DHAKA: Mentioning Chief Justice SK Sinha’s resignation, Law Minister Anisul Huq said that the absence of Chief Justice is not a problem since the next course of action will be taken as per constitution. He made the remark while speaking as a chief guest at an anti-drug program

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has commented that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is trying to establish ‘a ghost government’, by avoiding the country’s constitution. He made the comment at a press conference at his office in the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and some other senior leaders of the party have alleged that Chief Justice SK Sinha was forced to resign as part of government’s ill motive to cling to the power. The BNP leaders raised their allegation at a

DHAKA: The Election Commission will deploy army during the upcoming parliamentary election and also won’t use any Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), said a senior Election Commissioner.  Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar made the remark to reporters on Monday (Nov 13) in response

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader urged not to do any ‘politics’ over the rally the party is set to hold in Suhrawardy Udyan on November 18. He said: “It is not at all a political rally.” Obaidul Quader, also, the Road Transport and Bridges Minister made

DHAKA: The family has decided to send Awami League veteran leader and former Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury abroad for better treatment. The 74-year old leader had long been suffering from ailments related to heart and kidneys, and is currently admitted at the Square

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said no polls will be held under Sheikh Hasina government and reiterated her party’s demand for army deployment and poll-time neutral government. She made the remarks while addressing as chief guest at the BNP rally held in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that no election will be held in the country excluding BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Fakhrul was addressing the rally of his party at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka Sunday (November 12). “Ziaur Rahman introduced the

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD BHABAN: The 10th Jatiya Sangsad started its 18th and last  session of this year on Sunday afternoon (Nov 12). Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury as chairperson started the session around 4:10pm.  At the beginning of the session, Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived at the rally being held in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on Sunday afternoon (Nov 12) marking the National Revolution and Solidarity Day. Earlier around 2:00pm Khaleda starts for Suhrawardy Udyan from her Gulshan residence. She reached the rally

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has begun its rally formally in city’s Suhrawardy Udyan with recitation from the Holy Quran. The rally started around 1:45pm on Sunday (November 12). Party’s metropolitan and central level leaders are seen delivering speech at the rally

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said the way opposition party BNP blocked roads in name of rally gives an insight that the country will collapse once they grab power. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges minister, made the remark to reporters after the 25th

DHAKA: The authorities concerned have permitted the BNP to hold Sunday’s rally at  Suhrawardy Udyan in the city. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday (November 11) said that the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has given permission to hold the rally on 23

BHOLA: Awami League senior leader and commerce minister Tofail Ahmed rules out any possibility of talks with BNP over the next general elections. The ruling party leader at a function in Bhola on Saturday (November 11) said that the next Parliamentary elections will be held as per the

DHAKA: The 18th session of the Jatiya Sangsad will begin on Sunday (November 12). The session of the current 10th Parliament will begin at 4:00 pm. It will be the last session for this year. Prior to beginning of the session, the meeting of the business advisory committee of the

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said if there was no democracy in the country then the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) conferences would not have been held.  Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister,

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi commented that the government has kept the democracy confined with a vow to make the power unending. Rizvi was talking to the reporters after paying tribute by placing floral wreaths at Shaheed Noor Hossain Chattar in

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said that anarchy of the ruling party is not being stopped as the number of missing people increases day by day. He said this at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office on Thursday

DHAKA: The Election Commission has primarily decided to hold polls in four municipalities and at least 90 other institutions of the local government bodies on December 28.   The EC sources said that the polls schedule may be announced on November 12. According to the sources, polls

DHAKA:  Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader urged people not to disdain the historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, rather use it with due reverence. As the chief guest, he made the remark while distributing books on ‘Bangabandhur Oshomapto