Former parliament secretary Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed has been appointed as the chief election commissioner.

The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification Wednesday evening in this regard.

The president has also appointed Mohammad Abu Hafiz, a former additional secretary, Mohammad Abdul Mobarrak, a former joint secretary, Brigadier General (retd) Md Zabed Ali and Md Shahnawaz, a former district and sessions judge, as the election commissioners.

President Zillur Rahman picked the new CE...

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Wednesday that his party will not take part in the general election under the newly formed Election Commission.

The entire appointment process of the chief election commissioner is unconstitutional, unlawful and illegal, Mirza Fakhrul said in his immediate reaction about the new EC at the party’s Nayapaltan office.

The president has appointed former parliament secretary Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed as the CEC. Cabinet Division...

CU closed till Feb 16, Shibir call half day hartal in ctg Thursday

Two workers of Islami Chhatra Shibir were killed and many wounded during clashes between Shibir and Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on the Chittagong University campus Wednesday.

Shibir called a half day hartal in Chittagong city on Thursday protesting the killing.

Armed activists of Shibir and BCL were seen patrolling the campus around 5:00pm when this report was filed. Most of the students of the university have alr...