The ruling Awami League’s (AL’s) countrywide organisational tour and pre-election campaign for the next parliamentary elections have come to a virtual halt in the last couple of months. However, the party leaders say they will resume their election campaign and organisational tour in full…

The chamber court of the Appellate Division yesterday stayed the High Court (HC) order that granted bail for six months to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in two Comilla arson cases. In response to the government’s pleas, the chamber judge of the Appellate Division, Justice Hasan Foez Siddiqui, also…

Bangladesh cricket stars Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan are likely to contest the next general elections, scheduled to be held later this year. Planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal disclosed this yesterday while briefing reporters after a meeting of the ECNEC. Mashrafe and Shakib, however,…

Chief election commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday  announced the date on which three city corporation elections in Rajshahi, Barishal and Sylhet will be held—July 30. “The three city corporation polls will be held on July 30. But the formal schedule of the elections will be…

Food and health experts yesterday sought the removal of the chairman of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA), a wing of the food ministry, for his alleged remarks on the use of ethofen to ripen green fruits like mango and banana before maturity. The experts’ demand came at a news conference,…