Khaleda Zia
Khaleda returns, airport under tight security
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia arrives in Dhaka after spending over two months in London because of medical treatments.
21 November 2015, 11:40 AM
BNP seeks security boost for Khaleda
BNP urges the government to intensify the party chief Khaleda Zia’s security measures for her return home tomorrow afternoon.
20 November 2015, 12:46 PM
Nazmul Huda forms ‘Trinamool BNP’
Former BNP leader Nazmul Huda announces the formation of a new political party named “Trinomul BNP” (Grass-root BNP).
20 November 2015, 11:33 AM
Decision over ban on Jamaat likely by March: Hanif
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif hopes that the decision over banning Jamaat-e-Islami will be finalised by March next year.
19 November 2015, 10:51 AM
‘BNP will resist attempt to remove Zia’s grave’
BNP will resist if the government tries to remove the grave of the party founder Ziaur Rahman from Jatiya Sangsad area, a party leader said today.
12 November 2015, 09:23 AM
MPs slam TIB for its statement over JS
Several treasury and opposition bench lawmakers calls upon the Speaker of the parliament to summon Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) to the Privilege Committee of the House to grill the anti-corruption watchdog for its derogatory remarks about the parliament.
9 November 2015, 15:26 PM
Claim of IS presence ploy to taint Bangladesh's image: PM
PM Hasina says a vested quarter is cooking a plot behind the scene to taint Bangladesh’s image to create a situation like in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Iraq and Syria by saying that there is the presence of Islamic State (IS) in the country.
8 November 2015, 05:56 AM
BNP’s Gayeshwar sent to jail in arson case
A day after issuing arrest warrant against BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, a Dhaka court sends the BNP leader to jail after he surrendered before it in an arson case.
4 November 2015, 09:20 AM
PM’s accusation may hinder fair probe: BNP
BNP spokesperson Ashaduzzaman Ripon criticises Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for accusing the party’s leaders and activists of carrying out secret killings in the country.
2 November 2015, 13:38 PM
Khaleda out on killing mission: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleges that Khaleda Zia was out on a killing mission assassinating Awami League leaders, activists, writers, publishers and foreigners in her bid to tarnish the country’s image abroad.
2 November 2015, 12:15 PM
Mobin quit politics for govt pressure: Nazrul Islam
BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury quit politics due to “government pressure”, a BNP senior leader claims.
31 October 2015, 09:05 AM
Positive changes in JS, but effectiveness under question: TIB
TIB's parliament watch study reports positive changes but says expected effectiveness was under question most of the time. The positive changes include average meeting duration, time spent while passing a law, and increase in the average attendance of parliament members on workdays and decline in quorum crisis on average.
25 October 2015, 09:22 AM
Raise voice to protect democracy: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls the countrymen to join her anti-government movement in the spirit of Ashura.
23 October 2015, 13:19 PM
Stay alert about plot against country’s religious harmony: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urges people regardless of their creed and colour to remain alert so that no one can carry out any evil act against the country’s religious harmony.
18 October 2015, 09:45 AM
PM vows intolerance to terrorism, blames BNP for foreigner killings
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her firm determination to not tolerate any militancy and terrorism in the country.
15 October 2015, 13:18 PM
BNP leader ‘assaulted inside party office’
A BNP leader is allegedly assaulted inside the party’s Naya Paltan headquarters in Dhaka today.
13 October 2015, 13:10 PM
Aman free to walk out of jail
The Supreme Court upholds the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP leader Amanullah Aman in 27 vandalism and arson cases.
6 October 2015, 08:58 AM
2 remanded over Japanese citizen murder
A Rangpur court today placed Rashed-un-Nabi Khan Biplob,a local BNP activist, and Humayun Kabir Hira on a 10-day remand in Japanese national Hoshi Kunio murder case.
6 October 2015, 07:59 AM
Khaleda graft cases: Court adjourns hearing till Oct 15
A Dhaka court adjourns the hearing of trial proceedings in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and eight others till October 15.
17 September 2015, 07:30 AM
Court adjourns Khaleda’s graft hearing till Sept 17
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appears before a Dhaka court in connection with both Zia charitable trust and Zia orphanage trust graft cases.
10 September 2015, 04:05 AM