PM goes to Tungipara Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina goes to Tungipara in Goplaganj on Sunday to pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
5 November 2016, 05:51 AM

Fakhrul blames govt for instigating communalism

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam blames the government for instigating people to attack on Hindu in Brahmanbaria to divert people’s attention.
4 November 2016, 16:01 PM

Attack on Hindus: AL suspends 3 local leaders

Ruling Awami League suspends three of its local leaders over involvement in the attack on Hindu community in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar. The ruling party’s Brahmanbaria district unit President RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury confirms the order of suspension.
4 November 2016, 15:25 PM

BNP for judicial inquiry into B’baria attack

BNP has called for a judicial inquiry to identify the perpetrators behind the attack on the people of Hindu community at Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria.
4 November 2016, 12:30 PM

Ex-state minister for LGRD Ziaul Haq passes away

Former state minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Ziaul Haq Zia has passed away at a hospital in Thailand. He was 63.
4 November 2016, 11:48 AM

Clinton, Trump stage dueling rallies as race narrows

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off in do-or-die North Carolina with dueling rallies -- and some star power in the Democrat's camp -- as the bitter US presidential race continues to narrow in the home stretch.
4 November 2016, 07:58 AM

Nine US states to vote on legalising pot

The blue associated with Democrats and the red of Republicans will blend with another color next Tuesday on Election Day: the green of marijuana, as nine states vote on legalising pot.
4 November 2016, 07:47 AM

US court deals Trump a setback in poll-monitor fight

In a blow to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a US judge upholds a Pennsylvania state law that could make it difficult for his supporters to monitor Election Day activity in Democratic-leaning areas.
4 November 2016, 05:55 AM

FBI examines fake documents targeting Clinton campaign: sources

The FBI and US intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what US officials believe has been an attempt by Russia to disrupt the presidential election, people with knowledge of the matter say.
4 November 2016, 05:06 AM

BNP to visit B’baria Hindu victims Friday

BNP is to send a delegation to visit the victims in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria where zealots ransacked temples and houses of Hindu community on Sunday.
2 November 2016, 13:11 PM

BNP hopes to get permission for Nov 7 rally

BNP expresses hope that it will get permission to hold a rally at Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on November 7.
2 November 2016, 11:29 AM

Correct yourselves ahead of polls, Quader to AL men

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader calls upon his party men to correct themselves to attain people’s supports and affection ahead of the upcoming general election.
1 November 2016, 14:42 PM

Selim, Zafar re-elected as CPB president, gen secy

Mujahidul Islam Selim has been unanimously re-elected as president of Communist Party of Bangladesh while Sayed Abu Zafar Ahmed as its general secretary in the party’s 11th congress.
1 November 2016, 12:30 PM

BNP demands exemplary punishment of Brahmanbaria attackers

BNP terms the recent attack on the people of Hindu community in Brahmanbaria as a “planned incident” and demands exemplary punishment of the attackers.
1 November 2016, 11:22 AM

Ershad doubts fairness of district council polls

Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad thinks his party has an opportunity to grab the state’s helm in the future ahead.
1 November 2016, 08:19 AM

Cops sue gun-toting Dhaka BCL leaders

The two gun-toting Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders who were expelled from the party after brandishing guns during a clash with Gulistan hawkers were sued last night.
1 November 2016, 07:40 AM

Trump raises specter of crisis if Clinton wins the White House

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump calls Democratic rival Hillary Clinton a threat to the country, saying that if she is elected a probe into her emails could shadow her entire term in office, as the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Clinton's lead narrowing slightly.
1 November 2016, 06:28 AM

Democrats sue Trump for alleged voter intimidation in 4 states

Democratic Party officials sue Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in four battleground states, seeking to shut down a poll-watching effort they say is designed to harass minority voters in the November 8 election.
1 November 2016, 05:09 AM

Clinton warns against Trump's finger on nuclear button

Hillary Clinton tries to pivot away from attacks on her protection of US secrets, warning against her White House rival Donald Trump being allowed control of US nuclear launch codes.
1 November 2016, 04:45 AM

No compromise over democracy, people’s rights: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says his party will not compromise with the government when it comes to fighting for restoration of democracy and people’s rights.
31 October 2016, 15:40 PM