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PR proposal 'suspicious, unrealistic': Nazrul Islam

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan has described the demand by some political parties to introduce a proportional representation (PR) election system in the next national election as 'unrealistic and suspicious', report agencies. "When such insistence is placed on this matter (PR), it raises doubts that this could be an...

BNP launches six-day prog to mark 47th founding anniv

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a six-day programme to celebrate the party's 47th founding anniversary starting August last.BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan announced the programme at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital on Wednesday. BNP will organise a discussion at...

EC allows expats to use expired passports for voter registration

The Election Commission (EC) has kept the provision allowing Bangladeshi expatriates to submit either valid or expired Bangladeshi passports, or foreign passports, as part of the required documents for the voter registration, reports BSS.The EC also said a certificate -- completed in the designated format and signed by three Bangladeshi...

Fakhrul discharged from hospital

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has returned home after being discharged from United Hospital, reports UNB.BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hossain said Fakhrul reached his Gulshan residence around 2:00 pm on Wednesday."The BNP Secretary General's condition is now stable; physically well," Zahid said.He said various medical tests...

BNP submits July Charter draft to NCC

BNP) submitted the draft of the July Charter to the National Consensus Commission (NCC), report agencies.A delegation led by BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed submitted the draft to the Commission on Wednesday evening.Shayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP's media cell, confirmed."I am confirming this information based on...

AB Party places 9-point proposal to EC for fair polls

Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) has submitted a nine-point proposal, including deployment of students as volunteers to the Election Commission (EC) to help maintain electoral code of conduct and ensure law and order during the upcoming general elections, reports BSS."We have placed our nine-point proposal at the meeting with Chief...