DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia called emergency meetings of the party’s standing committee members and 18-party alliance leaders. The meetings, where mass rally of October 25 will be key agenda, will be held at 8:30pm at her Gulshan office on October 19 and 20 respectively.In the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP urged the countrymen to join along with 18-party leaders and activists in the all-out movement from October 25.On behalf of the opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia, joint general secretary of the party Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the urge on Thursday morning.Rizvi

DHAKA: Law enforcers have taken all the preparations to arrest leaders and activists if they visit Nayapaltan BNP office.Several additional platoons of police have been deployed with prison van and armored cars in the surrounding areas of the central party office from 10.00am Thursday,

DHAKA: Jatiya Party, a major ally of Awami League-led grand alliance, might leave the alliance any day.Wishing anonymity, more than one presidium members of the party disclosed the matter to banglanews.They said that though they are not sure, exactly when they will leave the alliance but

DHAKA: Leader of the opposition and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said the government should create the environment for dialogue on the next general election.The opposition leader made the assertion while exchanging Eid-ul-Azha greetings with people of all walks of life at Bangabandhu

DHAKA: Opposition BNP leader Khaleda Zia exchanged eid greetings with people from all walks of life including ambassadors, political leaders, businessmen.She exchanged the greetings at the city’s Bangabandhu International Conference Center from 11.45am to 12.15pm on Wednesday.She first

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni is set to visit South Korea and China from October 16 to 22 to hold talks with her counterparts on bilateral issues in a bid to boost bilateral relations with the eastern precinct.Foreign Ministry sources said during the visit, the Foreign Minister

DHAKA: Opposition BNP’s joint general secretary Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed alleged that government has been taking steps to foil the 18-party rally which is scheduled to be held on October 25. He came up with the allegation in a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan office on

DHAKA: Norwegian ambassador to Bangladesh Ragne Birte Lund hold a courtesy meeting with the opposition leader Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence on Monday night.Sources said they were engaged in a lively discussion on bilateral issues and ongoing political situation of the country.The

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir categorically said that there would be no existence of Awami League in the country after the dissolution of Jatiya Sangshad on October 24. He came up with the assertion rebuffing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Advisory Council Member Suranjit Sengupta on Monday categorically said opposition party should get a chance to discuss on up coming Jatiya Sangsad elections.“The opposition party should be given opportunity for holding talks so that a free and fair election

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad has offered Eid greetings to the people of the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.The former President of the country offered the greetings in a statement on Monday.He mentioned that the sacrificing matter of Eid-ul-Azha which started by the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir exchanged greetings with the Hindu community on the occasion of Durga Puja in city’s Banani Puja Mandap on Sunday night.The spokesperson for the party visited the Banani Puja Mandap around 11.30pm and exchanged

DHAKA: Opposition Leader BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to country on Sunday night after a regular medical checkup in Singapore.A Singapore Airlines flight carrying the opposition leader landed at Shahjalal International Airport at around 10:10pm.Party top leaders including acting

JAMALPUR: The local administration imposed section 144 at Narundi union at Sadar upazila of the district to avert an imminent clash between BNP and Awami League on Sunday.The ban will be enforced from 10:00am to 10:00pm in the area.District Additional Magistrate Aleya Khatun imposed the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that the government has formed a “torture squad” with high officials of police preventing leaders and activities of the opposition.“The government has formed torture squad and taskforce to stop the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharaf Hussain on Saturday categorically said they would announce fresh programme from the rally in October 25.“Awami League has announced a rally on the same day countering scheduled rally of BNP and they should take the

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said the politics of the country could not develop the fate of the common people. The former president of the country came up with the observation while addressing a programme, marking the 8th founding anniversary of SAARC, arranged by

DHAKA: Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque urged government to dissolve the ninth Jatiya Sangsad by October 24 this year.He came up with the urge while addressing an urgent press briefing of BNP Parliamentary board at Jatiya Sangsad Media center on Saturday morning.Farroque said

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will return home from Singapore on Sunday morning after a regular medical checkup.She is likely to leave Singapore by a flight of Singapore Airlines at around 10:00am.Earlier on Wednesday, she departed Dhaka by a flight of same airlines from