Politics

Rizvi criticises EC over ‘irregularities’

BNP raises serious allegations against the Election Commission saying the constitutional body has bowed down to the "evil will" of Awami League.
17 December 2015, 08:25 AM

Khaleda for unity to ‘save country’ from AL

Terming ruling Awami League an evil force, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls for a national unity to protect the country from the grip of the party.
15 December 2015, 13:41 PM

BNP forms body ahead of municipality polls

BNP forms a central convening committee to assist its mayoral hopefuls and monitor the whole process of the country’s maiden partisan municipality polls scheduled for December 30.
14 December 2015, 08:32 AM

Democracy exiled: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has alleged that the ruling party has exiled democracy and is running the country with a politics of vengeance. She calls upon all to unite for the sake of country's progress and prosperity.
13 December 2015, 07:10 AM

AL rebels given 24 hrs to withdraw candidacy

Ruling Awami League warns its rebel candidates for municipality polls of disciplinary actions if they do not withdraw their candidacy within next 24 hours.
9 December 2015, 16:09 PM

Dhamrai upazila chairman suspended

The government suspends Dhamrai upazila parishad Chairman Md Tamij Uddin, also president of the upazila unit BNP, as a Dhaka court has accepted a sabotage case against him.
9 December 2015, 11:39 AM

Khaleda terms municipal polls stage-managed drama

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia terms the Election Commission worthless and says a drama is going to be staged in the name of municipality elections.
8 December 2015, 16:09 PM

Khaleda to meet top party leaders tonight

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to meet the top party leaders.
8 December 2015, 06:08 AM

‘Bangladesh reviewing ties with Pakistan’

Govt is assessing Bangladesh-Pakistan ties, considering measures need to be taken over Pak reaction after execution of 2 war criminals, says foreign minister.
6 December 2015, 12:22 PM

High scores in different frontiers

Despite the rising human debris in Syria, as UK joins the posse bombing 'only' military targets by consent of its parliament albeit divided...
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM

10 hurt in BCL infighting at Comilla University

At least 10 people are injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League Comilla University unit over establishing supremacy near Kotbari Government Laboratory School.
4 December 2015, 09:45 AM

Missiles, politics and cascading effects

If there is a generic confusion at the top in terms of decision-making to fight fundamentalism of all hues and stripes this will have a cascading effect on to the bottom.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Is the ice melting?

Suddenly there was summer. A chance 160-second meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif has melted the ice, which seemed frozen beyond change.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

When higher minds serve baser instincts

Human civilisation is a contradiction in terms, because humans may not always be “civilised” and the “civilised” may not always be humans.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM

AL names municipality polls candidates

Ruling Awami League announces the list of its nominated candidates for the upcoming municipality elections scheduled to be held on December 30.
3 December 2015, 12:29 PM

2 crude bombs recovered in Dhaka

Police recover two crude bombs from Shukrabad area of Dhaka.
2 December 2015, 05:01 AM

Municipality polls in time, campaigns sans MPs

EC will not defer municipality polls slated for Dec 30. MPs to remain out of electioneering campaigns, officials say
30 November 2015, 07:48 AM

Khaleda gets bail in Niko graft case

A Dhaka court grants bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after she surrendered before the court in Niko corruption case.
30 November 2015, 05:25 AM

BNP man, 2 ‘robbers’ killed in ‘gunfights’

Three, including a root-level BNP leader and two of an alleged robber gang, killed in separate gunfights, law enforcers claim.
30 November 2015, 04:39 AM

SC upholds Fakhrul’s bail order, no bar to release

The Supreme Court upholds the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases paving way for him to walk out of jail.
30 November 2015, 04:39 AM