Ducsu polls: Leftists pledge to uproot ‘occupation, muscle power’

Leftist panel pledges to turn the Dhaka University (DU) into an occupation and muscle power free campus for upholding democratic rights of all students if it wins the Ducsu polls scheduled for Monday.
9 March 2019, 15:50 PM

Ducsu polls: JCD promises violence-free campus

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) places its manifesto for the upcoming Ducsu election promising that they would work for making the campus free from violence and domination to woo voters.
9 March 2019, 14:18 PM

CEC opens up Pandora’s box: Rizvi

BNP’s allegation of ballot stuffing on the night before elections has been proved through the recent comments of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda, party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says.
9 March 2019, 11:39 AM

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid’s Facebook page hacked

The verified Facebook page of State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has been hacked.
9 March 2019, 08:04 AM

Ducsu polls: 24-hr restriction on movement inside DU

No outsiders will be allowed to enter the Dhaka University premises for 24hrs starting from 6:00pm tomorrow for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election slated for March 11.
9 March 2019, 06:02 AM

Quader’s life support removed as his condition improves further

The artificial life support of ailing Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Qauder has been removed after the improvement of his health condition.
9 March 2019, 05:28 AM

PM wins ‘Lifetime Contribution for Women Empowerment Award’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is awarded ‘Lifetime Contribution for Women Empowerment Award’ on the premises of City Cube-ITB in Berlin on March 7 on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
8 March 2019, 15:03 PM

Quader improving, much better now: Doctor

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s health has improved further. His kidneys are stable and blood pressure normal, said Abu Nasar Rizvi, a professor at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, who is accompanying Quader in Singapore.
8 March 2019, 10:56 AM

AL lawmaker Habibur acquitted of graft charges

Awami League lawmaker from Dhaka-5 constituency Habibur Rahman Mollah has been acquitted in a corruption case filed for concealing information worth over Tk 2 crore in his wealth statement.
7 March 2019, 13:14 PM

BNP blasts Sultan Mansur for taking oath

BNP today blasts Gonoforum PM-elect in the December 30 national election Sultan Mohammad Mansur for taking oath violating the decision of the Jatiya Oikyafront.
7 March 2019, 11:46 AM

Sultan Mansur's JS membership remains valid: AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says the parliamentary membership of Sultan Mansur will not be cancelled as he neither resigned from the party nor voted against the party.
7 March 2019, 11:18 AM

Mansur expelled for breaching party policy: Gonoforum

Gonoforum expels Sultan Mohammad Mansur for taking oath as a member of the 11th parliament violating the party’s discipline and political principle.
7 March 2019, 10:53 AM

Quader’s heart functioning normally: Doctors

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader’s heart is functioning without a support now, doctors with him says. Doctors have removed an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) device attached to ailing Quader as his condition improved.
7 March 2019, 08:52 AM

Sultan Mansur takes oath

Sultan Mohammad Mansur, the lawmaker-elect from Gonoforum banner, has taken his oath as a member of the parliament. He has gone outside the decision of his party Gonoforum and its greater political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront to take oath as lawmaker.
7 March 2019, 06:09 AM

BNP demo for Khaleda’s release

BNP leaders and activists form a human chain in Dhaka city demanding release of their Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail and her proper treatment.
6 March 2019, 07:36 AM

Cumilla murder case: Khaleda gets 6-month bail

The High Court has granted six-month bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed for killing eight persons by setting a bus on fire in Cumilla’s Chouddagram upazila on February 2, 2015.
6 March 2019, 05:45 AM

Quader will return home in two weeks: Hanif

Ruling Awami League casts a bright light on the condition of its General Secretary Obaidul Quader and says he will return home in a week or two.
6 March 2019, 05:01 AM

CEC writes to Speakers, urges MPs to follow polls code

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda writes to Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, requesting the MPs to follow electoral code of conduct during the upazila polls.
5 March 2019, 16:03 PM

BNP expels 8 more renegade upazila polls candidates

BNP expels eight renegade grassroots leaders for joining the upcoming upazila election fray ignoring the party's decision.
5 March 2019, 15:19 PM

Khaleda to be taken to BSMMU: Minister tells BNP

A high-profile BNP delegation sits in a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan to discuss party chairperson Khaleda Zia's health condition and her treatment.
5 March 2019, 09:21 AM