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The Thakurgaon 1 parliamentary seat held by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who was elected from the constituency to the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, has been declared vacant after he assumed office as president. The information was announced in a notification signed by the Assistant Director (Public Relations) of the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat. The notification said that the Thakurgaon 1 parliamentary seat became vacant under the Constitution after Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir assumed office...

The 11 party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami in opposition politics has come under a major new challenge. Amid growing differences among the partner parties and efforts to create a new alignment in Islamist politics, the liaison committee has held a meeting to determine a strategy to keep the alliance together. Multiple sources familiar with the matter said this is not merely a regular coordination meeting. Rather, it is an important political meeting that could determine the future of th...