DHAKA: The ruling Awami League-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh submitted nomination form on Tuesday (Dec 31). DSCC Returning Officer Abdul Baten received his papers at the ward no. 8 community centre in Gopibagh

DHAKA: Atiqul Islam resigned as mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to contest for mayoral post in the city corporation polls elections slated for January 30 in 2020. His resignation letter was sent to the Local Government Division on Monday (Dec 30). Earlier on Sunday,

DHAKA: Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh resigned as member of parliament from Dhaka-10 constituency to compete Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election as an Awami League mayoral candidate. Taposh submitted his resignation letter to the Speaker. Taposh’s personal assistant

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) nominated Brigadier General (retd) Kamrul Islam as mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Presidium member Haji Saifuddin Milan for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections. Party’s Secretary General Moshiur Rahman Ranga announced

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) finally nominated incumbent mayor Atiqul Islam as mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) elections.  AL general secretary Obaidul Quader formally announced the

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said his party will announce names of its mayoral candidates for elections to Dhaka south and north city corporations on Sunday (December 29). Obaidul Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, came up with the announcement

DHAKA: BNP has nominated Tabith Awal as mayoral candidate for Dhaka North while Ishraq Hossain, son of ex Dhaka City Corporation mayor Khoka, for South City Corporation elections slated for January 30. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at party

DHAKA: Raushon Ershad was elected the Chief Patron and GM Quader chairman of Jatiya Party (JP) for the next three years. The announcement came at the ninth national council of JP at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in the capital on Saturday (December 28). Moshiur

DHAKA: Three leaders have bought BNP’s nomination forms for the mayoral posts of Dhaka North and South City Corporation elections. Three of them collected nomination forms from BNP’s cental office in Nayapaltan of the capital on Thursday (December 26). The three aspirants

DHAKA: A legal notice has been served to Home Secretary, Dhaka University Vice Chancellor and Proctor seeking proper steps in ensuring security of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Vice President (VP) Nurul Haque Nur. Supreme Court lawyer Moniruzzaman Linkon sent the

DHAKA: Incumbent Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Thursday (Dec 26) bought Awami League (AL) nomination form for election to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). He along with his family members collected the nomination paper from AL President’s political office in Dhanmondi. Earlier on

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday (Dec 25) hoped that all the political parties, including BNP, will join the upcoming elections to two city corporations of Dhaka. “We welcome BNP to join the election as it will be free and fair,” Quader said.

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Wednesday said that the attackers of Ducsu Vice President Nurul Haque Nur would be identified through CCTV footage. He said, “The culprits will be identified analyzing the CCTV footage of the attack. Everyone involved in the attack will

DHAKA: Incumbent Mayor M Atiqul Islam collected Awami League nomination form for election to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) while lawmakers Fazle Nur Tapash and Haji Selim collected bought nomination forms for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). Their representatives collected

DHAKA: Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar on Wednesday (Dec 25) said that the freedom of the Election Commission (EC) is confined to its election system. He said: "The Election Commission is legally independent, but in reality this freedom is confined to the election process.

DHAKA: BNP will participate in polls to two city corporations in Dhaka, said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir briefed reporters after an urgent meeting of standing committee members at the Gulshan office of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia on

DHAKA: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said those who set up misconduct and market of buying and selling can take lessons from the national council of Awami League.  Dr Hasan said national council of AL is not only a milestone in politics but also in national life. Dr Hasan

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given clear orders to the authorities concerned to take organisational and administrative actions against those who attacked Ducsu Vise-President Nurul Haque Nur and his supporters on Sunday (December 22), said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul

DHAKA: Bangladesh Awami League announced names of party’s presidium members on the second day of the party’s two-day long 21st National Council held at the auditorium of Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on Saturday (December 21). The 19 presidium members are: Sheikh

DHAKA: Bangladesh Awami League reelected Obaidul Quader as the general secretary. He was reelected   general secretary for the next three years at the council session of the AL’s 21st National Council held at the auditorium of Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on Saturday