A meeting of the central 14-Party Alliance led by ruling Awami League will be held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official Ganabhaban residence in the capital at 7pm today (May 23). Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting, said a press

Widening the probe over the murder of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar, the Forensic team of Kolkata Police on Thursday collected samples from a car found at the spot where the Bangladeshi MP was found murdered.  The Bangladeshi MP, who entered India on May 12, was last seen on

A Dhaka court today sentenced 11 people including former assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami ATM Azharul Islam to two-year jail in a sabotage case filed with the capital's Motijheel Police Station. The other 10 convicts are- Mobarak Hossain, Hasan Al Mamun, Abu Taher

The second phase of the sixth upazila parishad election is underway in 156 upazilas across the country. Election experts attribute fears of another potential low turnout to a general apathy towards the electoral process, as evidenced by the 36 percent voter turnout in the first phase

The second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections will be held in 157 upazilas tomorrow (May 21) amid fears of violence and a boycott by the BNP. Allegations of conflict, threats, violations of the electoral code of conduct, and the influence of parliamentarians were reported in

A Dhaka court today (May 19) sent Ishraque Hossain, member of the International Affairs Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, to jail in a case filed with Paltan Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Ash Shams Jaglul Hossain passed the order after Ishraque

A court in Dhaka today (May 19) sentenced three people, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee member Ishraque Hossain, to jail in a case filed for involvement in provocative activities with Paltan Thana on October 2023. Dhaka Metropolitan

Citing an oblique reference to journalists’ restricted access to the Indian Federal Bank, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has asked whether a newsman possesses unrestricted access to a central bank in any country of the world. Quader, also the Road Transport and

The 44th homecoming day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being observed today (May 17). On May 17 in 1981, she returned to the country after a long exile.   Boarding on an aircraft of the Indian Airlines, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina reached

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (May 14) said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has come to Bangladesh to hold talks to implement his own country’s agenda. He said: “Donald Lu has come to Bangladesh. We

Former BAPEX MD Abdul Baki testified on Tuesday in the Niko graft case against eight people, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The testimony of Baki, however, is yet to be finished. On Tuesday, Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Special Judge Court No. 9 of Dhaka, located in the Dhaka

GM Quader can now perform his duties as Jatiya Party (JaPa) chairman as the Supreme Court Appellate Division today (May 12) rejected the appeal against the High Court order. The Appellate Division headed by Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order. Senior lawyer Mohammad Sayeed

The country is being governed by an invisible force, not by the Awami League, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday (May 11). He said: It seems that it is not Awami League but an invisible evil force governing the country. Fakhrul was addressing a rally

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (May 11) said if their party leaders and workers don’t stay in field, BNP will carry out terrorist activities in the name of the rally.   He said: “BNP’s rally means arson attack, disorder and bloodshed. So,

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) advisor, and valiant freedom fighter Haider Akbar Khan Rono passed away early today (May 11) at the age of 82. Rono breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the Health and Hope Hospital in the capital at 2:05 am, said CPB general secretary

Dhaka North Awami League will hold a peace and development rally following 18 conditions given by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday. The rally will be held in the capital’s Mohammadpur area at 2:30pm as DMP has given permission. Dhaka Metropolitan North Awami League

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (May 10) said BNP leaders getting bail, because the judiciary system is independent. He said this at a joint meeting of the president-general secretaries of Dhaka Metropolitan North-South and Dhaka District Awami League and all

Awami League (AL) will hold a joint meeting with its central leaders, presidents-general secretaries of Dhaka North-South city units and Dhaka District and all associate bodies at 4 pm on Friday (May 10). The meeting will be held at the party's central office on Bangabandhu Avenue

Atahar Ishraque Shabab Chowdhury has won the chairman post in the Subarnachar upazila parishad election held on Wednesday. He defeated Noakhali district Awami League President AHM Khairul Anam Chowdhury Salim by a margin of 703 votes. Sabab, son of Noakhali-4 (Sadar-Subarnachar)

BNP Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon was today (May 8) released from jail. He was freed of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 12:30pm, confirmed party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. After the release, leaders and activists received Khokon