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Fakhrul goes to Singapore for treatment

BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir leaves Dhaka for Singapore today for treatment.
17 October 2015, 10:41 AM

No blockade now: Ripon

BNP makes it “clear” that it does not have blockade or any other political programmes at present.
12 October 2015, 14:36 PM

Fakhrul gets bail in blast case

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir gets bail in a case filed for blasting bomb in Dhaka during an anti-government blockade in 2012.
5 October 2015, 06:15 AM

RMG workers block highway in Gazipur for salary

Agitating garment workers in Gazipur block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding their salaries and festival bonus for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
18 September 2015, 10:03 AM

RU students block Dhaka-Rajshahi highway for half an hour

Students of the Rajshahi University (RU) blockades the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Rajshahi city for half an hour demanding the arrest of the three-wheeler drivers who beat up three RU students last night.
22 August 2015, 07:32 AM

Khaleda calls 20-party meeting

Ahead of her London visit, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia convenes a meeting with leaders of the 20-party alliance for tomorrow night.
11 August 2015, 08:20 AM

BNP-Jamaat's subversive activities affected HSC results: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the overall HSC results this time would have been much better if BNP led 20-party alliance had not been engaged in subversive activities during the examinations.
9 August 2015, 07:11 AM

BNP demands int’l probe into subversive acts

BNP demands an international probe to identify the miscreants who carried out subversive activities during the party’s three-month-long anti-government movement.
11 July 2015, 14:23 PM

Pass rate dips due to hartal, blockade: PM

The passing rate in secondary school certificate and its equivalent examinations would have been higher if there had been no hartal and blockade during the examinations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.
30 May 2015, 06:14 AM

HC bail for BNP’s Rafiqul in 7 cases

The High Court grants four-week anticipatory bail to BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia in seven criminal cases.
26 May 2015, 11:07 AM

Summer vacation to be halved for schools

Education ministry asks the affected education institutions to cut down the summer vacation in half if needed for the recently passed political violence.
10 May 2015, 10:34 AM

Probe filing date rescheduled in murder case on Khaleda

A Dhaka court reschedules the date on May 17 for filing a probe report over killing of 42 civilians during BNP-led alliance’s agitation since January 6.
16 April 2015, 07:58 AM

BNP may not consider toppling govt again: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she doesn't think BNP would consider any move to topple the government in the future again as "the party has lost its strength by resorting to subversive activities in the name of anti-government movement".
13 April 2015, 10:38 AM

Political turmoil ate up $2.2b in 3 months

Bangladesh suffers a financial loss of around $2.2 billion in the last three months due to political turmoil, according to a World Bank report.
12 April 2015, 06:07 AM

2 held with 27 crude bombs in Lalbagh

Police detain two persons with 27 crude bombs and bomb-making materials from a house in Lalbagh area of Dhaka.
6 April 2015, 07:36 AM

Khaleda returns to her residence after 92 days

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returns to her Gulshan residence in Dhaka today after a 92-day stay at her political office.
5 April 2015, 06:24 AM

Another Magura arson victim dies at DMCH

A man, who was burnt in an arson attack in Magura, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital this morning.
1 April 2015, 05:07 AM

Paucity of purpose

THE people of Bangladesh do not take any insults hurled at them lightly.
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Fresh 24-hr hartal from Thursday

BNP-led 20-party alliance calls 24-hour hartal from 6am Thursday demanding return of missing Salahuddin Ahmed. Dhaka and Ctg cities will remain out of its purview.
31 March 2015, 11:40 AM

2 more arson victims die at DMCH

Two more arson victims, who suffered severe burns in separate firebomb attacks in Chandpur and Magura, die at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
25 March 2015, 04:56 AM