Khaleda’s proposals hollow, a mockery: AL

Khaleda Zia’s proposals on formation of the next Election Commission are “hollow and a mockery before the nation,” ruling Awami League says.
18 November 2016, 13:03 PM

Khaleda for forming EC based on consensus

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has underscored the need for a stronger Election Commission, chosen with representatives based on a consensus of all political parties, ahead of the next general election.
18 November 2016, 10:36 AM

BNP to participate in NCC polls

In a latest development, BNP decides to participate in the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election.
17 November 2016, 17:46 PM

Birthday celebrations: Arrest order for Khaleda

An arrest warrant has been issued against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed against her for celebrating a “fake” birthday on August 15, observed as National Mourning Day marking the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members in 1975.
17 November 2016, 05:49 AM

Govt destroying democracy, Khaleda blames

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia terms the government as “anti-people” and blamed it for “destroying the country’s democracy by hanging on to power forcibly”.
16 November 2016, 13:18 PM

Convicted AL MP Bodi gets HC bail in graft case

Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi secures a six-month bail from the High Court two weeks into his conviction for “concealing” and “providing false” wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission.
16 November 2016, 09:04 AM

18 BNP men relieved of arson case

Eighteen leaders and activists of BNP including Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Barkatullah Bulu and Amanullah Aman are relieved of charges in a case filed against them under the Explosive Substances Act.
16 November 2016, 06:55 AM

AL has to step down from power during national polls: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that the ruling Awami League will have to step down from power during the next parliamentary elections.
15 November 2016, 16:12 PM

BNP demands ‘neutral’ search body to form EC

Rejecting the government’s attempt to constitute a search committee by President Abdul Hamid to form the election commission, BNP demands a “neutral” search body engaging all political parties.
15 November 2016, 11:21 AM

Ukrainian MPs fight over Russian link

A video showing two Ukrainian politicians get into a scuffle after one of them accused the other of working with the Kremlin and calling for him to be jailed went viral over social media.
15 November 2016, 08:11 AM

Graft: Convicted AL MP Bodi challenges jail sentence

Convicted Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi files an appeal with the High Court challenging a lower court verdict that sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment in a corruption case.
15 November 2016, 07:34 AM

Verdict on Nizam Hazari's JS membership Nov 22

The High court fixes November 22 for delivering verdict on a writ petition challenging the legality of Jatiya Sangsad membership of Nizam Uddin Hazari, an Awami League leader of Feni.
14 November 2016, 11:43 AM

Gaibandha attack tantamount to genocide: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blames the government for the recent attack on Santals in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha and said it was tantamount to “genocide.”
14 November 2016, 10:39 AM

Khaleda may reveal formula on EC Nov 18

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold a press conference on November 18 on formation of the Election Commission and next Jatiya Sangsad elections.
14 November 2016, 08:48 AM

SC stays Manna’s bail

The Supreme Court stays till November 27 a High Court order that granted bail to Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in a case filed on charges of provoking the armed forces to topple the government.
14 November 2016, 04:40 AM

AL team visits Santal community in Gaibandha

A delegation of ruling Awami League visits Santal community in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha where at least three indigenous people are killed in a clash over land dispute.
13 November 2016, 11:57 AM

6 hit by car in "minister’s motorcade" in Jessore

Six people including five women are injured as they are hit allegedly by a vehicle of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal’s motorcade in Avaynagar upazila of Jessore.
13 November 2016, 09:04 AM

Barred from rally at Suhrawardy, BNP to hold protest across country tomorrow

BNP will stage protest across the country tomorrow as the party did not to get permission for holding a rally in Dhaka.
13 November 2016, 07:30 AM

Arrest order for 22 BNP men in arson case

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against 22 BNP leaders and activists including Barkatullah Bulu and Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas in a case filed for creating subversive activities in Dhaka in February last year.
13 November 2016, 06:41 AM

Stand beside religious minorities, PM to countrymen

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the countrymen to stand beside the religious minorities to ensure their overall security.
12 November 2016, 11:14 AM