Politics

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

BNP issues show-cause notice to adviser Fazlur Rahman

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has served a show-cause notice on its Chairperson’s adviser, Advocate Fazlur Rahman, for making what the party described as “controversial and misleading” remarks about

Rucsu polls: Distribution of nomination papers begins

Rajshahi Correspondent: The distribution of nomination papers for the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu) and student representative elections in the Senate has begun. As per the pre-scheduled timetable, on

Only elected govt can amend constitution: Rizvi

Staff Correspondent: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday called on the interim government to guarantee a free and fair election, stressing that only an elected government

Race for candidacy from parties

TDS Desk: Party leaders are actively roaming around their constituencies as BNP and its like-minded parties have yet to finalize the candidates. Meanwhile, they are maintaining regular communication with the

PR may undermine direct electoral choice: Rizvi

Staff Correspondent: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has warned that adopting a Proportional Representation (PR) system in national elections would strip voters of their right to directly