RU BCL leader stabbed, 1 held

A top-level leader of Rajshahi University’s Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit is stabbed at campus premises.
21 January 2019, 05:55 AM

SC grants bail to BNP ex-minister Nazmul Huda in bribe case

The Supreme Court grants bail to former BNP minister Nazmul Huda in a bribery case in which he was sentenced to four years imprisonment by the High Court.
21 January 2019, 05:21 AM

Plea seeks HC bail for Khaleda in Cumilla murder case

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files a petition with the High Court seeking bail in a murder case lodged against her in Cumilla in 2015.
20 January 2019, 14:16 PM

Singapore for boosting ties with Hasina govt

Singapore expresses willingness to boost relation with the new Bangladesh government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
20 January 2019, 12:55 PM

AL’s victory rally is a mockery: BNP

BNP blasts the ruling Awami League for celebrating its victory in the 11th parliamentary election; saying it was a mockery with the people.
20 January 2019, 12:04 PM

UN calls for 'meaningful talks' in politics

The stakeholders in Bangladesh politics should engage in meaningful dialogues, spokesperson for the UN chief has said.
19 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Israelis should not come to Malaysia as countries have no diplomatic relations: Mahathir

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad stresses that Israelis should not come to Malaysia as the country does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.
19 January 2019, 06:07 AM

PM vows to uphold value of vote

Addressing the grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina vows to uphold the value of people’s vote.
19 January 2019, 05:45 AM

Tarique to be brought back, punished: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says BNP’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will be brought back from London to face the sentence of his conviction.
18 January 2019, 14:44 PM

BNP to join JS, Anisul hopes

Law Minister Anisul Huq expresses his hope that the BNP would go to the parliament otherwise it would face a consequence.
17 January 2019, 14:02 PM

Indonesian FM greets Minister Abdul Momen

Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Lp Marsudi has called his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen and conveyed congratulatory greetings.
17 January 2019, 08:08 AM

UK PM May seeks to end Brexit stalemate

Prime Minister Theresa May wins a confidence vote in the British parliament and then appeals to lawmakers from across the political divide to come together to try to break the impasse on a Brexit divorce agreement.
17 January 2019, 04:45 AM

Reschedule for DNCC mayoral polls soon: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says the commission will announce soon the reschedule for election to Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral post.
16 January 2019, 12:05 PM

TIB published report in favour of BNP-Jamaat: Minister

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud says the report published by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on the 11th parliamentary election is deliberately “falsified, which is in favour of the BNP-Jamaat quarter”.
16 January 2019, 07:46 AM

Joy reappointed as IT adviser to PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reappoints her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy as her part-time and honorary Information and Communication Technology adviser.
15 January 2019, 13:35 PM

AL to contest upazila polls without alliance: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says his party will take part in the upcoming upazila elections under the party banner.
15 January 2019, 12:16 PM

Maiden cabinet meeting Jan 21

The first meeting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s new cabinet will be held on January 21.
14 January 2019, 09:33 AM

Fakhrul stunned at Shafi’s comment on women

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blasts Hefajat-e-Islam Chief Allama Shafi over his recent comment on women.
13 January 2019, 11:12 AM

Info minister thanks Dr Kamal for realising his 'mistake'

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud thanks Dr Kamal Hossain for realising the mistake that Jatiya Oikyafront had made by incorporating Jamaat-e-Islami in the recent 11th parliamentary election.
13 January 2019, 08:54 AM

PM to hold talks with political parties: Quader

The prime minister will sit again with the political parties, which were invited for dialogue at Gono Bhaban before the general election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.
13 January 2019, 07:05 AM