Philippines partially lifts ban on deployment to Qatar

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Philippines announces the partial lifting of the deployment suspension of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Qatar.
8 June 2017, 05:37 AM

Jatiya Sangsad sitting resumes

The sitting of the sixteen session (Budget session) of the 10th parliament resumes with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
8 June 2017, 04:59 AM

BNP to suffer hattrick defeat in next polls: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the Awami League will have a hattrick win while the BNP will suffer a hattrick defeat in the next national polls.
7 June 2017, 13:41 PM

Most of BNP’s ‘Vision 2030’ implemented by AL govt: PM

Reiterating that BNP's 'Vision 2030' is the replica of Awami League's 'Vision 2021', Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says most of the plans outlined in their vision have already been implemented.
7 June 2017, 09:18 AM

Moudud evicted from Gulshan residence

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed is evicted from the residence at Gulshan Avenue in Dhaka where he has been staying for more than three decades. The eviction drive comes three days after the Supreme Court verdict that ordered the authorities to mutate the Gulshan land and residence.
7 June 2017, 08:40 AM

PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu on 6-point Day

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on the occasion of the historic six-point Day.
7 June 2017, 05:32 AM

Govt trying to hold back BNP before polls: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government has increased the punishment of the Speedy Trial Act to put the BNP leaders and activists behind bars before the next general elections.
6 June 2017, 09:43 AM

Probe Rangamati arson attacks, Amnesty urges Bangladesh government

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has urged Bangladesh government to conduct an independent and impartial investigation into Friday’s arson attacks on indigenous people in Longadu upazila of Rangamati.
6 June 2017, 05:08 AM

Quader rules out BNP’s demand for polls-time supportive govt

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader rules out BNP’s demand for election-time supportive government saying that there is no existence of such process in the constitution.
5 June 2017, 13:51 PM

Govt takes anti-environmental projects to stay in power: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government has taken many anti-environmental projects just to stay in the office.
5 June 2017, 09:24 AM

Longadu arson attack: Rangamati hartal ends peacefully

A half-day hartal, enforced in protest against the arson attacks on ethnic minority in Longadu following death of a Jubo League leader, is underway in Rangamati without any report of untoward incident.
5 June 2017, 05:32 AM

Budget: Ruling coalition fears repercussion

The ruling coalition led by Awami League fears of repercussion due to the proposed hike in excise duty on bank accounts that will tax people’s savings.
4 June 2017, 14:07 PM

BNP’s Khokon secures bail in 7 cases

The High Court grants ad-interim bail to BNP leader Khairul Kabir Khokon for next six months in seven separate criminal cases filed between 2007 and 2015.
4 June 2017, 13:30 PM

No repetition of Jan 5 election: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir warns that his party will not allow the ruling quarter to hold an election similar to that of January 5, 2014.
4 June 2017, 12:13 PM

Moudud must leave his Gulshan residence: SC

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed will have to leave his Gulshan residence as the Supreme Court dismissed two petitions filed seeking review of its earlier verdict that declared the residence of Moudud an abandoned property.
4 June 2017, 06:13 AM

No indication to narrow gap between rich and poor

Workers Party of Bangladesh expresses its concern whether the common people will be benefited by the proposed national budget for FY 2017-18.
3 June 2017, 12:38 PM

It’s a cruel budget, attempt to suck people’s blood: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the government has attempted to suck the last drop of blood of people through the proposed national budget for FY 2017-18.
3 June 2017, 09:43 AM

Ireland likely to get first gay, minority leader as Prime minister

Ireland's governing Fine Gael party elects Leo Varadkar, the gay son of an Indian immigrant, as its new leader and the country's likely next prime minister.
3 June 2017, 06:02 AM

Nagorik Oikya is now a political party

Civil society leader Mahmudur Rahman Manna declares his platform Nagorik Oikya a political party just two years ahead of a scheduled general election.
2 June 2017, 15:46 PM

Govt paves path for picking people’s pocket: Fakhrul

The government has paved the path of picking people’s pocket by imposing the excessive burden of tax on them, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
2 June 2017, 10:54 AM