Mir-Shahe-Alam

BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has said that no one is facing discrimination while BNP is in power.He said, "The current government wants to be a government of all the people of the country—of those who voted, and of those who did not vote."He said this on Tuesday while visiting the puja mandap at the historic Dharmasabha (Radha Gobinda Temple) in Rangpur. He also called for building a peaceful, prosperous, and desired Bangladesh by taking people of all religions together.In his words, it is the...

There is no legal or policy bar preventing MPO-enlisted teachers from participating in local government elections until non-government educational institutions are fully nationalized.Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, made these remarks on Thursday while addressing a conference organized by the Teachers-Employees Unity Alliance at the Engineers Institution Auditorium in Ramna, Dhaka."As long as non-government educational institutions are not...

Election Commission (EC) said the Union Parishad (UP) elections would be held in seven phases starting 12 November. However, just a few hours after the EC’s announcement on Monday, the government claimed that it knew nothing about the dates for the UP elections. Government officials, including the State Minister of Local Government Mir Shahe Alam and the Information Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman, added that they were unaware of the EC’s announcement and noted that the decision on when to...

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam has said that some 90 people have died while undergoing treatment for dengue from January up to Saturday, this year.According to his statement, roughly 2,200 to 2,500 patients have recovered and returned home after receiving treatment during this period.The State Minister made these remarks while presiding over an emergency meeting of the National Task Force Committee formed to prevent dengue and other m...

A public hearing was held on Tuesday regarding the renaming of three controversial newly formed unions in Shibganj and Mokamtola upazilas of Bogura. During the hearing, residents rejected the proposed names Mirbari, Simanta, and Diganta and instead put forward several alternative names. The day-long...