BNP’s demand for non-political, neutral govt totally illogical: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the demand of BNP and its allies to form a non-political and neutral government centring the forthcoming national polls is totally illogical.
30 September 2018, 11:17 AM

Rules on Digital Security Act will clear all confusion: Quader

Rules on Digital Security Act-2018 will clear all confusion regarding the Act, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says ahead of the Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) meeting with the Information Ministry.
30 September 2018, 07:20 AM

'We fell in love:' Trump swoons over letters from NKorea's Kim

US President Donald Trump took his enthusiasm for his detente with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to new heights on Saturday, declaring at a rally with supporters that "we fell in love" after exchanging letters.
30 September 2018, 04:49 AM

Interim govt may be formed with parties having JS representation: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says a government may be formed with representatives from the political parties having representation in Parliament ahead of the next general election.
29 September 2018, 07:27 AM

UN for inclusive polls

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed hope that the next general election in Bangladesh would be a participatory one.
28 September 2018, 18:00 PM

A bid to control media ahead of nat'l polls: Moudud

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed yesterday said, "There is an evil plan behind the Digital Security Act. The government has enacted the law to keep the media under its absolute control ahead of the national polls."
28 September 2018, 18:00 PM

CEC threatening us over polls: BNP

BNP says, the election commission is threatening the party with registration cancellation if it does not participate in the upcoming election.
28 September 2018, 12:20 PM

EVMs to be used in next election on small scale: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used in the next general election on a small scale.
27 September 2018, 15:11 PM

No AL programme to counter BNP rally: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says his party will not announce any programme to counter BNP’s rally in the city.
27 September 2018, 11:07 AM

BNP-led 20-party alliance meeting this evening

Top leaders of the BNP-led 20-party alliance will hold an emergency meeting this evening to discuss its role over the “greater national unity” and current political situation of the country.
27 September 2018, 08:44 AM

Skripal poisoning suspect is colonel in Russian GRU: Report

A suspect in the nerve agent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain in March is a colonel in Russia's GRU military intelligence agency, investigative website Bellingcat alleges.
27 September 2018, 04:52 AM

BNP says it deferred rally on police’s request

BNP deferred their public meeting upon request of the police, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
26 September 2018, 09:00 AM

ACC’s plea seeks date for verdict in Zia Charitable graft against Khaleda

Anti-Corruption Commission submits a petition seeking closing argument in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and a date for the delivery of its judgment in the case against.
26 September 2018, 06:15 AM

Kim serious about giving up bombs: Moon

South Korean President Moon Jae-in pushes back against widespread skepticism about the sincerity of Kim Jong Un’s vows to give up his nuclear bombs.
26 September 2018, 05:03 AM

PM: Govt wants inclusive polls

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government wants the next general election to be held in a free and fair manner with the participation of all political parties.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Division for Shahidul: SC sets Oct 1 for hearing govt's leave to appeal plea

The Supreme Court yesterday fixed October 1 for hearing a leave to appeal petition filed by the government challenging a High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to give first-class division facilities in jail to internationally acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Tool ripe for abuse: HRW

The Digital Security Act, which replaces the much-criticised Information and Communication Technology Act, retains the most problematic provisions of the ICT law and adds more provisions criminalising peaceful speech, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM

14-party, BNP plan rallies in Dhaka Saturday

The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance will maintain control over Dhaka's streets on September 29, announced Mohammed Nasim, a presidium member of the party.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Zia Charitable Case: Defence now delaying trial proceedings

A Dhaka court yesterday told the lawyers of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia that they were delaying the trial proceedings of the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Non-partisan person at the helm

The BNP has outlined a draft framework for the next polls-time government with a proposal for having a non-partisan administration on the basis of consensus among political parties upon dissolution of parliament.
25 September 2018, 18:00 PM