Politics

People’s mood now centred on national election: Khashru

Staff Correspondent: BNP Standing Committee Member Ameer Khashru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the people’s mood is now centred on the upcoming general election, thanks to the announcement of the

Outrage as rescheduled RUCSU polls date coincides with Hindu festival

Staff Correspondent: Students and organisations at Rajshahi University have expressed anger after the authorities pushed back the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU) election to Sept 28 — a date

Rizvi warns of ‘dangerous conspiracy’, hopes for free polls before Ramadan

Staff Correspondent: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said the country is ‘going through a dangerous conspiracy’ hatched by both local and international quarters, but hoped

Govt faction blocking pro-democratic forces: Fakhrul

Staff Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that a section within the government is deliberately working to prevent pro-democratic forces from assuming power in the

RUCSU election postponed as nomination period extended, says chief election commissioner

Staff Correspondent: The Rajshahi University authorities have extended by five days the deadline for collecting and submitting nomination papers for the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU) election. Chief Election

Polls in Feb, boycotters will be ‘minus’ from politics: Salahuddin

Staff Correspondent: National elections are set to be held in the first week of February, just a week before the start of Ramadan, and the interim government’s decision on the