Registration row, shrinking political space worry parties
Political parties, which boycotted the last general election, are unhappy as they find a level-playing field still elusive while some are concerned about their registration status, with the 11th parliamentary elections only three months away.
Police officer killed in Dhaka road mishap
A Dhaka Metropolitan Police officer was killed as a speedy bus of Eagle Paribahan hit his motorcycle at Rainkhola under Shah Ali Police Station in the capital on Sunday afternoon.
British artists join fight for release of Shahidul Alam
Leading British artists and curators have stepped up pressure on the Bangladeshi government to release the crusading photographer Shahidul Alam from jail in Dhaka, reports The Guardian on Sunday.
Khaleda can either knock on court’s door or president’s for release: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia can be freed from jail either by the court or through presidential clemency.
AL-led alliance to hold rallies in divisional cities in Sept
The Awami League-led alliance will hold rallies in eight divisional cities in September as part of mass contact ahead of the next general election and to resist the conspiracies to foil the election.
Slump in India rupee, others may hit Bangladesh export
A rapid depreciation of emerging market currencies, including Indian rupee, will hit Bangladesh’s export competitiveness and may cause rise in payments for cheap imports, economists and exporters fear.
Ctg BNP vows to free Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Saturday demanded immediate release of the party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia and criticised the recent decision of the government to use electronic voting machine in the upcoming national elections.
Activists surge Nayapaltan to attend BNP's rally
Thousands of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday gathered at Nayapaltan in Dhaka to attend a rally marking the party's 40th founding anniversary.
PM reaches Kathmandu to attend BIMSTEC Summit
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina reached Kathmandu on a two-day official visit to Nepal to attend the 4th BIMSTEC Summit.
EVM IN GENERAL POLLS Parties fear ‘digital rigging’
Different political parties fear that the Election Commission has taken the move to use electronic voting machines in the next general election at the eleventh hour as part of a government conspiracy to ensure the ruling Awami League’s win through ‘digital rigging’.
