DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday (Oct 18) said his party doesn’t want election commissioner Mahbub Talukder to resign, despite of his ‘dissimilar opinion’ as an EC official. “There are several election commissioners. Of them, any commissioner may

DHAKA: Awami League Secretary General Obaidul Quader said the people of the country and the ruling party aren’t anxious about the newly-formed political alliance Oikyo Jote. Obaidul Quader, also the minister for road transport & bridges, said the leaders of are Oikyo Jote “detached

DHAKA: New political alliance Jatiya Oikyo Jote led by Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain will hold a rally in Sylhet on October 23.  Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president ASM Abdur Rob made the announcement to reporters after a meeting of Jatiya Oikyo Jote at his Uttara house on

DHAKA: The BNP-led 20-party alliance broke up as National Awami Party (NAP) and National Democratic Party (NDP) have exited the pact. The two parties made the announcement to leave the alliance at a press conference on Tuesday (Oct 16) where NAP chairman read out the statement. 

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader suspected BNP Acting Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman as the helmer of recently formed political alliance Oikyo Jote. “Who will run the Oikyo? BNP is the main party. Who runs BNP as their chairperson is now in jail? Vice Chairman

DHAKA:  A makeshift court of Dhaka fixed Oct 29 to deliver verdict in Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The judge of special court installed in Old Central Jail came up with the order on Tuesday (October 16).     ACC (Anti-Corruption

DHAKA: BNP sat in a meeting with top leaders of the 20-party alliance on Monday evening (October 15). The meeting started at 6:45pm in BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan political office in Dhaka. According to sources, the meeting was called to discuss country’s latest political

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance announced to hold a mass rally in city’s Motijheel area on October 29. The decision was made in a central 14-party meeting in parliament on Monday evening (October 15). After the meeting, AL presidium member, central 14-party

DHAKA:  The High Court has extended BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case till October 23 in which she is imprisoned now.  The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman delivered the verdict on Monday (October 15). On

DHAKA: Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar boycotted a meeting of the commission again for not being able to present his speech on five to-do list for a fair election. Issuing a ‘note of dissent’, Mahbub Talukdar left the 36th EC meeting ten minutes after it started on Monday

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday (Oct 14) rejected a revision petition filed by BNP chief Khaleda Zia challenging its earlier order of continuing the trial process of Zia Charitable Trust graft case in her absence. The HC bench of Judge Obaidul Hassan and Judge SM Kuddus Zaman passed

DHAKA: Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain announced a new political alliance with BNP excluding Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Jukto Front. The new alliance 'Jatiyo Oikya Front' was unveiled at the national press club on Saturday evening

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said a total of 4,182 cases were lodged between September 1 and October 12 accusing 3,66,578 leaders and activists of BNP and its front organizations across the country. The senior BNP leader made the claim at a press briefing

NARAYANGANJ: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP will have to face tough situation if they does not officially withdrew Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury’s remarks on army chief. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remarks

DHAKA: BNP, Jatiya Oikya Prokriya (JOP), and Jukto Front have finalized a draft ahead of national election and fixed Saturday (October 13) to reveal it.  The meeting held at the residence of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal president ASM Abdur Rab in city’s Uttara on Friday evening (October

DHAKA:  BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the court which delivered its verdict in the August 21 grenade attack case is the exact manifestation of ruling Awami League’s political speech.  Mirza Fakhrul came up with the reaction while addressing a press

MADARIPUR: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday (Oct 12) said BNP even has lost fitness to be registered as a political party and its morality has been grounded as well. “I think the party has lost their efficiency for registration. People of the country won’t

NETROKONA: Police arrested three persons in a case filed under the explosives substance act in Netrokona on Thursday (Oct 11) night. One of the arrestee is identified as Zahirul Huq, a member of the district unit BNP and younger brother of secretary general Dr Anwarul Huq. Two

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader opined that the countrymen will not accept the ‘National Unity’ formed by the killers of 21 August grenade attack. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remarks while inaugurating the 28th annual conference

DHAKA: BNP brought out procession in city protesting ‘prescribed’ verdict of August 21 grenade attack case. As a part of programs announced its Naya Paltan party office, party senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi led the procession in the morning. The procession that