Anti-govt agenda in quota demo brushed away: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says there was a shadow of anti-government agenda in the quota demonstration and that it was handled aptly.
16 April 2018, 06:10 AM

Khaleda Zia seriously ill: Rizvi

BNP alleges that though its chairperson Khaleda Zia is seriously ill in jail, she has so far not given any treatment.
15 April 2018, 14:40 PM

Dhaka-Delhi fraternal ties enriched by shared art, culture: Sushma

A symbolic Mongol Shubhajatra and a mesmerising display of dance and music marked the celebration of Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year's Day, by Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi.
15 April 2018, 04:14 AM

BNP expects change in govt in new year

BNP senior leader Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain expresses the expectation that a new government will come to power through a fair election in Bangla New Year.
14 April 2018, 15:30 PM

PM departs for KSA and UK

​Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on an eight-day official visit to the Kingdom and the United Kingdom (UK).
14 April 2018, 15:15 PM

Quota system abolition not right decision, says Ershad

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad says it will not be right to fully abolish the quota system in government service.
14 April 2018, 12:25 PM

Rathish murder accused dies in custody

An accused of special public prosecutor Rathish Chandra Bhowmik murder case dies at Rangpur Medical College Hospital while in police custody.
14 April 2018, 09:13 AM

Don’t let BNP-Jamaat like clique return to power: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all to remain united so that evil forces like BNP-Jamaat clique cannot grab power as they will undermine the country's heritage, culture and existence.
14 April 2018, 08:41 AM

391 nominations filed for Gazipur city polls

A total of 391 candidates from different political parties, including ruling Awami League and opposition BNP, file nomination for the posts of mayor and councilors in upcoming Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) elections.
13 April 2018, 15:58 PM

BNP in frustration after conspiracy fail: Quader

BNP is suffering from frustration after its attempt to catch fish in troubled waters centering the quota reform movement failed, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.
13 April 2018, 13:47 PM

‘Govt will bow to demand of polls under neutral body’

Citing an oblique reference to the government's “defeat” before demands of quota reform, BNP says it sees hope of next general election under a nonparty and neutral government.
13 April 2018, 12:21 PM

Expelled BCL leader Iffat innocent, reinstated to her post

Dhaka University’s Sufia Kamal Hall BCL unit President Iffat Jahan Isha is reinstated to her post three days after she was expelled from the student front organisation of the ruling Awami League (AL).
13 April 2018, 07:49 AM

Govt files concise statement on appeal against Khaleda’s bail

The government submits to the Supreme Court a concise statement on an appeal against the High Court order that grants bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a corruption case in which she is sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.
12 April 2018, 13:19 PM

PM's announcement on quota system contradictory to constitution: BNP

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's announcement to abolish quota system in the public service is contradictory to the country's constitution, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed says.
12 April 2018, 12:33 PM

End trial of graft case against Mamun in 4 months: SC to lower court

The Supreme Court directs the lower court concerned to complete the trial proceedings of a money laundering case against businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun, also a close friend of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, in four months.
12 April 2018, 07:23 AM

BNP secy gen's mother passes away

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s mother passes away.
12 April 2018, 06:47 AM

Khaleda ill, stays absent in Gatco graft hearing

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been shown physically ill for nonappearance during today’s hearing of Gatco graft case against her.
12 April 2018, 06:12 AM

6 ministers quit Sri Lanka's unity government

President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka, accepts the resignation letters tendered by 15 SLFP ministers, including six Cabinet members, and the Deputy Speaker, who voted for the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last week.
12 April 2018, 05:06 AM

Kabari assaulted, GD filed

Former Awami League lawmaker and actress Sarah Begum Kabari is allegedly assaulted.
11 April 2018, 08:41 AM

AL MP Khaleque resigns to contest Khulna city polls

The ruling Awami League lawmaker Talukder Abdul Khaleque resigns from the parliament in a bid to contest in the mayoral election of Khulna City Corporation (KCC).
10 April 2018, 15:26 PM