JCC summit: Momen to meet Modi during Delhi visit

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, in his maiden overseas trip after taking charge of the ministry, is set to visit New Delhi to attend the 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting.
3 February 2019, 10:19 AM

DNCC Mayoral Race: Shafin's polls hope dashed

The Election Commission yesterday rejected the nomination papers of Jatiya Party nominated mayoral candidate Shafin Ahmed for the Dhaka North City Corporation by-polls because he had defaulted on bank loans.
2 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Ershad to fly home from S'pore tomorrow

Jatiya Party chief and Leader of the Opposition in parliament HM Ershad is likely to return home tomorrow.
2 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Quiet, cheerful talk over tea

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's tea party at the Gono Bhaban yesterday was a pleasant gathering of a section of politicians.
2 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Oli wants national govt with seasoned politicians

President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Oli Ahmed urges the government to take steps for the formation of a national government comprising honest and experienced politicians of the country.
2 February 2019, 15:12 PM

‘Don’t die before death’

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir calls upon the party men to be vocal and active for restoring the country’s “destroyed democracy” and eliminating injustice.
2 February 2019, 11:37 AM

BNP failed to plunge Dec 30 polls into controversy: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP has failed to plunge the December 30 national election into controversy even after knocking at the doors of its foreign friends.
2 February 2019, 11:21 AM

Oikyafront won't go for tea with PM

The Jatiya Oikyafront leaders will not attend the prime minister's tea party today.
1 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Quader criticises BNP for refusing PM’s tea party

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP's decision not to join the Gono Bhaban tea party at the invitation of the prime minister has exposed the party's old negative political attitude.
1 February 2019, 11:24 AM

I’ll take oath in due time, says Mansur

Jatiya Oikyafront leader Sultan Mohammad Mansur, who was elected from Moulvibazar-2 constituency in the December 30 national election, says that he would take oath and join the parliament.
1 February 2019, 09:31 AM

2 Gonoforum MPs-elect will not join JS

Two MPs-elect from the Gonoforum will not be joining parliament, the party has decided.
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM

There is still time to take oath: Speaker

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury calls upon the Oikyafront leaders elected in the December 30 national election to take oath as lawmakers of the 11th parliament.
31 January 2019, 15:57 PM

Barapukuria graft: Khaleda’s indictment hearing Feb 26

A Dhaka court today deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and nine others in the Barapukuria graft case till February 26.
31 January 2019, 07:25 AM

No representation of people in the House

There is no representation of people in the 11th parliament and a “fresh election under a non-partisan supervisory government” is urgent, said leaders of Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) at a rally.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Kishoreganj-1 by-polls: Zakia Nur submits nomination paper

Dr Syeda Zakia Nur, daughter of Syed Nazrul Islam, the first acting president of the country, submits the nomination papers to contest the Kishoreganj-1 by-election slated for February 28.
30 January 2019, 16:08 PM

6 contestants submit nominations for DNCC mayoral by-polls

Six mayor hopefuls have submitted nomination papers for contesting in the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-polls.
30 January 2019, 16:01 PM

‘Keep at least 5 JS reserved seats for women from minority communities’

Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad urges the government to nominate at least five persons from the religious and ethnic minority communities for the reserved seats for women in the Jatiya Sangsad.
30 January 2019, 13:59 PM

JP nominates ‘Miles’ singer Shafin Ahmed for DNCC mayoral race

Jatiya Party (JP) chooses musician Shafin Ahmed, a member of popular Bangladeshi band 'Miles', as the party's candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral by-election slated for February 28.
30 January 2019, 10:58 AM

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury sworn in as Speaker of 11th Jatiya Sangsad

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is sworn in as the Speaker of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad after she was elected as the Speaker for the record third consecutive term in the country’s history.
30 January 2019, 09:41 AM

Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton made chief whip of 11th parliament

Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton, lawmaker from Madaripur-1 constituency, is made the chief whip of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad by President Abdul Hamid.
30 January 2019, 09:36 AM