Jamaat calls for referendum in Nov
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami proposed that a national referendum be held in November ahead of the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections...
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900 sued for violence near JS before July Charter signing
The police on Saturday filed four cases against more than 900 unidentified people over Friday鈥檚 violence in the Jatiya Sangsad area and on the adjacent Manik Mia Avenue, hours before the July National Charter signing ceremony.
JULY CHARTER SIGNING: Clash erupts outside venue
The parliament premises and the adjacent Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka city turned into a confrontation zone on Friday afternoon as people calling themselves 鈥楯uly warriors鈥� clashed with law enforcers while protesting against the signing of the July charter.
BNP concerned over electoral officer appointments
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has voiced serious concerns over the appointment of electoral officers ahead of the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections.
Next JS should decide PR: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that any decision on adopting a proportional representation system should be left to the next elected Jatiya Sangsad.
Bicameral JS draws mixed reactions
A recent study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue recommended that the government should drop the proposal for an upper house in the Jatiya Sangsad to keep it a unicameral parliament...
Govt offices, police stations vandalised at Bhanga
Protesters on Monday attacked and vandalised several government offices, including two police stations and the upazila parisahd complex at Bhanga in Faridpur, protesting against the Jatiya Sangsad constituency boundary changes.
No chance of postponing Bangladesh national polls: press secy
The chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday reaffirmed that the Jatiya Sangsad elections would be held on time and there was no possibility of postponing the polls.
EU to give 4m euros for polls preparations
The European Union has announced an assistance package of more than four million euros to help Bangladesh Election Commission organise the Jatiya Sangsad elections in accordance with international standards...
1,760 petitions relating to 83 seats filed
The Election Commission is set to begin hearings on objections and recommendations regarding the draft boundaries of parliamentary constituencies on August 24 as part of the preparations for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections...
Bangladesh interim govt makes July聽Declaration
The July Declaration was made on Tuesday, which was termed as aspirations of the people underlying the student-people uprising.
EC approves draft delimitation of parliamentary constituencies
The Election Commission has approved the draft delimitation of parliamentary constituencies ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election...
Women rights activists demand direct elections to reserved seats in parliament
Women鈥檚 rights activists on Saturday demanded direct elections to the reserved seats for women in the Jatiya Sangsad, urging political parties to ensure meaningful representation and end the system of nomination that often sidelines women鈥檚 leadership...
Body formed to investigate allegations over JS polls聽
The government has formed a five-member committee, headed by justice Shamim Hasnain, former judge of the High Court Division, to investigate the allegations raised over the last three Jatiya Sangsad elections and to make recommendations to hold fair election in the future...
EC okays draft JS election code
The Election Commission on Thursday approved the draft of the Jatiya Sangsad election code of conduct, introducing key changes, including a ban on posters in election campaigns, stipulating the announcement of manifestos by candidates...
BSP opposes bicameral JS
The Bangladesh Socialist Party disagreed to the proposed bicameral parliament while the Alliance of 12 Parties, though supporting the two-chamber parliament, recommended that the decision on it be taken by the next Jatiya Sangsad...
JS polls by Dec demanded
Leaders of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) on Saturday called for holding the Jatiya Sangsad elections by December this year, after a prompt political consensus and the implementation of minimum reforms through ordinances where necessary...
Differences among parties risk consensus
Differences among political parties over some reform proposals risk building a consensus on a national charter, potentially delaying the next Jatiya Sangsad elections...
BNP suggests charter on consensus
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said on Sunday that while his party supports implementing major reforms through the parliament, a signed consensus-based national charter would...
Ex-chief whip Noor-E-Alam, wife sued over illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two separate cases against former Jatiya Sangsad chief whip Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury and his wife Jinat Parven Chowdhury on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk聽71 crore...
BNP holds extended committee meeting today
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party will hold an extended committee meeting today at the LD Hall premises of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban...
Constitution reform possible before elections: Ali Riaz
The head of the Constitution Reform Commission, Professor Ali Riaz, said that several issues of the constitution can be amended before the elections.
ACC summons five former minister, MPs today
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday summoned former chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury and four others over allegations of amassing illegal assets through corruption and abuse of power...
Questions cloud Shakib鈥檚 future
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan鈥檚 future in the Bangladesh national team is foggy at the moment following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina from the role of prime minister and the president dissolving the Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday...
Protesters term SC verdict unclear, demand law
The Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination, a platform of students demanding quota reform in government jobs, on Sunday demanded to enact a law by calling a special session of Jatiya Sangsad within a week, terming the day鈥檚 Supreme Court verdict 鈥榰nclear鈥�...
MPs censure govt for banking, financial sector corruption
Three lawmakers on Tuesday in Jatiya Sangsad blasted the government for the sorry state of the banking and financial sector...
Trade and Tariff Commission Bill passed in JS amid criticism
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024 was passed in Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday with a view to further amending Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission Act 1992...
MPs censure edn sector corruption
The Jatiya Party and independent lawmakers said on Sunday in Jatiya Sangsad that the country鈥檚 education sector was beset with widespread irregularities, corruption, and...
Commission for Bangladesh鈥檚 religious minorities demanded in JS
Independent lawmaker elected from Barishal-4, Pankaj Nath, on Sunday demanded the formation of a commission to protect the rights of Hindus, Buddhists and Christians....
