Politics
Fakhrul gets bail in defamation case
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir gets bail in a defamation case filed for terming ruling Awami League a “killer party” and Sheikh Hasina a “killer”.
29 September 2015, 05:10 AM
Pop stars, world leaders rally to end poverty
Some of the biggest names in music and politics from Beyonce to European prime ministers rallied in a concert aimed at mobilizing action to eradicate extreme poverty.
28 September 2015, 06:32 AM
Fanatics won't be a barrier to girls' education in Bangladesh: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says fundamentalism or fanaticism would not be a barrier to girls' education in Bangladesh as the people are conscious about which is good for them and which is not.
26 September 2015, 07:12 AM
A long agenda for Xi and Obama
When Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama meet in the United States in a few days time, they will not be short of things to talk about.
22 September 2015, 05:55 AM
Bangladesh gets 30 mobile desalination units from Japan
Japan has handed over 30 mobile desalination units to Bangladesh that can turn river water safe for drinking during times of emergency.
21 September 2015, 05:32 AM
Hold polls before time runs out, Mahbubur urges govt
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman urges government to hold an inclusive parliamentary election soon saying time for solution to "the existing political impasse" is running out.
19 September 2015, 13:07 PM
Zimbabwe's President reads wrong speech
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe reads out the wrong speech at the opening of parliament.
16 September 2015, 06:42 AM
4th US-Bangladesh security dialogue held
The fourth security dialogue between Bangladesh and the United States is being held in Washington.
12 September 2015, 04:58 AM
Nazmul Huda acquitted of extortion case
The High Court today scraped a lower court verdict that had sentenced former BNP minister Nazmul Huda to 12 years' imprisonment in an extortion case.
10 September 2015, 15:41 PM
PM blames Khaleda, Jamaat for losing GSP
Blaming Khaleda Zia and Jamaat-e-Islami for loosing GSP facility in the US market, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the BNP chief and Jamaat have been spreading propaganda against the country by appointing lobbyists.
9 September 2015, 16:05 PM
Arrested Rajshahi ex-mayor Minu at ICU
Rajshahi city’s former mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu has been taken to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital.
9 September 2015, 07:17 AM
Khaleda to appear before court tomorrow
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a Dhaka court tomorrow in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.
9 September 2015, 06:04 AM
When enough is enough
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Latif Siddique resigns from parliament
Ruling Awami League MP and sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique announces his resignation from the Jatiya Sangsad.
1 September 2015, 13:45 PM
Jatiya Party MPs stage walkout protesting power, gas price hike
Lawmakers of the Jatiya Party walk out of the parliament protesting hike in prices of power and gas.
1 September 2015, 13:27 PM
Gatco graft case: Mosharraf’s bail scrapped
High Court cancels its earlier order that granted bail to former BNP minister of state for energy AKM Mosharraf Hossain in the Gatco graft case.
1 September 2015, 09:13 AM
Fakhrul’s bail extended for 6 weeks
The Supreme Court extends for six weeks its order that had granted bail to BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three separate arson and vandalism cases.
31 August 2015, 04:57 AM
Zafar Iqbal won’t press for BCL men’s punishment
Prof Zafar Iqbal says he will not press for punishment of the Bangladesh Chhatra League activists over attack on SUST teachers.
31 August 2015, 04:55 AM
'BCL men' attack Sust teachers’ demo
Bangladesh Chhatra League attack a teachers’ demonstration demanding vice-chancellor’s resignation at Shahjalal University in Sylhet.
30 August 2015, 05:02 AM
IGP justifies ‘gunfights’
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque justifies the recent “gunfights” saying law enforcers have the right to self-defence.
23 August 2015, 14:57 PM