Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said divisions have been created within the ruling party because of infiltration by BNP-Jamaat men, and blamed some of her party lawmakers for this.

When the Awami League sits for a special extended meeting of the party at the Gono Bhaban today, party ministers and lawmakers may expect some rebuke from the grassroots leaders.

The “Vision 2030” unveiled by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was nothing but “a joke and an attempt to deceive the nation”, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

The ruling Awami League has taken the polls to seven city corporations quite seriously as, by winning those, it wants to boost the morale of party activists ahead of the 11th national polls.

The celebration of Eid will be more joyous for the freedom fighters as the government has decided to give them Eid bonuses.

Even a few years ago, metal objects in the shapes of tridents, crescents, stars and roosters could be seen on the roofs of buildings. They are hardly seen anymore.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she had suggested Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha either remove the statue of Greek Goddess Themis from the Supreme Court premises or reinstall it at another place so that it cannot be seen from the National Eidgah.

The “One Belt, One Road" initiative (BRI) of China will foster development in Asia by way of promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and connectivity, according to a Chinese academic.

It may seem strange but it is true.

The two pro-BNP mayors of Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations regained their posts through protracted legal battles after a two-year suspension.

Everything changed as soon as twilight descended on Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University on March 25, 1971. A ghostly calm took hold

The government has embarked on a six-month campaign using community radios as tools to publicise its development projects.

The government is going to form a special police unit for the protection of VIPs, including ministers, state ministers, deputy ministers and judges.

In his childhood, he used to help his father run the family's sweetmeat shop in Comilla. But today, his hard work and dedication coupled with intelligence have made him a top lender in India.

The six-member search committee proposed, among other things, enacting a law on formation of the Election Commission.

If number speaks for itself, Awami League ally Bangladesh Tariqat Federation can consider itself very lucky at the moment.

Former secretary KM Nurul Huda has been chosen to lead the next Election Commission. President Abdul Hamid appointed him chief election commissioner last night in line with a constitutional provision, according to a gazette notification issued around 10:00pm.

The search committee is likely to pick two former secretaries from a list of five for the post of chief election commissioner in the next Election Commission.

The six-member search committee is likely to propose the names of two former bureaucrats for the post of chief election commissioner of the next Election Commission.

The ruling Awami League is drafting a set of proposals seeking some radical reforms in the electoral laws in efforts to cap campaign spending in parliamentary polls, sources have said.