NATORE: Urging the people of Natore district to vote for Awami League in the next polls, party Secretary General Obaidul Quader said BNP has done no work at all so that people will vote for it.  Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said it at a street rally in Natore rail

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government is desperately locking for an escape route after sensing its inevitable collapse.  “We believe a national unity will be formed very soon to oust this dictatorial government,” he added. The senior BNP

DHAKA: Awami League on Saturday (September 8) formally kicked off election campaign to mobilise voters and supporters for 2018 national election. A team of the ruling party led by its General Secretary also Minister for Road Transport & Bridges Obaidul Quader launched a tour to the

DHAKA: Trashing BNP’s allegation, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said law enforcement agencies do not arrest any innocent person.  Home minister was addressing the triennial conference of Bangladesh Chhatra Jubo Oikya Parishad at the Institution of Engineers in the city on

DHAKA:  BNP wants to meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to discuss about health condition of its imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia on September 9. 10 BNP leaders sent a letter, signed by Khaleda Zia’s personal secretary ABM Sattar, to the home ministry on Thursday

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged evil powers of putting efforts to assassinate their convicted party chief Khaleda Zia by keeping her deprived of proper treatment. “BNP chairperson is very ill. We are not only concerned but shocked, being learned about

DHAKA: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has announced that he would not contest the upcoming parliamentary polls. “Probably, I would join the election-time government as I won’t contest polls anymore” Muhith made the confirmation while talking to the reporters after

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said only Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina knows when the polls-time interim government to be formed. Besides, the Election Commission will decide the Voting Day. So, none should speak on these issues, the senior ruling party leader

DHAKA: The makeshift court setup inside the old central jail for conducting trial of Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is not an open court as per constitution and law, said lawyers of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association (BSCBA). THE BSCBA

DHAKA: A Dhaka special court on Thursday (September 6) deferred to October 18 the hearing of forming charge in Gatco corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Lawyers of two other accused--Tanvir Ahmed and Galib Hossain of the same case pleaded for adjourning the hearing as

DHAKA:  Refusing to appear before court over and again, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday (September 5) told the makeshift trial court, set up on old central jail premises, to go give her as much punishment as it wishes.     Khaleda also said, “I am physically very sick.

DHAKA:  The newly-elected mayors of Rajshahi and Sylhet City Corporations have taken their oath of office on Wednesday (September 5). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at Shapla Hall of her office at 10:55 am. The newly elected councilors were

DHAKA: A Dhaka court issued production warrant against jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear in his court on October 11 in Niko corruption case. Judge Mahmudul Kabir of the makeshift Special Judge’s Court-9 in Bakshibazar area on Monday (September 3) fixed the date to frame

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the party could not mark properly the 11th prison release day of its acting chairperson Tarique Rahman as the existing situation of the country is dark and suffocating. “Tarique is still not properly free from jail as

DHAKA: Mentioning that the government is repeatedly obstructing Khaleda Zia’s release from jail, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said it is time for this government to leave and release Khaleda immediately. The senior BNP leader made the remarks at a press

DHAKA: BNP leaders from a rally on Saturday said the present government will have to resign before the announcement of the schedule for the next general election in late October. The next general election will have to be held under a non-party neutral administration for restoration of

NAYAPALTAN (DHAKA): BNP is holding a rally in Nayapaltan area of the capital city, marking its 40th founding anniversary on Saturday (September 1).  Leaders and activists of different associate bodies of the party including of Dhaka metropolitan unit and the central committee joined

MYMENSINGH: A case was filed over the murder of a Mymensingh metropolitan unit Jubo League leader Sazzad Alam Sheikh Azad alias Azad. Police took the charge into cognizance early Saturday (September 1), upon direction from the High Court. 25 persons including the district

JESSORE: An activist of ruling Awami League’s wing Swecchasebak League was killed as a bus ploughed into the crowd of a rally in Jhikargacha of Jessore Friday (August 31). The deceased was identified as Farhad, 25. Besides, at least four other were injured. They were admitted to

DHAKA: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon warned BNP of ‘befitting response’ if they attempt to create disorder in the name of movement. The mayor was addressing a function on the occasion of National Mourning Day held at Mahanagar Natya Mancha in Dhaka's