MP admitted to spending 5 times more than the election limit, Election Commission unable to take action

Whatever anyone is saying, anywhere, the Election Commission has nothing to do with it. He said, if anyone had complained that a candidate was spending more before the release of the gazette, the commission would have investigated the matter and taken action. However, Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary of Shushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujaan), disagrees with the […]

Three buses were burnt in Nator town

After the incident, Sadar police station in-charge Naseem Ahmed, Natore-2 MP Shafikul Islam, General Secretary of District Awami League and Sadar Upazila President Shariful Islam visited the spot. Speaking to the media, MP Shafiqul Islam claimed that BNP-Jamaat people were setting fire to bus-trucks as part of sabotage to thwart the elections. OC Naseem Ahmed […]

Arsonists set fire to 3 buses at the filling station of Natore MP.

In the early hours of Monday, miscreants set on fire three buses parked at a filling station in Mohishbhanga area along the Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway in Borigram upazila of Natore. Natore-4 (Boraigram-Gurudaspur) member of parliament (MP) Siddiqur Rahman Patwari owns the filling station. Boraigram police station in-charge confirmed the matter to Prothom Alo. *more to follow…

Masked attacks in Natore: Law enforcement response and deterioration of law and order

Nator was once a haven for extremists and terrorist groups were deployed to curb their activities during the BNP government. During that time, many persons from this district faced torture at the hands of these militants. After the BNP lost power, militant activities subsided and the general public enjoyed an environment of peace and security. […]

AL nominates Siddiqur Rahman Patwari for Natore-4 by polls

The ruling Awami League on Friday nominated Siddiqur Rahman Patwari to contest the Natore-4 constituency by-election to be held on October 11, UNB reported. The party finalized the nomination at its Parliamentary Nomination Board meeting held at Ganobhavan, chaired by party president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Nomination board member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim told […]

OC withdrawn after Minister of State’s displeasure, restored again

Minister of State for Information, Communications and Technology Junaid Ahmed expressed dissatisfaction over the conduct of Mizanur Rahman, working as Officer-in-Charge (OC) at Singra station. The discontent arose after local residents leveled allegations against him during a public hearing in Natore’s Singra Upazila on Sunday. The Natore Superintendent of Police (SP) ordered the withdrawal of […]