No force or superpower can depoliticise BD: Moyeen
BNP senior leader and former minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said no force --local or foreign -- will be able to depoliticise Bangladesh, report agencies. "Politics is in the blood of the people of Bangladesh. Democracy is also in their blood. So, I believe no force or superpower can...
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Jamaat alleges bias in nomination scrutiny, calls for removal of partisan DCs, SPs
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher has alleged that his party faced serious discrimination during the scrutiny of nomination papers and called for removal of partisan Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) from their posts, reports UNB .There are two kinds of decisions in one country and...
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EU delegation meets Jamaat Ameer
A delegation of the European Union (EU) has paid a courtesy call on Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman at his office in the capital's Bashundhara, report agencies.The three-member delegation was led by Paola Pampaloni, director for Asia and the Pacific of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Other members...
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NCP leader Arshadul Haque joins BNP
Mir Arshadul Haque, former Joint Secretary of the Central Committee of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Chief Coordinator of its Chattogram City unit, formally joined the BNP on Wednesday, report agencies. He met BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman at the party Chairperson's Gulshan office at around 2:00pm, said BNP...
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NCP marches towards Indian HC seeking justice for Felani killing
FE REPORT Police have stopped the National Citizens Party's (NCP) 'Anti-Hegemony March' as it advanced toward the Indian High Commission (HC), demanding justice for Felani Khatun, who was killed at the border.Dhaka Metropolitan North unit of NCP organised the the programme to mark the 15th anniversary of killing of Bangladeshi...
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Electoral process to be restored with next polls: EC Abul Fazal
FE REPORTThe upcoming 13th parliamentary election is going to be the beginning of restoration of the electoral process in the country, Election Commissioner (EC) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said on Wednesday."If I say metaphorically, it (the 13th national election) is like taking a derailed train back on track and resuming...
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ADSM demands release of Mahdi Hasan, Surabhi
DU CorrespondentThe Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has announced a three-point demand, including unconditional release of its Habiganj district unit Member Secretary Mahdi Hasan and 'July fighter' Tahrima Jannat Surabhi.The President of the organisation Rifat Rashid made the announced the programmes at a press conference at Madhur Canteen at the Dhaka Universityon...
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EC receives 295 review appeals against nomination decisions
FE ReportA total of 131 appeals seeking review of nomination papers were filed with the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday. Of these, 128 challenged decisions against candidates, while three were filed against valid candidates. With the latest submissions, the total number of appeals has reached 295.saif.febd@gmail.com
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