Thursday, 23 Jan, 2025

Politics

JS 18th session to begin Nov 12

DHAKA: The 18th session of the Jatiya Sangsad will begin on November 12. President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday (October 24) convened the session exercising his power bestowed upon him by article 72 (1) of the constitution. The House will go into session at 4:00 pm on that day. Prior

JCD's demo against Tarique arrest warrant

LAKSHMIPUR: Jatiyatabadi Chatra Dal, the student wing of the BNP, brought out procession in Lakshmipur on Tuesday (October 24) protesting arrest warrant against BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman in a sedition case. The procession was brought out from Chawkbazar area and ended at

BNP leader MK Anwar’s burial Wednesday

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee Member MK Anwar’s body will be taken his village home in Homna upazila of Comilla on Wednesday (Oct 24) for burial after two more namaj-e-janazas to be held there.   The first namaj-e-janaza of the BNP leader was held at Kataban Mosque in the capital

Khaleda to visit Rohingyas Sunday

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to Cox’s Bazar Sunday (October 29) to see the situation of Rohingyas who have taken shelter at the refugee camps after fleeing violence in Myanmar. The decision was made at a meeting of BNP Standing committee at the BNP chief’s Gulshan

BNP leader MK Anwar passes away

DHAKA: BNP Standing committee member also former minister MK Anwar died at his residence in Dhaka’s Elephant Road early Tuesday (October 24). He was 84. He was suffering from various old age complications for a prolonged period. The veteran BNP leader breathed his last at

BNP won't depend on others to go to power: Fakhrul

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that BNP does not rely on any other to go to power. The party wants to go to the power through democratic process, he added. The BNP leader was addressing a memorial meeting at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in the city on

Hasina, Obaidul express shock at Syed Ashraf’s wife death

DHAKA: Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the party’s general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader have expressed deep shock at the death Sheila Islam. They expressed the shock in the separate condolence messages issued on Monday

EC holds talks with women leaders

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) held talks with the women leaders of the country on Monday (October 23) to discuss the 11th Parliamentary elections.   The talks began at about 11:00 am at the EC Secretariat building in the city with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda

Tarique, 2 others face arrest warrant

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrant for BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman and the then chief reporter of a private television channel ‘Ekushey Television’ (ETV) Mahathir Faruqi, among three persons. Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Court Kamrul Hossain Mollah issued

Syed Ashraf’s wife Sheila Islam no more

DHAKA: Awami League presidium member and public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam's wife Sheila Islam is no more. She breathed her last at the UCLH University College Hospital in London in the early hours on Monday (October 23). Awami League joint general secretary

Syed Ashraf’s wife condition unchanged

DHAKA: Awami League senior leader and public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam's wife Sheela Islam is critically ill and her condition is unchanged till now. Diagnosed with cancer, Sheela Islam is now undergoing treatment at ICU at UCLH University College Hospital in

Rawshan seeks India’s cooperation for Rohingya repatriation

DHAKA: Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament Rawshon Ershad at a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj sought cooperation of her country over peaceful repatriation of Rohingya refugees.   The meeting was held at Hotel Sonargoan in the capital city on Sunday

BNP calls off half-day hartal in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ: The BNP has called off its half-day hartal called for Monday (October 23) in Sirajganj. The district BNP withdrew the program within five hours of the announcement.    The party on Monday afternoon (October 22) called the half-day hartal for Monday in Sirajganj protesting

BNP leader Minar gets bail in murder case

DHAKA: The High Court has granted six months bail to BNP leader Mahatab Uddin Ahmmed alias Minar Chowdhury in a case filed over the murder of former Upazila Parishad (UP) chairman Ekramul Haq in Fulgazi upazila of Feni. An HC bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice

Govt deliberately ruining education sector: Rizvi

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the government is deliberately ruining the educational system of the country.    The BNP leader made this remark in a press conference held at the central office of BNP in Nayapaltan area of the capital on Sunday

Khaleda-Sushma meeting Sunday night

DHAKA: Visiting India External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to sit in a meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka Sunday (October 22), the day she arrived here. Khaleda Zia’s Press wing officer Shamsuddin Didar told Banglanews that the meeting

Eligible candidates to get nomination: Quader

SYLHET: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said only persons who are eligible to folks of Sylhet Metropolitan will be candidates for City Mayor election. Quader, also, the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges added that in a similar fashion, eligible in the eyes of public

AL’s 11-point proposal is a plot to alter election results: Rizvi

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the 11-point proposal placed by ruling Awami League is a plot to change the outcome of the upcoming general election.  He made the remark in a press conference held at BNP office in city’s Naya Paltan area on Friday

Khaleda Zia harasses court, says Quader

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary also Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia irritated the court during her appearance at a special court in Dhaka Thursday (October 19). “After her appearance in Zia Orphanage and Zia

AL not against army deployment during polls

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said his party did not oppose proposal of army deployment in the upcoming national elections. Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, added that, “We want to take steps according to the law.” He made this remark