Arson, vandalism cases against BNP chief Khaleda stayed

High Court stays the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases filed over arson and vandalism in 2015.
7 May 2017, 12:04 PM

SC extends stay on Moudud’s Niko graft trial for a week

The Supreme Court extends for a week its chamber judge’s order that stayed the trial proceedings against former BNP law minister Moudud Ahmed in Niko corruption case.
7 May 2017, 06:32 AM

Ershad floats new political alliance

Jatiya Party announces a new political alliance under the party leadership ahead of the next general election, which is due in less than two years.
7 May 2017, 06:08 AM

Khaleda convenes standing committee meeting tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit with members of the party’s standing committee tomorrow evening.
7 May 2017, 04:43 AM

AL leaders 'siphoning off money': BNP

BNP Senior Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed blames leaders of the ruling Awami League for “siphoning off money and purchasing lands and apartments” in different countries across the world after names of their wives.
6 May 2017, 13:34 PM

PM enjoys beauty of Cox’s Bazar beach

It is not a photo you see every day! Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seen walking along the sea shore barefoot in Inani of Cox’s Bazar.
6 May 2017, 09:54 AM

Japan, China to hold finance talks amid concerns on protectionism, NKorea

Japan and China are to hold their first bilateral financial dialogue in two years to discuss risks to Asia's economic outlook, such as the protectionist policies advocated by US President Donald Trump and tension over North Korea, officials say.
6 May 2017, 06:33 AM

French authorities take hardline over Macron hack attack

French authorities take a hard line on what presidential front runner Emmanuel Macron called a "massive" hacking attack on his campaign, warning on the eve of the vote that anyone spreading the information could be committing a crime.
6 May 2017, 04:27 AM

Le Pen heckled as brutal French campaign enters final hours

Emmanuel Macron seeks to cement his status as favourite for the French presidency on the last day of campaigning before this weekend's run-off election while his far-right rival Marine Le Pen was targeted by protesters on a visit to a cathedral city.
5 May 2017, 15:54 PM

Hefajat wants trial of May 5 deaths

Hefajat-e-Islam voices for trial of “those who killed their men” during the Shapla Chattar rally in Motijheel– a day remembered as when the Islamists wreaked havoc in Dhaka city.
5 May 2017, 12:17 PM

Govt intervenes in judiciary: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the judiciary cannot play an independent role “due to the government's interference.”
5 May 2017, 11:10 AM

North Korea accuses CIA of plot to assassinate Kim Jong-Un

North Korea accuses the CIA of plotting with South Korea to assassinate leader Kim Jong-Un, amid soaring tensions in the flashpoint region.
5 May 2017, 10:41 AM

BNP chief Khaleda to unveil ‘vision 2030’ on May 10

BNP standing committee member Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain says that his party chief Khaleda Zia would unveil her “vision 2030” on May 10, to take the country to a new height.
4 May 2017, 14:40 PM

There is no democracy: Fakhrul

Pulling reference to the prime minister’s speech at the parliament, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says there is no democracy in Bangladesh.
4 May 2017, 09:46 AM

Arson cases: BNP leader Khokon sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends BNP leader Khairul Kabir Khokon to jail after he surrendered before it seeking bail in connection with 10 arson cases.
4 May 2017, 08:45 AM

NKorean and Chinese media in war of words over weapons

North Korean and Chinese media are at loggerheads after Pyongyang's official news agency issues a rare and stinging denunciation of its chief ally and diplomatic backer.
4 May 2017, 07:25 AM

May takes tough Brexit stance as UK holds local elections

Theresa May faces her first nationwide electoral test as Britain's prime minister, as she toughens her Brexit position just weeks before a crucial general election.
4 May 2017, 06:43 AM

Infighting now foils Ctg south BNP meeting

A factional clash of BNP foils a conference of its Chittagong South District unit, a day into a meeting of its north unit was thwarted due to infighting.
3 May 2017, 14:45 PM

Khaleda gets verified Twitter account

Authorities of social networking service Twitter verifies the account of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia that has 26.2 thousand followers across the world.
3 May 2017, 11:29 AM

Constitution turns into a ‘paper of AL’: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges the country’s constitution has turned into a “paper of ruling Awami League”.
3 May 2017, 10:54 AM