Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chair Tarique Rahman formally launched the party’s election campaign for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad polls, calling on supporters to secure victory for the sheaf of paddy symbol. The campaign was inaugurated at around 1am on Thursday (22 January) from his...
Postal voting for the forthcoming parliamentary election began Thursday, with the Election Commission (EC) seeking to allay fears of manipulation as political parties raise concerns over security, fairness and logistical shortcomings in the new system. The assurances were delivered at a technical...
The country’s largest political party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is grappling with mounting internal pressure ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, as at least 76 rebel candidates continue to contest despite repeated warnings, negotiations and expulsions by the party...
Bangladesh formally entered the campaign phase of its 13th National Parliamentary Elections on Thursday (22 January), following the allocation of electoral symbols to candidates by the Election Commission on Wednesday (21 January). With symbols in hand, candidates moved swiftly into the field,...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman arrived in Sylhet at 8pm on Wednesday to formally begin the party’s nationwide election campaign, selecting the city as the ceremonial starting point of his political drive. He landed at Osmani International Airport on Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-227,...
The student leaders who stood at the forefront of the 2024 mass uprising that brought down Sheikh Hasina now find their political future clouded by electoral arithmetic, as their newly formed party struggles for space within a Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance ahead of the national election. An...
