Govt not consulted over Nov 12 local polls date: Shahe Alam
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Rumeen seeks action over DAG Choton’s Facebook post, AG says no scope for disciplinary step
14 September 2026
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Politics
‘Find even Tk 1 abroad, and I’ll quit politics’: Asif rejects allegations
14 September 2026
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Politics
Selim Uddin, Ducsu VP Shadik Kayem likely Jamaat picks for Dhaka city polls
14 September 2026
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Political Parties
Bangladesh held back by leadership failures: Shafiqur Rahman
14 September 2026
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Politics
BNP abandoned pledge to institutionalise democracy: Jamaat
14 September 2026
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Political Parties
Local govt polls likely to begin November 12: EC
14 September 2026
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Election
Local polls likely to start with UP elections in November: EC
14 September 2026
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Election
Patwary for Dhaka South, Asif for North: NCP names mayoral candidates
13 September 2026
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Politics
Shafiqur urges media professionals to perform duties with patriotism
Says media is the 'most powerful of the four pillars of the state'
12 September 2026
Efforts underway to 'refine' and bring back Awami League: Porwar
Jamaat secretary general claims people in govt and Delhi-linked groups are involved
11 September 2026
BNP looks to fix centre to rein in grassroots
The BNP is likely to decide this week on the schedule for its long-awaited national council as the party seeks to reorganise its structure and strengthen its grassroots network.
11 September 2026
‘Whoever goes to Lanka becomes Hanuman; whoever comes to power wants to become Hasina’: Mamunul
Khelafat Majlis chief says excessive concentration of power in the prime minister’s office makes constitutional reform necessary
10 September 2026
Higher viva marks will open door to politicisation in govt jobs: Jamaat
Mia Golam Porwar urges government to scrap the new recruitment rules for 11th–20th grade posts, saying they could undermine merit-based assessment
10 September 2026
‘Shariah can’t be disregarded’: IAB announces protests against Property Transfer Act
Faizul Karim says women journalists may attend IAB programmes if they observe purdah
10 September 2026
Tarique Rahman to chair BNP standing committee meeting Saturday
Party to discuss political situation, organisational activities and upcoming programmes
10 September 2026
Thakurgaon-1 by-poll on October 29: EC
Nomination deadline September 27; over 515,000 voters to cast ballots at 989 polling centres
10 September 2026
Saima Wazed Putul resigns as WHO regional head after fraud allegations
Putul began as WHO Southeast Asia head in 2024 for five-year term; WHO sent her on unpaid administrative leave in late 2025
10 September 2026
No unlawful directives to law enforcers ahead of local government polls: CEC
Says commission and law enforcers are committed to ensuring free, fair local polls
9 September 2026
Asif says ACC probe against him ‘politically motivated’
Questioned how he could have taken Tk 2cr to arrange promotion when he was no longer in charge of government
9 September 2026
Rizvi condemns attack on Badhon, calls it ‘cowardly act’
Says targeting woman who took part in July movement is ‘disgraceful’
9 September 2026
NCP changes Dhaka polls strategy
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is changing its strategy for the upcoming elections to the two Dhaka city corporations after failing to reach an electoral understanding with the 11-party alliance.
9 September 2026
Govt wants to bring Hasina back, not wait for her return’ - Says info adviser to PM
The government wants to bring Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh rather than wait for her to return voluntarily, said Zahed Ur Rahman, information adviser to the prime minister, yesterday.
9 September 2026
Hasina names Selim to lead AL in her absence
Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s naming of Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim as the Awami League chief in her absence puts to rest much speculation over the leadership of this party.
8 September 2026
Asif Mahmud shifts voter registration to Aftabnagar in Dhaka north
He was previously registered under DSCC
7 September 2026
Nasiruddin Patwary transfers voter registration to Dhaka-8
Patwary contested the February 12 national election from Dhaka-8 as an NCP candidate
7 September 2026
10 more JS bodies formed with BNP MPs at the helm
Ten more parliamentary standing committees of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad were formed yesterday, with opposition MPs again excluded from chairing the bodies despite their demand for 26 percent of the chairmanships.
7 September 2026
EC eyes November start for UP polls, plans drones and body cameras
Commission says preparations are moving rapidly
6 September 2026
‘Do these 3,000 vehicles run on water or oil?’
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed yesterday questioned how opposition parties could organise a long march involving thousands of vehicles while claiming the country is facing fuel and gas shortages.
6 September 2026