Menon deplores govt’s failure to curb graft

Expressing dissatisfaction over government's failure to ensure good governance, Rashed Khan Menon saysthe country's GDP growth rate will rise by 2.5 percent if corruption can be curbed effectively.
25 June 2015, 12:36 PM

50,000 BNP men in jail now: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says many leaders and activists of her party are victims of “enforced disappearances, abductions and secret killings” after the Awami League came to power.
25 June 2015, 11:37 AM

Order on Fakhrul’s bail June 28

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir may not get released before June 28 as the Supreme Court adjourns till that date hearing on government petition against his bails.
25 June 2015, 05:16 AM

AL’s contributions to Bangladesh history undeniable: PM

PM Sheikh Hasina says no one could deny AL’s contributions to Bangladesh history.
23 June 2015, 14:08 PM

Arrest warrant issued against Alal

A Dhaka court issues an arrest warrant against Jubo Dal President Moazzem Hossain Alal in a case filed for hurling crude bombs in front of the chief justice’s resident five years ago.
23 June 2015, 07:34 AM

Hearing on Fakhrul’s bail on June 25

The Supreme Court fixes June 25 for hearing the government petitions against the High Court orders of bail to detained BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases.
22 June 2015, 12:08 PM

Gayeshwar gets bail in vandalism, arson case

The High Court grants ad-interim bail to BNP leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy for six months in a vandalism and arson case.
22 June 2015, 11:15 AM

Arrest warrant for Rafiqul, 32 other BNP men

A Dhaka court issued arrest warrant against 33 BNP leaders and activists including Rafiqul Islam Mia in a case filed for a bomb attack on bus in Mirpur area of Dhaka.
22 June 2015, 07:54 AM

Fakhrul free to walk out of jail

The HC grants bail to BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases, paving the way for him to walk out of jail. With this, he got bail in all 7 cases filed against him after December 2014.
21 June 2015, 09:31 AM

Abid, Prince new DU BCL president, secretary

Abid Al Hasan and Motahar Hossain alias Prince have been made president and general secretary respectively of Dhaka University unit Bangladesh Chhatra League.
18 June 2015, 12:13 PM

Fakhrul gets bail in 3 cases

The High Court grants bail to detained BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three separate vandalism and arson cases.
18 June 2015, 10:23 AM

News Analysis: Political enmity beyond borders

While her party men were staging demonstration against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit in London, BNP chief Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Monday invited Hasina to attend an iftar party she will host in honour of the country's political leaders.
17 June 2015, 11:57 AM

Gatco graft case: Order on Khaleda plea any day

The High Court will deliver its verdict any day on two separate petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of trial proceedings of Gatco corruption case.
17 June 2015, 09:37 AM

Niko graft case: Order on Khaleda plea tomorrow

The High Court will deliver its order tomorrow whether the proceedings of the Niko graft trial of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will continue.
17 June 2015, 06:16 AM

Ex-BNP lawmaker Papia sent to jail in 9 arson cases

Former BNP lawmaker Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia is sent to jail in connection with nine arson cases.
16 June 2015, 11:43 AM

Internet keeps Jamaat leaders in touch

Now in hiding to avoid arrest, top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami are using different Internet-based messaging and telecommunications applications to communicate with party colleagues, according to the party insiders.
16 June 2015, 09:58 AM

Jamaat hartal tomorrow against Mojaheed's verdict

Appalled by the Supreme Court verdict against war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, Jamaat-e-Islami calls a 24-hour hartal from tomorrow.
16 June 2015, 06:35 AM

China for ‘political stability’ in Bangladesh

BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moeen Khan says China wants political stability in Bangladesh for the sake of its democratic progress and overall development.
15 June 2015, 14:32 PM

Opinion: IGP’s big leader formula

The IGP has not only revealed how politicised he was, he also revealed the nexus between the cops and lawbreaking ruling party men.
15 June 2015, 09:26 AM

Why Khaleda’s change of heart on India?

Within a week of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has made a U-turn on her recent India stance after realising that she could not cut much ice with Modi, BNP insiders said.
15 June 2015, 08:43 AM