Fakhrul urges interim govt to declare ‘July Charter’, hails consensus on reforms

Praises NCC VP Prof Ali Riaz and his team for their hard work in bringing political parties closer on key reforms
29 July 2025, 12:32 PM

Bar AL, allies from contesting national polls

The Gono Odhikar Parishad yesterday urged the Election Commission (EC) to remain firm in ensuring that the Awami League and its allies are not allowed to participate in the upcoming 13th national election.
28 July 2025, 20:56 PM

‘Without the uprising, you wouldn’t have dreamt of polls’

Political parties would not have dreamt of an election had there been no mass uprising on August 5, said Nahid Islam, convener of National Citizen Party (NCP).
28 July 2025, 18:48 PM

News of SAD coordinators’ arrest painful

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said he was saddened to see the arrest of members from Students Against Discrimination on extortion charges in the capital.
28 July 2025, 18:46 PM

Consensus talks: Parties still split over caretaker, PSC, ACC setup

Political parties are yet to agree on the appointment process for key constitutional and statutory bodies, including the Public Service Commission, the Anti-Corruption Commission, and the Comptroller and Auditor General.
28 July 2025, 18:45 PM

Review MoU with UN to open rights office in Dhaka

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday called for a review of the three-year agreement signed with the United Nations to establish a Human Rights Office in Dhaka.
28 July 2025, 18:29 PM

Fakhrul questions 'delay' in Hasina's trial

Fakhrul criticised the media for not covering the conditions in which BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was imprisoned
28 July 2025, 10:12 AM

Gopalganj Violence: High Court seeks probe report on detained children

The High Court yesterday sought a probe report on the overall conditions of the children detained in connection with the violence in Gopalganj centring NCP’s road march on July 16.
27 July 2025, 20:31 PM

Parties agree to cap PM’s term at 10yrs

Political parties have agreed that no individual can serve as prime minister for more than 10 years during their lifetime.
27 July 2025, 18:10 PM

Declare ‘July Charter’ or we stage sit in

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday warned that if the “July Charter” is not declared by August 5, they will take position at the Central Shaheed Minar to realise the demand.
27 July 2025, 18:05 PM

Extortion allegations: SAD suspends activities of all committees except central

Students Against Discrimination (SAD), the platform that led last year’s mass uprising, has suspended activities of all its committees across the country, except its central committee, amid extortion allegations against some of its leaders and activists.
27 July 2025, 18:03 PM

BNP’s income up 15 times in 2024

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) annual income saw a staggering surge in 2024, rising more than 15 times compared to the previous year.
27 July 2025, 18:02 PM
27 July 2025, 15:13 PM

Left parties oppose redefining state principles

The commission had suggested incorporating equality, human dignity, social justice, democracy, and religious freedom and harmony as fundamental principles of governance
27 July 2025, 11:06 AM

One Islamist candidate per seat to counter BNP

Different Islamist parties are in efforts to reach an “understanding” to counter the BNP ahead of the 13th parliamentary election.
26 July 2025, 19:14 PM

SAD leaders among 5 held on extortion charges

Five people, including leaders of Students Against Discrimination, were arrested on extortion charges in the capital yesterday.
26 July 2025, 18:02 PM

Hefazat leaders meet Yunus, seek compensation for Shapla Chattar victims

The meeting reviewed the progress in withdrawing false cases filed against Hefazat leaders, activists and Islamic scholars during the 'fascist regime'
26 July 2025, 16:18 PM

As polls approach, plots emerge: Yunus

Calls for unity to resist evil efforts to foil election
26 July 2025, 15:32 PM

12 sent to jail in Ctg over chanting 'Joy Bangla', making video

Police filed a case at Karnaphuli Police Station accusing the youths aged between 16 and 18 under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009
26 July 2025, 15:04 PM

Hasina left us a dysfunctional state: Nahid

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday said the spirit of the Liberation War must be protected from authoritarian politics.
25 July 2025, 18:27 PM