BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to a Dhaka hospital today (August 9) afternoon for a physical examination. She will be taken to the capital's Evercare Hospital from her Gulshan residence at around 5pm as per the advice of the medical board formed for the treatment of

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader left for Singapore today (August 9) morning for a routine health check-up. According to the minister's office, Quader left Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 8.00am. Sheikh

BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Kazi Rawnakul Islam Srabon has been removed from the post as the party high command decides to take organisational action against leaders who are not performing duties as per directives. At a joint meeting at the BNP

Members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested six BNP men from different places of the country, in a case lodged on charge of torching three passenger buses and a police car during the party's sit-in programme in the city's Matuail area on July 29. The arrestees are-

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (August 8) called for resisting the BNP terming it as an 'evil force'. He also said BNP is the 'mastermind' of killings and conspiracies in Bangladesh. Quader also General Secretary of Awami League told the

A high-level delegation of Bangladesh Awami League on Monday (August 7) held separate meetings with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagat Prakash Nadda and General Secretary Vinod Tawde in New Delhi.  Led by AL presidium member and Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak,

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina has urged party leaders and workers to make necessary preparations to ensure the victory of AL-nominated candidates in the upcoming national election. She said: "All have to work in unison to win the Awami

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (August 6) said the country will not be handed over to the allies of Pakistan while various quarters are now being engaged in conspiracies with this country. “Take oath and get ready

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today (August 6) said that as the people’s power is the strength of the AL, it is accountable to none but the people.  She came up with the remark during AL's special extended meeting of the party this morning

A special extended meeting of Awami League (AL) will be held at Party President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official Ganabhaban residence at the capital this morning (August 6).  AL President Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting at 10.30am, said a party press release

A special extended meeting of Awami League (AL) will be held at Party President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official Ganabhaban residence at the capital at 10.30am tomorrow (August 6).  AL President Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting, said a party press release signed

The Awami League has paid rich tributes to Shaheed Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, today (August 5) on the occasion of his 74th birth anniversary. Leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate and front organizations

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami announced new programmes after failing to secure permission for holding rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital today (August 4). The party will now bring out procession in divisional cities to press home their demands including election under caretaker

BNP leaders and activists are gathering in front of the party's Nayapaltan office amid rain to attend the rally protesting the verdict against party's acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a graft case. Apart from the capital, protest rallies are being

Pro-BNP and Awami League-leaning lawyers today (August 3) scuffled with each other over the judgement of Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a graft case. Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a platform of pro-BNP lawyers, held a press conference on the SC premises criticising the

BNP’s associate bodies- Jubo Dal, Chhatra Dal and Swechchasebak Dal- will hold a protest programs across the country today (August 3) against the court verdict given to its acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a graft case. Earlier on August 2, BNP and

US Ambassador Peter Haas and the ruling Awami League (AL) leaders are holding a meeting at the AL party office today (August 3). The party delegation led by AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader started the meeting with Peter Haas around 11 am at AL central office on Bangabandhu Avenue.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today (August 2) said the judgment in a graft case against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman is the reflection of the rule of law prevailing in the country. He said: "I just think that it is

Bangladesh Nationalist Party's acting chairman Tarique Rahman was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment while his wife Zubaida Rahman three-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2007. Judge Md Asaduzzaman of Dhaka Metropolitan

The grand rally of the ruling Awami League (AL) started at Rangpur Zilla School ground as Prime Minister and the party president Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to join the rally around 3 pm today (August 2).  The premier arrived at Rangpur cantonment helipad by a helicopter at 01:13