party office amid disputes over nomination, reports bdnews24.com.The expulsion was announced in a media statement by the party's senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi,...