A Dhaka court on Thursday set March 6 for holding hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others. The hearing was supposed to take place today. But Khaleda Zia failed to appear before the court because of her 'poor

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate bodies are celebrating the 86th birth anniversary of the party founder and late president Ziaur Rahman across the country today (Jan 19). Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogra, Zia had become the country’s 7th president

A Dhaka court Dhaka court on Tuesday (Jan 18) fixed March 8 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka ninth Special Judge Court set the date after accepting a petition seeking time filed by

A 10-member team of the ruling Awami League, led by party chief Sheikh Hasina started talks with President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the capital. At the fag-end of the ongoing “Presidential Dialogue’’ with country’s registered political parties, Awami

The Awami League’s Selina Hayat Ivy has won the mayoral race in the Narayanganj City Corporation election for the third consecutive time. However, the Election Commission (EC) is yet to announce official results. Ivy, who has been representing Narayanganj City for 18 years,

The voting in the Narayanganj City Corporation elections has ended without any major incident on Sunday.   The counting of votes then started immediately at all polling centres across the city. The polls were held through the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) from 8:00am to

The much-awaited elections to Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) began on Sunday (Jan 16) morning. The voting began at 8.00am and will continue till 4.00pm without any break.  The government has already assigned 27 mobile teams run by the magistrates and deployed huge law

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. A reliable source confirmed the matter on Saturday (Jan 15) noon. Mayor Lytton's condition is stable and he is in good health. He is currently staying at his Dhaka residence.

Electioneering ended on Friday midnight as the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls will be held on Sunday (Jan 16). The voting will continue from 8 am to 4 pm without any break. The government has assigned 27 mobile teams run by the magistrates and deployed huge law enforcing

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara Begum tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19). BNP Chairperson's press wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter on Tuesday (Jan 11). Sources said that Mirza Fakhrul and his wife Rahat Ara

The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being observed in the country today (January 10). The supreme commander of the country's Liberation War Bangabandhu returned liberated Bangladesh via London and New Delhi on January 10 in 1972,

The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed in the country on Monday (Jan 10). The supreme commander of the country's Liberation War Bangabandhu returned liberated Bangladesh via London and New Delhi on January 10 in 1972,

The fifth phase of the local government elections at 708 union parishads (UPs) in 48 districts ended on Wednesday (Jan 5). The polling started 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm. Meanwhile, incidents of violence, killing, and torching of campaign offices have become widespread,

A man was killed in a clash between supporters of opposing candidates in the union council polls in Anwara Upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ankur Dutta, 35, son of Nepal Dutta. Thana election officer Syed Md Anwar Khaled confirmed the matter. The

The authorities of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) expelled four students, including university unit BCL general secretary Sadman Nahian Sejan, over the unnatural death of Professor Dr Md Selim Hossain. The other three are Abu Hasan Abdullah Kaiyum, Md

Taimur Alam Khandaker, who is contesting for mayoral post in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Polls, has been removed from the Advisory Council to the BNP Chairperson. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi confirmed the development to the media on Monday. Taimur

The BNP has decided not to join the dialogue with President Abdul Hamid over forming the new Election Commission. The party leaders discussed the issue in detail at a virtual meeting of its standing committee on Monday night (December 27), Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

Joynal Hazari, Awami League Advisory Council member and a former lawmaker from Feni, passed away on Monday afternoon. He was 76 He breathed his last around 5:30 pm while undergoing at Labaid Hospital in the capital. His personal political assistant Shakhawat Hossain Bhuiyan

After 12 days of treatment, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader was discharged today (Dec 26) from the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka. Obaidul Quader, also the Awami League General Secretary, however, reached his ministry from the hospital

Jamalpur's Dewanganj Municipality Mayor Shah Newaz Shahanshah was suspended for allegedly slapping an upazila secondary education officer during a Victory Day programme on December 16. A notification, signed by Farzana Mannan, deputy secretary of Local Government Division, was