DHAKA: The opposition leader of the parliament and lawmaker of Mymensingh-4 constituency Rowshan Ershad said that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bengali of all time, was an iconic symbol of national unity, inspiration and liberty.  She made the remarks in a statement

THAKURGOAN: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the 16th constitutional amendment verdict proved invalidity of Awami League government. He made this remark after distribution of relief among the flood victims in Thakurgaon on Monday (August 14). “Some

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader has met with the President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Monday (Aug 14). Quader went to President’s official residence Bangabhaban around 12:00pm. The meeting was held for an hour and Quader

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has voiced concern over deterioration of flood situation in the country, and accused the government of doing nothing other than lip service for the flood victims. In a statement issued on Sunday (August 13), the BNP chief asked her party leaders and

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has met with Chief Justice SK Sinha to brief him about party’s stance on the SC verdict scrapping the 16th amendment to the constitution. According AL sources, Quader met with Chief

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the government of Canada to return Noor Chowdhury, the man who killed Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15 in 1975.  Sheikh Hasina reiterated the call to outgoing Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit- Pierre Laramee as he

JHENAIDAH: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members detained a regional commander of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Jhenaidah town on Saturday night (August 12). Khandakar Rafiqul Islam, commanding officer of RAB-6, gave this information at a press

DHAKA: Law Minister Anisul Huq has commented that the history was distorted through the 16th constitutional amendment verdict that created heated debate in the political arena as well as the country.     He made the comment while speaking at a ‘Meet the Press’, organized by the

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Leaders-activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) handed over to police seven students of Dhaka University (DU) as suspected members of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir. BCL men rounded them up from different halls of the university on Saturday night (Aug 12) and

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that the government has lost the moral rights to cling to the power due to failure, misrule and misdeeds.   He made the comment while speaking at a doa mahfil at the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the city

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has criticized the government for debating over the 16th Amendment verdict that went against the government and the Parliament. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday (August 10), the BNP leader said that there is no scope of debate

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has undergone a surgery on one of her eyes in London. The surgery was a successful one, operated at Moorfields Eye Hospital in City Road of the United Kingdom city on Tuesday evening (August 8). Quoting her secretary ABM Sattar in London, the

DHAKA: Awami League senior leader and commerce minister Tofail Ahmed has sharply criticized the Supreme Court judges for their observations in the verdict on the 16th constitutional amendment.    Tofail Ahmed came down heavily on the SC judges when he was speaking at a discussion

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists beat up at least 12 leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, in the Rajshahi University. The incident took place at Shaheed Suhrawardy Hall of the university early hours on

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday (Aug 9) has granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed by the ACC. An HC bench comprising Justices M Enayetur Rahim and Shahidul Karim passed the order after holding final hearing on a ruling

DHAKA: The BNP has expressed concern over the Cabinet’s stance about the verdict of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. The party alleged that the government has taken position against the judiciary through opposing the verdict.   BNP’s senior leaders expressed the concern

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary also Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said that it is not obligatory for his party to meet the demand of a poll-time aid government. Besides, Awami League doesn’t have any pressure over the issue, he said.   The senior

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has expelled its central committee deputy secretary of Environmental Affairs, Mizanur Rahman Pikul, for breaching party discipline and code of conduct.  BCL issued a notice signed by central committee president and general secretary in

DHAKA: Awami League presidium member and health and family welfare minister Mohammed Nasim has once again said that the next Parliamentary polls must be held under the incumbent government.   Mohammed Nasim, also spokesperson of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, said this while

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday (Aug 6) filed a petition with the High Court for transferring the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against her to another court. BNP chief Khaleda’s lawyers filed the petition to the HC bench comprising Justices Md Shawkat Hossain and