Politics
PM slams BNP’s UK unit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina criticises the role of local unit of BNP during her visit to the United Kingdom. “They will slander me while sitting out in London – it is not acceptable,” she said
15 June 2015, 06:54 AM
Govt tried to thwart my meeting with Modiji: Khaleda
BNP chief Khaleda Zia alleges that Awami League government tried to thwart her meeting with Narendra Modi in Dhaka.
14 June 2015, 10:58 AM
Cops not favouring Rony: DMP
Police assert they are not favouring the ruling party lawmaker’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony who gunned down two people in Dhaka in a drunken rage.
14 June 2015, 08:12 AM
BNP has no idealistic relation with Jamaat: Ripon
BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon claims there is no idealistic relation between BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
13 June 2015, 15:43 PM
PM flies to London tomorrow
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flies to London tomorrow morning on a week-long visit to the United Kingdom.
11 June 2015, 14:30 PM
BCL’s tender clash in Barisal (video)
At least 5 injured during a factional clash of ruling party’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra League over a local tender drop in Barisal city.
3 June 2015, 08:49 AM
Opinion: Has BNP forgotten its anti-Indian past?
BNP's spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon's claim that their party has never done anti- Indian politics in the past is a complete denial of the truth. The party's anti-Indian politics has been evident in numerous ways.
31 May 2015, 10:18 AM
Khaleda’s indictment, arrest decision on Jatrabari case June 28
A Dhaka court sets June 28 to decide on indictment and arrest of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others in two cases filed over Jatrabari arson.
28 May 2015, 10:25 AM
Shillong court sends Salahuddin to jail
He will be produced for hearing again after the imprisonment, police say.
27 May 2015, 09:14 AM
Salahuddin to be produced at court tomorrow
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has been discharged from hospital, will be produced at a court tomorrow.
26 May 2015, 12:02 PM
Shillong police get Salahuddin’s health report
Shillong Civil Hospital, where BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is undergoing treatment, has confirmed that he has been suffering from different ailments relating to kidney, heart, skin and urology.
19 May 2015, 16:01 PM
Democracy in Bangladesh on solid ground: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that democracy in Bangladesh now stands on a solid foundation having been practiced for the last two decades.
19 May 2015, 14:21 PM
Fakhrul shown arrested in 3 cases
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been shown arrested in three arson attack cases filed with Paltan Police Station this year.
19 May 2015, 11:40 AM
Wife’s emotional reunion with Salahuddin
Hasina Ahmed, wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, has an emotional reunion with her husband at a Shillong hospital.
18 May 2015, 15:22 PM
Salahuddin’s wife flies to India
Hasina Ahmed leaves Dhaka for the Indian state of Meghalaya to visit her husband BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed at a Shillong hospital.
17 May 2015, 13:45 PM
Courts tilt towards rich
Salman and Jayalalithaa can afford the best of legal brains in the country. But the judges, who heard their cases, too have to see that they deliver justice however weak the prosecution is.
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Indian PM Modi's selfie diplomacy is all the rage in China
In a rare show of common charm from one of China's most elite politicians, Premier Li Keqiang appears in a grinning selfie with visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
15 May 2015, 15:56 PM
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14 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Salahuddin needs govt’s ‘humane attitude’: BNP
BNP urges the government to show a “humane attitude” towards Salahuddin Ahmed by assisting his family to bring him back home safely from India.
14 May 2015, 13:51 PM
Dhaka's Primacy: Rome without Empire?
The removal of elected mayors and councillors does not bode well for Bangladesh's local governance system.
13 May 2015, 18:00 PM