BNP’s mayor runner seeks resumption on GCC polls process

Opposition BNP’s mayor runner Hasan Uddin Sarkar files a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the High Court’s halt on Gazipur City Corporation election.
7 May 2018, 07:11 AM

Govt stopped Gazipur city polls sensing defeat: Fakhrul

The government has halted the Gazipur City Corporation election sensing a defeat, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
6 May 2018, 16:16 PM

Noman among 8 BNP men held in Gazipur

BNP Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman and seven other leaders and activists of the party were detained by law enforcers in Gazipur.
6 May 2018, 12:24 PM

‘Inform Supreme Court about my illness’, Khaleda asks lawyers

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia asks her lawyers to bring the matter of her “serious illnesses” to the notice of the Supreme Court during the hearing on her bail in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on Tuesday, May 8.
5 May 2018, 15:27 PM

No constitutional change before next polls: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, also the general secretary of ruling Awami League, says there will be no change in the constitution even if BNP stays away from the next parliament election.
5 May 2018, 12:05 PM

Trump says date, place set for North Korea summit

President Donald Trump says the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of US troops from the area.
5 May 2018, 06:31 AM

Vested quarter wants power through backdoor: Quader

A vested quarter is conspiring to grab state power through backdoor ahead of the upcoming general election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says
4 May 2018, 16:02 PM

‘Concerned’ Khaleda optimistic of bail

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is optimistic that the Supreme Court will grant her bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, for which she is currently serving time in prison.
4 May 2018, 12:49 PM

EC to keep close watch on Khulna police commissioner, Gazipur SP: Huda

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says the commission will keep close watch on the Khulna metropolitan police commissioner and superintendent of police in Gazipur ahead of the upcoming election in the two cities.
3 May 2018, 15:59 PM

Withdraw Khulna police commissioner, Gazipur SP creating level-playing field: BNP

BNP urges the Election Commission to immediately withdraw the Khulna metropolitan police commissioner and superintendent of police in Gazipur for creating level-playing field ahead of the upcoming elections in the two cities.
3 May 2018, 13:45 PM

No plan to include BNP in poll-time govt: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says there is no plan to include BNP in the cabinet of the poll-time government as the party has no representation in the current parliament.
3 May 2018, 10:43 AM

Process underway to bring Tarique back: Minister

The government has sent several letters to the British authorities concerned as part of its ongoing process to bring convicted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman back home from London.
3 May 2018, 07:57 AM

‘Gazipur, Khulna polls will prove EC ability to hold free, fair polls’

Gazipur and Khulna city corporations’ elections will prove the ability and strength of the Election Commission (EC) in conducting polls in a free and fair manner, Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) says.
3 May 2018, 07:40 AM

Khulna city polls: BNP mayoral candidate resumes election campaign after 4hrs

Nazrul Islam Monju, BNP mayoral aspirant in the upcoming Khulna City Corporation polls, resumed his election campaign four hours after he had declared to suspend electioneering protesting “wholesale arrests” of BNP leaders and activists.
3 May 2018, 05:02 AM

EC unable to hold fair polls: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the Election Commission does not have the ability to hold the next general election in a fair manner.
2 May 2018, 06:37 AM

JS polls schedule in October: EC

The schedule for 11th Jatiya Sangsad election will be announced in October, Election Commissioner (EC) Md Rafiqul Islam says.
30 April 2018, 10:17 AM

BNP doing politics over Khaleda's treatment: Quader

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says that BNP is doing politics over the issue of its party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s treatment.
30 April 2018, 06:36 AM

Khaleda being given treatment as per jail code: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is being given treatment following the jail code.
29 April 2018, 12:33 PM

Kim offers to close nuclear test site in May, invites US experts

North Korea promised to close its atomic test site next month and invite US weapons experts to the country, Seoul says, as US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about securing a nuclear deal with the secretive regime.
29 April 2018, 05:33 AM

Continue movement, Khaleda tells BNP leaders

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has urged the party leaders and activists to continue movement for “restoration of democracy”, its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says after visiting her at Old Central Jail in Dhaka.
28 April 2018, 14:01 PM