Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Mar 11) blamed the BNP leaders for spreading falsehood repeatedly to destroy the achievements of the country's independence.  She said: “Telling lies, indulging in corruption and looting are their (BNP) habits.”   The

BNP and like-minded opposition parties announced to hold rallies in all cities on March 18 (Saturday) to press home their 10-point demand. From the party's human chain programme at Nayapaltan office, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement on

Reserved seat MP-elect (Woman seat-50) Afroza Haque took oath as a member of the 11th Parliament today. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the swearing-in at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Parliament Secretariat's Senior Secretary K M Abdus Salam conducted the

A Dhaka court today fixed March 19 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman passed the order at a temporary courtroom of the Dhaka Special Judge's Court-9 at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's family applied to the government seeking further extension of her jail sentence suspension. The Law Ministry on Thursday received the petition sent by the Homer Ministry in this regard. Law Minister Anisul Huq said: "We came to know that his

As part of their ongoing movement, BNP will form human chains across the country on March 11 to protest the price hike of daily commodities including gas and electricity and to press home their 10-point demands including the resignation of the government. BNP Secretary General Mirza

Ganatantra Mancha, an alliance of seven political parties, has announced to form human chains in divisional cities across Bangladesh on March 11 to press home their 14-point demand, including the resignation of the Awami League government. Sheikh Rafiqul Islam Babul, the convener of

BNP and its associate bodies and like-minded parties have brought out marches in all thanas under the divisional cities on Saturday (March 4). They have begun the programme around 2 pm to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a non-party

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate bodies and like-minded parties will march in all thanas under their divisional cities on Saturday (March 4) to press home their 10-point demand, including holding the next general election under a non-party caretaker government.

A Shillong judge court in India has upheld a magistrate court’s verdict that acquitted BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed against him over trespassing into India in 2015. The judge court acquitted me disposing of the appeal on Tuesday (Mar 1), said Salahuddin to the

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, has expelled five BCL Islamic University unit people for torturing and humiliating a fresher at a hall at the university. The expelled students are BCL vice-president Sanjida Chowdhury Antara, and activists

A Dhaka court today fixed March 9 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman passed the order at a temporary courtroom of the Dhaka Special Judge's Court-9 at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.

Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday left Dhaka for his routine health check-up in Singapore. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying him left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on at 8:30 am. The AL general

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Monday (Feb 27) for a regular health check-up. According to sources, the former prime minister will be taken to the Hospital at around 3:00 pm. Khaleda, a 78-year-old former prime minister, has been suffering

A Dhaka court today fixed March 1 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman passed the order at a temporary courtroom of the Dhaka Special Judge's Court-9 at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today (Feb 25) said it should not be wise to draw a comparison between her party and the BNP.    She said: "BNP doesn't want people's welfare. They burnt people alive and played ducks and drakes with

Upazila chairman and former president of the upazila Awami League received bullet injuries as some miscreants allegedly opened fire on him in front of his house at Shibpur of Narsingdi early Saturday. Tension mounted in the area following the attack on upazila chairman Harun-ur-Rashid.

Rajshahi College unit Chhatra League (BCL) allegedly beat up the students including journalists of the campus for not joining their programme. The incident happened at about 9.30 pm on Wednesday (Feb 23) at the Muslim Hall of the campus. The attackers are - Shah Rukh, Rafi, Iman,

A Dhaka court today set March 16 for holding hearing on charge framing in two cases, one for observing fake birthday on National Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, lodged against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Today was fixed for holding the indictment

At least 15 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) two factions were injured in a clash over the takeover of a room in Chittagong University's Alaol Hall. The incident took place at 12:30 am on Tuesday (Feb 21).  The proctorial body and police arrived and took control