5 factors that kept BNP off upazila polls
The BNP boycotted the upazila elections for five reasons, chief among which is its belief that the ruling party will control the polls, said party insiders.
3d ago
Diagnose dengue with ease at home
People who suspect that they have dengue may soon breathe a little easier as they will not have to take on the hassle of a hospital visit to confirm or dispel the fear.
5d ago
Stay off upazila polls or face the music
BNP will take tough organisational actions against those party men who would contest in the upcoming upazila polls ignoring its decision of boycotting the elections.
1w ago
Upcoming upazila elections: BNP remains split over joining polls
Although the BNP has decided not to join the upcoming upazila polls as a political party, many party leaders are in favour of allowing its leaders and activists to contest the elections as independent candidates.
3w ago
Reverse migration rises twentyfold in five years
A few months after his honours examinations at a college in Satkhira in 2018, Quazi Monjurul travelled to Dhaka looking for a job.
4w ago
Bar too low for arsenic
For 30 years, the permissible amount of arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh has been five times that of the global standard and this has been exposing people to cancer risks.
1m ago
Bangladesh breathed worst air last year
Bangladesh’s air was the worst in the world last year and it was 15 times worse than the minimum set by the World Health Organisation guideline.
1m ago
February 3, 2024
Cancer increasing in Bangladesh, may double in 2050
The number of cancer patients is steadily increasing in Bangladesh, and in the year 2050, the country may record more than double the new cases of 2022, according to a World Health Organization report.
January 29, 2024
Wait for Rohingya repatriation gets even longer
With the escalation of conflict in Myanmar, the possibility of Rohingya repatriation materialising anytime soon has become remote, heaping the challenges for the Bangladesh government in managing the displaced people in the face of shrinking humanitarian aid for them.
January 24, 2024
BNP in two minds about local polls
The BNP will not participate in the upcoming upazila polls as per its previous decision, but it has two different thoughts on the elections.
January 20, 2024
Curbing Air Pollution: Govt keeps going back on its decisions
When it comes to reducing air pollution, the government seems to be backtracking on its decisions.
January 18, 2024
Protesting Parliament Session: BNP may call hartal or lay siege to JS
BNP plans to observe protest programmes like hartal or lay siege to the parliament building on the first day of the parliamentary session of the new government as part of the movement for its one-point demand.
January 16, 2024
BNP had no backup plan for its anti-govt movement
With the election now over and the new government formed, some grassroots BNP leaders think things would have been much different had the party high-ups had an alternative plan for their anti-government movement.
January 9, 2024
BNP shelves plans for hartal, blockade for now
BNP will not go for any hartal and blockade-like programmes over the next few days even though the party outright rejected the poll results.
January 7, 2024
The quest is for an opposition, not a government
Who will form the opposition is still a matter of speculation.
January 7, 2024
Social media BNP’s last resort to dissuade voters
The BNP has adopted a strategy of using social media to discourage voters from casting ballots in today’s election, said party sources.
January 6, 2024
BNP men asked to avoid clashes, confrontation
The BNP does not want to take the responsibility for violence over tomorrow’s election even though the party called a countrywide two-day strike that includes the election day.
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