CEC announces fresh schedules after hectic 3-day parley with AL, BNP; downplays fear of misusing EC’s power to cancel candidature The long-awaited parliamentary election will now be held on December 29 and upazila on January 22, announced the Election Commission (EC) yesterday, meaning most likely an end to the impasse over the polls. At a […]
4-party says yes to JS polls on Dec 28
The BNP-led four-party alliance yesterday announced that it would take part in the parliamentary election if it is held on December 28 but maintained that the government must fulfil three of its key conditions before the polls. In order for the alliance to run in the elections, the government has to lift the state of […]
HUJI tried to kill Sheikh Hasina: Conspiracy Theory Or Truth?
t was 5.23 pm on 21st august 2004 when Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was wrapping up a rally protesting Sylhet blasts. A wave of grenade attacks on her left at least 16 people killed and left around 200 persons critically injured including top Awami League leaders Abdur Razzak, Amir Hossain Amu, Suranjit Sengupta, Ivy […]
Bangladesh Party Leaders Meet to Ensure Fairness in Next Election
Five advisers of the Caretaker Government yesterday held parleys with the leaders of BNP, Awami League and its allies to ensure the participation of all parties in the forthcoming parliamentary elections. Insiders said the government side proposed deferment of the polling date from December 18 to a convenient date within the same. Leaders of the […]
Bangladesh send South Africa in to bat
Bangladesh won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the first Test at Springbok Park Wednesday. Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said he was influenced by the amount of grass on the pitch which could help the bowlers during the first two hours. It was nevertheless a surprising decision on a sunny, breezy […]
Sports Family Pays Homage to Arun
Freedom fighter and legendary swimmer Arun Nandi left his hometown Chandpur by Sonar Tori (launch) at 2.40 pm on November 3 to cure various diseases but it was his dead body that returned home yesterday. At just 4.10 pm, an ambulance carrying the dead body of Arun, escorted by a motorcade, stopped in front of […]
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