Mirza Abbas attacked at Segunbagicha
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member and party’s candidate for Dhaka 8 Mirza Abbas came under attack when he was electioneering in Shegunbagicha area in Dhaka on Saturday.
A tale of two cities
HERE follows a tale of two cities — not, as in Dickens’s novel, Paris and London, but Paris and Madison, Wisconsin.
JOF seeks president’s appointment
The Jatiya Oikya Front has sought an appointment of president Abdul Hamid for a meeting with a 10-member delegation of the front led by Dr Kamal Hossain to discuss on the upcoming general election.
Despite Trump’s appeals, executions declining in US
Despite president Donald Trump’s appeals for increased use of death penalty, its application has declined in the United States, with executions and sentences at historically low levels.
Behave with manners, Kamal tells govt after attack
Opposition Jatiya Oikya Front on Friday alleged that the ruling Awami League activists attacked the motorcade of its leaders including Dr Kamal Hossain and ASM Rob when they went to Martyred Intellectuals Memorial at Mirpur to pay tribute.
Theresa May wins Conservative Party vote of confidence
British prime minister Theresa May won a confidence vote from her party on Wednesday but 117 of her lawmakers said she was no longer the right leader to implement Britain’s exit from the European Union.
AL to win 168 to 220 seats: Joy
Prime minister’s ICT advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the ruling Awami League will win 168 and 220 seats on its own in the next general election billed for December 30.
US, China set to take action against each other as tensions rise
China and the US are set to take action against each other as tensions escalate over trade, cyber hacking and espionage as US senior law enforcement officials identified Beijing as the most serious threat to US national security on Wednesday.
AL, JOF formally launch campaign
The ruling Awami League and the main opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front on Wednesday formally kicked off their electioneering from Tungipara and Sylhet city respectively seeking vote in the December 30 general election.
Arrests, attacks, intimidation continue
Attacks on opposition election campaigners and their arrest continued on Wednesday with ruling Bangladesh Awami League and opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front formally launching electioneering for the January 30 national elections.
