Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman said on Sunday (Oct 12) that a whole institution should not be maligned for offences committed by a few individuals, adding that Bangladeshis wish to remain proud of a patriotic military. In a post on his verified Facebook page this

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday (October 12) that voters prefer direct elections, while the push for proportional representation comes from a few parties, not the reform commission. Addressing a memorial meeting organised by the Nationalist Like-minded

Arguments in the case filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others on charges of crimes against humanity will begin at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka tomorrow. According to ICT sources, once the arguments conclude, the case will be ready for

Engineer Ishraque Hossain, special assistant on the BNP chairperson’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has become engaged to Barrister Nusrat Khan, party officials confirmed on Saturday. BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan said the family-arranged engagement and ring ceremony took

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed arrived in Sylhet on Saturday morning for what party sources described as a sudden visit. Salahuddin Ahmed landed at Osmani International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, where senior BNP leaders greeted him.  Those

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman marked the International Day of the Girl Child with a pledge to make the state a partner—“not an obstacle”—in fulfilling every girl’s potential, setting out policy priorities he said are rooted in legacy as well as intent.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today reiterated that free, fair, and impartial elections are the only way to restore democracy in the country. Speaking at a memorial event for Shaheed Nazir Uddin Ahmed Jihad at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in Dhaka,

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested former Naogaon-6 lawmaker Md Omar Faruk Sumon and four others from different parts of the capital. All the detainees are reportedly activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organizations.

Dr Rüdiger Lotz, the newly appointed German Ambassador to Bangladesh, paid a courtesy call on a delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday morning. The meeting was held at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan, Dhaka. The BNP delegation was

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia visited the grave of her late husband and party founder Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Wednesday night, marking her first visit in seven years. She arrived at the grave around 11pm and offered fateha and a munajat, seeking eternal

A Dhaka court today showed four people, including former ministers Rashed Khan Menon and Golam Dastagir Gazi, arrested in a case filed over the killing of Md Shahjahan during the July–August Mass Uprising in the capital’s Mohakhali area. The other two shown arrested are

BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today said the European Union (EU) has decided to send election observers to Bangladesh for the upcoming national election. “The EU has made the decision in response to requests from both the government and the Election

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met with European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Wednesday (Oct 8) to discuss the country’s political climate, upcoming national elections, and the state of democracy and human rights. The meeting took place

Bangladesh’s ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has, for the first time, been formally charged in connection with a series of high-profile enforced disappearance cases that took place during her tenure, prosecutors said Wednesday (Oct 8). According to Prosecutor Gazi

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday (Oct 7) called on teachers to support the party in the upcoming elections to build a knowledge- and merit-based state.  He said that teachers, as the most conscious segment of society, are crucial for the

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, said on Tuesday (October 7) that the upcoming national election must be held on the foundation of agreed reforms. Speaking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after returning from the UN

BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said his Party is committed to building a future grounded in democratic accountability and public interest. In an interview aired by BBC Bangla on Tuesday (October 7), the BNP’s acting chairman outlined his vision for a transparent

BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said that if India chooses to provide refuge to a dictator and, as a result, becomes unpopular among Bangladeshis, there is little his party can do to alter that sentiment. “The people of Bangladesh have decided that relations with

BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said on Monday (October 6) that if the country’s anti-fascist forces remain united, there will be no crisis surrounding the upcoming national election.  He suggested that holding a referendum on political reforms alongside the

Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has said that any individual or political party, including the Awami League, must be held accountable under the law if found guilty of wrongdoing. In an exclusive interview with BBC Bangla, he stressed that