BCC polls: Sadiq’s men may decide his successor

With only two days until Barishal city goes to polls, the division in the ruling Awami League is still the talk of the town.
10 June 2023, 01:00 AM

Arafat gets AL ticket for Dhaka-17

Awami League Central Working Committee member Mohammad Ali Arafat got party nomination for Dhaka-17 by-polls.
9 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-17 by-polls: Mohammad Ali Arafat gets AL nomination

Ruling Awami League Central Working Committee member Mohammad Ali Arafat got the party nomination for Dhaka-17 by-polls
9 June 2023, 16:42 PM

Power outages: BNP to stage road marches in cities on June 13, 16

After registering the party's protest across the country against the ongoing loadshedding, BNP will now stage marches in the metropolitan cities, including the capital, to mount pressure on the government to ensure uninterrupted power supply.
9 June 2023, 13:18 PM

AL activists ‘swoop on’ BNP’s sit-in

At least 25 BNP men were injured in an attack allegedly by ruling Awami League activists in Pabna town yesterday.
8 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Chaos at AL rally

Two factions of Awami League yesterday threw chairs at each other twice during a rally organised marking the historic Six-point Day in front of its headquarters in the capital’s Gulistan.
8 June 2023, 18:00 PM

AL trying to mislead people

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the ruling party leaders are trying to mislead people through their contradictory comments on political talks over the next election.
8 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Polls-time govt to be led by Hasina

The next national elections will be held under the current government with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the helm, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday.
8 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Polls-time govt to be led by PM Hasina

The next national elections will be held under the current government with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the helm, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today.
8 June 2023, 12:26 PM

Dialogue not on AL’s mind at the moment

The Awami League at this point is not considering talks with the BNP to solve the current political impasse over the next general elections.
8 June 2023, 01:00 AM

Budget designed to plunder nat’l wealth: BNP

Terming the proposed budget for anti-people and deceptive, BNP yesterday said it has been designed to loot several billion dollars of national wealth under the shelter of a corrupt regime.
7 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Amu's statement over dialogue with BNP is personal: Hasan Mahmud

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said Amir Hossain Amu's remark over the issue of dialogue with BNP is his personal and it is not the statement of the government or the Awami League or the 14-party alliance.."Amir Hos
7 June 2023, 14:03 PM

The allure of ‘six months in power’

Nearly two dozen people are seeking the ruling Awami League’s tickets to contest the Dhaka-17 by-polls even though the current parliament will dissolve in six months.
6 June 2023, 18:00 PM

BNP set to stage sit-ins to protest power cuts

The BNP will hold sit-in programmes in front of the district offices of the Power Division tomorrow to protest frequent power cuts and corruption in the power sector.
6 June 2023, 18:00 PM

BNP expels 43 leaders

BNP expelled its 43 present and former leaders for participating in the Sylhet City Corporation polls by violating the party’s decision to boycott five city polls.
6 June 2023, 18:00 PM

Hasan blames BNP's 'destructive politics' for US visa policy

The US came up with its Bangladesh-specific visa policy as a result of the BNP's destructive politics, including obstructing and boycotting elections, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud
6 June 2023, 16:07 PM

BNP won't take part in elections under AL, Fakhrul tells Peter Haas

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today told US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas that BNP will not participate in any polls under the incumbent government
6 June 2023, 11:37 AM

BNP expels 43 leaders for participating in Sylhet city polls

BNP expelled its 43 present and former leaders for participating in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) polls by violating the party's decision to boycott five city polls
6 June 2023, 07:44 AM

Traffic on Dhaka-Ctg highway disrupted by AL factional clash

Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway was disrupted as a clash broke out between two groups of Awami League activists in Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila this morning
6 June 2023, 06:06 AM

The picture doesn’t reflect the reality

The recent photograph of Abul Hasnat Abdulalh hugging his younger brother Abul Khair Abdullah brought some relief to the grassroot Awami League leaders and activists of Barishal as they thought it was an indication of them uniting ahead of the city polls.
6 June 2023, 01:20 AM