Dhaka 24 Dec – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon the party leaders and activists to get ready both for movement and next general elections to restore democracy and the voting rights of the people. “You have to get…
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UN vote calls US move on Jerusalem ‘null, void’
UN, Dec 21 (AP/UNB) – The U.N. General Assembly has voted 128-9 with 35 abstentions to declare President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “null and void.”
Rangpur city election not fair – BNP alleges
BNP on Thursday alleged that the Rangpur City Corporation election was not fair, neutral and peaceful due to the ‘subservient’ Election Commission’s failure. The party also said the voter turnout was unprecedentedly very low as the ruling party men spread…
Khaleda’s legal notice ploy to divert people’s attention from graft: AL
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Awami League on Wednesday claimed that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sent the legal notice to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina only to divert people’s attention to a different direction from her corruption. Speaking at a press conference…
Khaleda begins argument in Zia Trust graft case
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia begun placing her, arguments in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on Wednesday.
Fog disrupts flight operations at Shahjalal airport
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport were disrupted since early Wednesday due to dense fog, affecting the schedules of over 33 domestic and international flights.
Zia Trust graft case: Prosecution ends argument
The prosecution yesterday completed their argument in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case filed against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia and five others.
BNP accuses Ershad of influencing Rangpur City polls
Hours after exchanging pleasantries with him in a flight, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday accused Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad of influencing the Rangpur City Corporation polls despite being the PM’s adviser. “You’ve a chawal (son)…
Repeated question paper leaks shameful: BNP
Voicing deep concern over the leakage of a question paper of class two in Barguna, BNP on Monday said it is a ‘shameful’ incident for the entire nation. “The current government couldn’t give the nation anything, except scandals. The latest…
10 killed in stampede at Chittagong Mohiuddin chy’s post funeral rite
At least 10 people were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede during the qulkhwani of late former Chittagong City Corporation Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury at a convention centre atAskar Dighirpar in the city on Monday. The deceased were…
BNP ‘complaining too much’, says Quader
Dhaka, Dec 17– Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said bringing various allegations over any election is BNP’s old habit.
‘AL men of obstructing its candidate in Rangpur City polls:’ BNP
Rangpur, Dec 17– BNP Vice-chairman Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku on Sunday alleged that their party mayoral candidate in Rangpur City Corporation polls is being obstructed by ruling party men from carrying out electioneering.
Hold free-fair polls: Resist move to make Khaleda convict
Dhaka – The BNP on Sunday called upon the people as well as the party leaders and activists to resist the conspiracy being hatched against party chairperson Khaleda Zia to make her convict. “The government is hatching a conspiracy to…
AL-BNP activists clash in Chuadanga, Lalmonirhat, Thakurgaon: 20 hurt
Dhaka – At least 26 people including police and journalists, were injured in clashes between local leaders and activists of Awami League and BNP during Victory Day celebration in Chuadanga and Lalmonirhat on Saturday. In Chuadanga, a chase and counter…
BNP to bring out Victory Day rally Sunday
BNP is going to bring out a ‘V-Day Rally’ in the city on Sunday celebrating the 47th Victory Day. The party will take out the rally from its Nayapaltan central office around 2pm, which will end at Mailbagh crossing, BNP…
Code violation of AL candidate in RCC election ignored: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that the Election Commission is playing a silent role over violation of election code of conduct by ruling party and its alliance candidate in Rangpur City Corporation. “The mayoral candidates of the ruling party and its…
Former Chittagong Mayor Mohiuddin Chy dies
Dhaka – The Chittagong city unit Awami League (AL) president and former Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury died early Friday at a private hospital in the port city. The 73-year old veteran leader was suffering from cardiac…
BNP accused Govt of destroying liberation war spirit
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that whenever Awami League came to power it destroyed the spirit of the Liberation War. “We waged the Liberation War in 1971 with a dream to build a democratic and…
HC bans horns in posh residential areas at night
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday banned to use horn after 10.00pm and set the 20kmph speed limit at the residential and VIP areas of Dhaka city.
BNP accuses AL of destroying Liberation War spirit
Dhaka, Dec 14 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that whenever Awami League came to power it destroyed the spirit of the Liberation War.
One million enslaved migrants, victims of ‘Europe’s complicity’
By Baher Kamal ROME, Dec 13 2017 (IPS) – “European governments are knowingly complicit in the torture and abuse of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained by Libyan immigration authorities in appalling conditions in Libya,” Amnesty International charged…
BCL school committees ‘superstructure of terrorism’: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 13 – BNP on Wednesday alleged that Awami League’s student body Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) is forming its committee at the school level to build the ‘superstructure of terrorism’ across the country.
BD takes up $7b plan to combat climate for 5 years
Dhaka – The government has prepared a 5-year country investment plan (CIP) to combat climate change impact and would invest US$ seven billion (Tk 56,000 crore) in this sector.
OIC’s Istanbul summit: US Trade with the Muslim World
Tuesday, December 12 – The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will hold an extraordinary summit in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, to discuss the repercussions of the announcement of US President Donald Trump last week recognizing Jerusalem as…
Moudud finds Judges disciplinary rules unconstitutional
Terming the disciplinary rules for lower court judges ‘unconstitutional’, BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Tuesday said the lower court judges went under the absolute control of the government due to the rules. “The disciplinary rules, the government…
BNP blames Joy for predicting next general election victory
Questing the basis of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s survey report that Awami League will get more votes in the next polls than in the past, BNP on Tuesday urged the ruling party to hold a credible…
Clear public stockholding (PSH) for food security
Buenos Aires 11 Dec (D. Ravi Kanth) – India’s trade minister Suresh Prabhu has called for a strong outcome on the permanent solution for public stockholding (PSH) programs for food security here and said this is a priority issue and…
China salary hike rate down as involuntary turnover rises
Shanghai, China – Media OutReach – Dec 12 – At an average of just 6.5% (excluding promotion), Chinese enterprises recorded the lowest salary increase rate since 2010 this year, according to the Human Capital Intelligence (HCI) Study 2017. The study…
‘Rangpur attack followed FB posting defaming religion’
Dhaka, 11 Dec – The investigation committee formed earlier on the attack on minority people in Rangpur following a derogatory Facebook post confirmed that Titu Roy had posted the status with his own account.
Saudi Arabia to allow cinemas after 35 years of ban
Saudi Arabia will allow public cinemas for the first time in more than 35 years, the latest religiously-inspired restriction to fall as the kingdom strives to overhaul the economy. The first multiplexes are expected to open in March 2018, the…