Khaleda Zia

10th session of JS starts April 24

The 10th parliament will go into its 10th session on April 24, after a 54-day recess.
30 March 2016, 13:04 PM

Khaleda bats for national unity

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia underscored the need for a national unity to keep the integrity of country’s independence and democracy.
25 March 2016, 12:42 PM

AL distorted Khaleda’s statement: Fakhrul

BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claims that ruling Awami League distorted Khaleda Zia’s statement to mislead the people.
21 March 2016, 08:12 AM

BNP high-ups were in dark

Khaleda Zia's new government model, unveiled at the BNP's council on Saturday, took many of her party's policymakers by surprise as they claimed to have been kept in the dark about it until its disclosure.
20 March 2016, 18:00 PM

BNP for new govt model

If voted to power, the BNP will ensure a balance of power in the executive branch of the government by bringing necessary amendments to the constitution, party chief Khaleda Zia said yesterday. “In recent years, people have had a deep realisation that the absolute executive authority of prime minister has given rise to a despotic and authoritarian rule,” she said, addressing her party's national council in the capital.
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

BNP unveils plan for ‘rainbow nation’ by 2030

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia unveils her party’s ‘Vision 2030 Plan’ to turn the country into a higher middle income nation. Addressing the BNP’s sixth national council, Khaleda briefly described the plan.
19 March 2016, 05:11 AM

BNP may amend charter to denounce extremism

The BNP is likely to amend its declaration and charter to clear its stance on religious extremism, amid criticisms at home and abroad for its alleged leniency towards militancy and radicalism.
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Khaleda files petition to cancel trial

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed another petition with the High Court seeking cancellation of the trial proceedings in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against her, as a Dhaka court is set to resume the hearing today.
9 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Zia trust graft: Khaleda files plea to cancel trial

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files a petition with the High Court seeking cancellation of the trial proceedings in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against her, as a Dhaka court is set to resume the hearing tomorrow.
9 March 2016, 16:11 PM

'Two accused' in top two posts

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the BNP elected "two accused" in its highest posts and termed the re-election of Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman as the party's chairperson and senior vice-chairman “a drama”.
7 March 2016, 18:00 PM

BNP follows the old pattern

The BNP was supposed to hold its national council more than three years ago to elect the party chief and other office bearers according to its charter. But it did not do so. Its failure allowed those who were either elected or picked by the chairperson in 2009 to continue holding their posts for three more years, which is equivalent to a fresh term.
7 March 2016, 18:00 PM

2 accused now at BNP’s helm: PM

Describing the reelection of Khaleda Zia as BNP chairperson and Tarique Rahman as its senior vice chairman as a stage-managed drama, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says now two accused are this party’s top leaders.
7 March 2016, 10:10 AM

Nominations of Khaleda, Tarique submitted ahead of BNP’s sixth council

BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed submits the nomination papers for Khaleda Zia, the incumbent chief of the party, for the position of chairperson ahead of BNP’s sixth council.
4 March 2016, 06:57 AM

Khaleda asked to appear in court April 10

A Dhaka court yesterday asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on April 10 in a sedition case filed against her over her remarks on the number of Liberation War martyrs.
3 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Khaleda’s time petition accepted in sedition case

A Dhaka court grants a time petition submitted by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a sedition case filed over her comments on the number of Liberation War martyrs, and asks her to appear before it on April 10.
3 March 2016, 06:04 AM

No one to challenge Khaleda, Tarique

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son, party's Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman, are going to be elected uncontested to their respective posts as nobody collected nomination forms to contest the posts yesterday, the scheduled day for collecting nomination forms of those posts.
2 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Jhalakathi court summons Star editor Mar 31

A Jhalakathi court asks The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam to appear before it on March 31 in a defamation case.
23 February 2016, 07:09 AM

AL-led alliance forms human chain to denounce Khaleda's war martyrs remarks

Awami League-led 14-party alliance will form a human chain across the country on February 24 in protest against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s controversial remarks over number of 1971 martyrs.
15 February 2016, 13:44 PM

SC clears way for Zia orphanage graft trial

Supreme Court upholds High Court judgement that cleared the way for a lower court to continue trial proceedings of Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
14 February 2016, 06:23 AM

Cops foil bid to lay siege to Khaleda’s house

Police foil an attempt of freedom fighters’ children to lay siege to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence protesting her remark regarding the number of Liberation War martyrs.
6 February 2016, 07:32 AM