FF Faruk’s wife aspires to be AL candidate from Tangail-5

Wife of slain Awami League leader Faruk Ahmed on Tuesday announced her aspiration to be the party’s candidate for the next general election from Tangail -5 (Sadar) constituency. Nahar Ahmed came up with the announcement at a press briefing at Tangail Press Club this morning.

Singer Shafin to vie for mayor post

Popular band singer Shafin Ahmed will contest in the by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral post.Chairman of newly formed Nationalist Democratic Movement, Bobby Hajjaj, on Tuesday announced singer Shafin's name as candidate at a press conference at National Press Club.

Review petition filed against 16th amendment verdict

The government on Sunday filed petition seeking review of Appellate Division’s July 3 verdict scrapping the 16th amendment that empowered parliament to remove Supreme Court judges for ‘misbehaviour or incapacity’.

Safety alarms help empower Rohingya women

A piercing wail emanates from the small device in the palm of a young Rohingya woman, drawing startled looks from other refugees crowded onto a hillside in a Bangladesh camp.

Vendors back on sidewalks, streets

Evicted vendors are back on the sidewalks and streets of the capital disrupting traffic and pedestrian movements. The authorities’ failure to rehabilitate the vendors as promised has been blamed for the negative development.

Quader slams formation of BCL school bodies

Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday strongly criticised Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the party, over formation of school committees.

RICE PRICE HIKE 5.2 lakh people fall into poverty: study

At least 5.2 lakh people have fallen into poverty because of rice price hike which has also caused a rise in head count poverty rate by 0.32 percentage points in past few months in the country, according to a study of the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling.

Voting at Rangpur city polls underway

People are exercising their right to vote in the elections to Rangpur City Corporation without any major incident so far.The number of presence of voters is increasing with the passage of time as the balloting in 193 polling stations started at 8:00am on Thursday.

QUESTION LEAKS Education system under question

Question leaks that have so far menaced public and other examinations have now started taking place for terminal examinations even at the primary level, further jeopardizing the already declining standards of education.

Withdraw legal notice against Hasina: AL

The ruling Awami League on Wednesday called on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to withdraw the legal notice served against its party president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on a defamation charge