No foreign pressure for caretaker govt: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said there is no foreign pressure for restoring caretaker government system in Bangladesh.
7 May 2023, 12:38 PM

Gazipur city polls: EC satisfied with Azmat’s explanation

The Election Commission today said it is satisfied with the explanation given by the mayoral candidate of the ruling Awami League Azmat Ullah Khan in Gazipur City polls regarding his alleged violation of the electoral code of conduct.
7 May 2023, 11:02 AM

Gazipur City Polls: Zahangir dead set on getting mother elected

Despite the ruling Awami League’s repeated warning of taking stern action against him, suspended Gazipur city mayor Zahangir Alam is adamant to back his mother in the mayoral race.
6 May 2023, 18:00 PM

5 JCD men hurt after ‘BCL’ activists attack them

At least five members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s Dhaka University unit were injured after they were attacked at the High Court intersection near the campus yesterday.
6 May 2023, 18:00 PM

19 years on, justice yet to be served

Final justice is yet to be delivered to the family members of the then Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master, who was brutally killed on this day 19 years ago, as the appeals in connection with his murder case have been pending with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for seven years.
6 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Can people vote freely?

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday said voters are worried ahead of the five city corporation polls that they will not be able to cast their votes freely.
6 May 2023, 18:00 PM

'Will voters be able to cast their votes?'

Asks GM Quader ahead of city corporation elections
6 May 2023, 13:25 PM

5 hurt as BCL 'attacks' JCD members at DU

At least five members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) unit of Dhaka University were injured as Chhatra League activists allegedly carried out an attack on them at High court intersection near the campus
6 May 2023, 08:49 AM

Fakhrul slams govt for 'inaction' on climate change impact

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticised the government for its alleged lack of planning to protect the country's environment from the adverse effects of global climate change..At a seminar titled 'Climate Change: Bangladesh and Rivers,' organised by BNP today, he s
5 May 2023, 13:29 PM

BCC Polls ‘Campaign’: AL nominee all on his own

The Awami League mayoral candidate in the Barishal city polls, Abul Khair Abdullah, is meeting city dwellers ahead of the polls but without any support from the party leaders who are loyal to incumbent Mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah and his father Abul Hasanat Abdullah.
5 May 2023, 01:20 AM

AL must not come to power again: Fakhrul

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government has been working against independence and it should not be allowed to come to power again in any way.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

GCC Mayoral Polls: Zahangir’s bid dealt a serious blow

The authorities yesterday rejected suspended Gazipur mayor Mohammad Zahangir’s appeal to reinstate his candidature in the Gazipur city polls.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Polls to 5 cities: JP names mayoral candidates

Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, has nominated its mayoral candidates for city corporation polls in Gazipur, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi and Barishal.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

Narrow-minded people shouldn’t do politics: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said those who are narrow-minded should not do politics.
4 May 2023, 18:00 PM

GCC mayoral polls: Zahangir’s appeal rejected

The authorities today rejected suspended Gazipur mayor Mohammad Zahangir's appeal to reinstate his candidature in the Gazipur city polls.
4 May 2023, 16:07 PM

Achievement in PM Hasina's visit to USA is ‘zero’: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to the USA, the event she joined at the World Bank headquarters and the meeting with IMF top official resulted in "zero achievement"
3 May 2023, 13:53 PM

Arsonists, killers must not grab power again: PM

BNP-Jamaat nexus drove Bangladesh to the verge of destruction during their regime, she said
3 May 2023, 05:53 AM

Anti-Govt Movement: BNP weighing options for ‘final phase’

The BNP is planning to hold road marches or rallies as the final phase of the anti-government simultaneous movement.
3 May 2023, 01:30 AM

EC asks DCs, police to enforce electoral code of conduct in city polls

The Election Commission (EC) has directed the metropolitan police commissioners and the district administrations concerned to ensure proper implementation and enforcement of the electoral code of conduct in the upcoming elections to Khulna, Barishal, Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations.
2 May 2023, 18:02 PM

Fakhrul smells conspiracy in ministers' comments on Khaleda's health

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir believes recent statements by members of the cabinet on Khaleda Zia's illness may be part of 'propaganda' to pave the way to put her back in jail.
2 May 2023, 14:46 PM