BNP
BNP desperate, AL cautious
The BNP has instructed its mayoral candidates and their polling agents not to leave the election centres “under any circumstances” during the casting of ballots, and that they stay there till the announcement of election results.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Municipal polls: AL doubts BNP’s commitment
The ruling Awami League expresses doubt about BNP's stay in the municipality election till the last moment and called upon the party not to boycott it.
28 December 2015, 14:55 PM
Govt intervention stopped campaign advert: BNP
BNP alleges that it could not telecast an advertisement as part of its electoral campaign due to government intervention.
28 December 2015, 08:43 AM
Niko graft charge framing hearing deferred
A Dhaka court sets February 17 for charge framing hearing of Niko graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others.
28 December 2015, 05:04 AM
AL to face debacle if polls are fair
BNP chief Khaleda Zia has said the Awami League is spreading propaganda in the name of an election “survey”.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
BNP meets CEC, conveys fear of polls violence
Expressing grave concern over the pre-polls violence, BNP urges the Election Commission (EC) to take necessary steps for holding the elections in a transparent manner.
27 December 2015, 10:20 AM
Khaleda confident on BNP’s win in municipal polls
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia claims she is confident of her party’s landslide win in the upcoming municipality elections on December 30.
27 December 2015, 09:33 AM
War martyrs comment: Court orders probe into sedition charges against Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is sued for sedition for her recent comment questioning the number of martyrs in the country's Liberation War of 1971.
27 December 2015, 06:03 AM
Goyeshwar goes crazy
In a flurry of outrageous remarks, BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday described the 1971 martyred intellectuals as "anti-
26 December 2015, 20:20 PM
Rizvi terms Hanif’s comment ‘joke of the year’
BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed terms ruling Awami League leader Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif’s statement on Election Commission’s treatment of BNP as the “joke of the year’.
26 December 2015, 11:39 AM
BNP accuses AL of unleashing terrorism
BNP accuses the ruling Awami League of “unleashing terrorism” across the country and demands security for its mayoral candidates and agents. It also urges a congenial atmosphere for voters during the municipal polls.
24 December 2015, 11:34 AM
Municipal polls: BNP raises concerns with foreign envoys
Senior leaders of BNP meet foreign envoys of 15 countries at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office to raise their concerns and clear the party’s stance regarding participation in the upcoming municipality elections.
23 December 2015, 07:23 AM
War crimes: Ex-MP, 8 others indicted
A war crimes tribunal frames charges against former BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shakhawat Hossain and eight others over alleged wartime offenses.
23 December 2015, 06:35 AM
BNP candidate stabbed in Dinajpur’s Birampur
In continuation of the growing violence ahead of December 30 municipal election, a BNP candidate of Dinajpur’s Birampur upazila is stabbed.
23 December 2015, 04:24 AM
CEC’s ‘No’ to army deployment demand
Apparently turning down BNP’s demand, the chief election commissioner (CEC) claims that the situation has not come to the point that requires army deployment for the municipal polls.
22 December 2015, 11:52 AM
‘Khaleda still loyal to Pakistani forces’
The Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee strongly criticises BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s recent statement on the number of martyrs during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.
22 December 2015, 09:05 AM
BNP to meet CEC, likely to file complaints
A BNP delegation will meet Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad ahead of the maiden partisan municipal polls on December 30.
22 December 2015, 06:39 AM
Khaleda kicks up controversy over 1971 war death toll
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia raises questions about how many people were killed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
21 December 2015, 13:55 PM
Khaleda to address Muktijoddha Dal’s programme tomorrow
Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal, freedom fighters’ wing of BNP, will organise a discussion in Dhaka tomorrow, marking the 45th Victory Day.
20 December 2015, 11:11 AM
Khaleda to sit with pro-BNP professionals tonight
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit with pro-BNP professionals tonight to discuss the country’s latest political situation and work out strategies for the December 30 municipality polls.
19 December 2015, 13:58 PM