Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Upcoming poll is a must under CG oversight, says Khaleda

BNP chairperson and leader of opposition Khaleda Zia said she would never allow  Awami League-led grand alliance government to hold the next general election keeping it remain intact in power. “The next general election is a must under a non-party caretaker government oversight. The next general poll would not be allowed to hold under the ... Read more

Violence, vandalism mark hartal

At least 15 people, including policemen, were injured and vehicles vandalised in Dhaka and other parts of the country during the nationwide hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday. Jamaat had called the shutdown in protest against the punishment meted out to three of its three leaders for contempt of court by the International Crimes

Petrobangla chief favouring govt RCC candidate: BNP MPs

BNP lawmakers on Monday lodged complain before the Election Commission against Petrobangla chairman Prof Hossain Mansur, accusing him of violating electoral code of conduct by providing gas connections. A seven-member parliamentary team of BNP led by party joint secretary general Mahbub Uddin Khokon, MP on Monday met with Chief Election

BNP accuses civic poll officials of supporting AL

BNP leaders tasked with coordinating the electioneering of party-backed candidates in four city civic polls on Monday alleged that the local administrations were working in a partisan manner to favour the Awami League-supported contestants. Four BNP teams, each led by a central leader, are now working in the city corporations to mobilise campaigning for

Barisal City Corp poll: 2 mayoral candidates complain of EC bias

Two of the three mayoral candidates in the Barisal City Corporation (BCC) election alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has failed to ensure a level playing field in the poll, scheduled to be held on June 15. Questions have been raised about the role of the local EC by these candidates. Candidates and their supporters ... Read more

Criminals go on the rampage thru KEPZ

Criminals attacked Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) in Anwara upazila and vandalised its office and assaulted some employees on Monday. Witnesses said over 100 youths, allegedly led by the chairmen of nearby three union parishads, riding on motorcycles stormed into the KEPZ around 11 am and went on the rampage. They vandalised the administrative office

Gold smuggler put on remand

A magistrate court on Monday remanded alleged gold smuggler for five days in police custody in connection with a case filed following the seizure of undocumented 1.4 kilograms of gold ornaments and foreign currencies. The metropolitan magistrate, Atiqur Rahman,

Dhaka stocks rebound strongly

Dhaka stocks bounced back strongly on Monday as 95.45 per cent traded stocks gained on the day amid investors’ optimistic participation following a post-budget briefing by the Dhaka Stock Exchange in the previous day. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange,

WB gives $34.5m for digital public procurement project

International Development Association, the soft loan window of the World Bank, will provide Bangladesh with $34.5 million more funds for boosting electronic public procurement in the country. The fund will be used to scale up the electronic procurement (e-GP) and online procurement performance monitoring in key public agencies under the ongoing