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Feb polls must not be postponed

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded the parliamentary elections and the referendum be held on the scheduled date without any postponement, reports bdnews24.com.NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary spoke about it on Wednesday after meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at the Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon."An event is...

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Police personnel searching motorbikers

Police personnel searching motorbikers at Banglamotor on Wednesday as part of the beefed up security measures, taken across the capital to avoid any untoward situation ahead of the national election. — FE Photo

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Unequal VVIP facilities violate polls code

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday told the Election Commission (EC) that providing VVIP facilities to someone while denying theses to others is the violation of a level playing field in the election, reports UNB."If someone gets many facilities, even VVIP facilities, while others do not, that cannot be called a level...

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Ataur Rahman Bikrampuri arrested

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Maulana Ataur Rahman Bikrampuri from Narsingdi district on Tuesday night.Muhammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of DMP, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday afternoon. According to Rahman, Ataur Rahman was apprehended by the Dhaka Metropolitan DB following a...

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ICT-1 sets Jan 20 for delivering judgment

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday fixed January 20 for delivering its judgment in the case filed over the killing of six students during July-August movement in Dhaka's Chankharpul area, reports UNB.A three-member ICT bench led by its chairman Justice Golam Martuza Majumdar passed the order after concluding the law-point...

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Barrister Rumeen Farhana collects nomination form

BRAHMANBARIA, Dec 24 (UNB): Barrister Rumeen Farhana, International Affairs Assistant Secretary of BNP, has collected a nomination form to contest as an independent candidate from the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency in the upcoming 13th national election.Ali Hossain, former Organising Secretary of Sarail Upazila unit Jubo Dal, collected the nomination paper on behalf...

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LDP Sec Gen Dr Redwan joins BNP

Secretary General of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Dr Redwan Ahmed on Wednesday formally joined BNP and will contest the upcoming national election from the Cumilla-7 constituency with the party's electoral symbol, the Sheaf of Paddy, reports UNB. Redwan arrived at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office in the morning and joined...

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