Pro-BNP, AL-backed lawyers stage demo, counter-demo on SC premises

Pro-BNP and pro-Awami League lawyers today staged demonstration and counter-demonstration on the Supreme Court premises on separate issues.
1 June 2023, 15:41 PM

Sadiq’s men on campaign trail, but only barely

Awami League central leaders’ bid to get the current Barishal mayor’s men to join the campaign trail of the party’s mayor nominee Abul Khair Abdullah is not delivering the desired outcome.
1 June 2023, 01:40 AM

Polls can’t be fair under AL govt

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said it is now a fact that elections can never be free, fair and credible under the current Awami League government.
31 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Parliament adopts condolence motion over death of eminent personalities

Parliament today unanimously adopted a condolence motion expressing profound grief over the deaths of some distinguished personalities, including eminent ruling party lawmaker, actor and valiant freedom fighter Akbar Hossain Pathan, also known as Farooque
31 May 2023, 15:58 PM

Polls can’t be fair, credible under AL govt: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said it is now a fact that elections can never be free, fair and credible under the current Awami League government..Addressing the biennial general meeting of a faction Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) at the Jatiya Press Club, he al
31 May 2023, 11:01 AM

New visa policy can help ensure fair polls: GM Quader

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday said the party is taking the new visa policy of US in a positive way because they want to see a free, fair and acceptable elections in Bangladesh.
30 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Now govt trying to suppress movement

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government is trying to suppress the ongoing movement of people by sending opposition leaders and activists to jail.
30 May 2023, 18:00 PM

New US visa policy made BNP nervous

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP has become nervous after the US announced the new policy.
30 May 2023, 18:00 PM

AL’s Gazipur Debacle: Sadar, Gachha voters made the difference

Awami League mayor candidate Azmat Ullah Khan got 15,672 votes less than his rival in two thanas under Gazipur-2 constituency, and it eventually led to his defeat by 16,197 votes.
30 May 2023, 01:10 AM

BNP leader Nipun gets anticipatory bail from HC

The High Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail to BNP leader Nipun Roy Chowdhury for three months in a case filed in connection with an Awami League-BNP clash in Keraniganj on May 26.
29 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Pro-BNP, AL-backed lawyers hold rally, counter-rally at SC

Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Ainjibi Forum, a body of pro-BNP lawyers, yesterday demanded immediate arrest and punishment of Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh for, what they said, slamming the judiciary and threatening to kill civil society members.
29 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Govt has softened tone on talks to resolve crisis: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said said the government has softened its tone on talks to resolve the political crisis over the next election through talks as its overenthusiasm has waned following the US visa policy for Bangladesh. .Speaking at a discussion, he a
29 May 2023, 15:30 PM

4 Jamaat leaders briefly detained near DMP office

Four leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami were briefly detained today near the gate of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Headquarters.
29 May 2023, 15:11 PM

BNP’s plot to boycott polls failed by US visa policy: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP's conspiracy to boycott the election got thwarted due to the new visa policy announced by the US for Bangladesh.
29 May 2023, 14:07 PM

AL in city polls: Challenging in Barishal, smooth sailing in Khulna

The rift within the local Awami League has put its mayor nominee for Barishal city in a tight spot, while the party ticket holder in Khulna city should have an easy run since he has no strong opponents. 
29 May 2023, 01:20 AM

Shaken, AL plans to rejig Gazipur units

The ruling Awami League will reorganise its Gazipur district and city units after its mayor nominee lost to an independent on Thursday.
29 May 2023, 01:10 AM

Rajshahi City Polls: Liton’s income rises fourfold

AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, the Awami League-nominated mayoral candidate in the upcoming Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) polls, has declared a significant increase in both his assets and annual income since the last time he ran for the post five years ago.
28 May 2023, 18:00 PM

US visa policy has shaken AL govt: Ganatantra Mancha

The leaders of Ganatantra Mancha, an alliance of some opposition parties, today said the new US visa policy for Bangladesh has shaken the current government at a time when it was trying to cling to power by holding another unacceptable election
28 May 2023, 16:08 PM

BNP is trying to impede electoral process: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP is trying to obstruct the process of holding fair elections by creating an unstable situation in the country
28 May 2023, 14:13 PM

BNP may go for 1-point demand

The BNP now plans to focus on one point: resignation of the Awami League government.
28 May 2023, 01:20 AM