14-party alliance satisfied with Menon’s explanation

The Awami League-led 14-party alliance says the coalition is satisfied with the explanation given by Workers Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon over his remark on December 30 parliamentary polls.
28 October 2019, 11:12 AM

Menon ‘sorry’ for confusion over JS polls remark

Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon expresses his sorrow regarding the “confusion” created over his recent comment about December 30 parliamentary polls.
28 October 2019, 09:38 AM

Action if graft allegations against MPs found true: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says action will be taken against lawmakers who were facing corruption investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission if the allegations against them were proved true.
28 October 2019, 09:16 AM

BNP MP Harun gets bail

The High Court grants six months’ bail to BNP lawmaker Harunur Rashid in a corruption case in which he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by a lower court, clearing the way for his walk out of jail.
28 October 2019, 07:03 AM

Argentina gets new president amid economic crisis

Argentina's Peronists sweeps back into power, ousting conservative president Mauricio Macri in an election result that shifts Latin America's No. 3 economy firmly back toward the left after it was battered by economic crisis.
28 October 2019, 04:30 AM

Khaleda’s condition very critical: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir voices grave concern over the life of his party Chairperson Khaleda Zia and says her health condition is very critical and she might not recover.
27 October 2019, 12:33 PM

PM returns home from Baku

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home after wrapping up her four-day official visit to Azerbaijan for attending the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku.
27 October 2019, 07:44 AM

Law will take its own course against criminals: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reissued a strong warning against the wrongdoers, saying that law will take its own course against those who will commit crimes.
27 October 2019, 04:16 AM

No wrongdoer will be spared: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader says no wrongdoers will be spared, no matter who they are.
26 October 2019, 09:50 AM

Khaleda’s family wants to take her abroad for better treatment

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam says that the health condition of the former prime minister has deteriorated alarmingly and she needs better treatment abroad on an emergency basis.
25 October 2019, 13:05 PM

Swechchhasebok League leader Pankaj asked not to take part in council

Swechchhasebok League general secretary Pankaj Devnath is asked not to take part in any activity of the council of the organization slated to be held on November 16.
24 October 2019, 18:30 PM

BNP vents anger as ‘cops go unpunished’ in Nusrat murder case

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir voices anger over the verdict in Feni madrasah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case as he said the accused cops have gone unpunished.
24 October 2019, 13:21 PM

Md Belayet Hossain made secy to Bridge Division

Mohammad Belayet Hossain, secretary of Textiles and Jute ministry, has been made secretary to Bridges Division under the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry.
23 October 2019, 08:36 AM

Working to enhance Bangladesh’s air connectivity: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government is working to enhance Bangladesh's air connectivity with the rest of the world.
23 October 2019, 07:25 AM

Swechchhasebak League president relieved of post

Swechchhasebak League President Molla Mohammad Abu Kawser has been relieved of his post, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader discloses.
23 October 2019, 06:31 AM

Workers Party politburo member Bimol Bishwas resigns

Workers Party former general secretary and politburo member Bimol Bishwas has resigned from the party, saying that the left-leaning organisation is being run in an undemocratic manner.
22 October 2019, 13:59 PM

Stop plying unfit vehicles, unhealthy race on roads: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the authorities concerned to stop plying unfit vehicles and their unhealthy race on the roads to avert road accidents.
22 October 2019, 06:55 AM

JCD wants peaceful coexistence on DU campus

A day after being declared as persona non grata on the campus and beaten by Chhatra League men, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders today entered Dhaka University campus and passed some time peacefully.
21 October 2019, 12:07 PM

BNP MP Harunur Rashid gets 5yrs in jail for dodging taxes

A Dhaka court sentences BNP lawmaker from Chapainawabganj-3 constituency Harunur Rashid to five years’ imprisonment and also fined Tk 50 lakh in connection with a case filed for dodging taxes while importing a luxurious car in 2007.
21 October 2019, 10:14 AM

ACC sues ex leader of Jubo League Khaled, contractor GK Shamim

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against expelled Organising Secretary of Jubo League Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan and Contractor GK Shamim and his mother for amassing wealth beyond their known source of income.
21 October 2019, 08:54 AM