Total expenditure in the budget presented in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday is estimated at 13.7 per cent of GDP, 1.48 trillion taka (1.48 lakh crore) more than the previous fiscal year. Development expenditure is ₹3.16 trillion taka (₹3.16 lakh crore), including ₹3 trillion taka (₹3 lakh crore) under the Annual Development Programme, while non-development […]
Jamaat alliance won 13 of these seats. Of these, 12 candidates of the alliance have already taken oath. However, a total of 15 candidates from the alliance had filed nomination papers. The nomination of one candidate, Monira Sharmin, was rejected during the scrutiny process. Moreover, the returning officer initially refused to accept Nusrat’s nomination as […]
On 29 March, in a press conference, the NCP announced the party’s candidates for mayoral posts in five municipal corporations, including Dhaka South and North. Party leaders also said that candidates for the remaining seven municipal corporations would be announced soon. He further indicated that the candidates for the Upazila Parishad and municipal elections could […]
Hasnat warned that without structural reform of the state, the nation would once again slide into darkness. Referring to the plight of the families of victims of enforced disappearance, he said people aspire to a state where no one will be abducted from their homes and made to disappear. Criticizing placing the Human Rights Commission […]
National Citizen Party (NCP) joint chief coordinator and Noakhali-6 (Hatiya) candidate Hannan Masood says his wife and brother were allegedly attacked at Asadiya polling booth in Ward 7 of Burichar Union on Thursday morning. NCP leaders claim that BNP workers were involved, leaving at least five injured, although BNP leaders deny the allegations. Upazila Youth […]