A 10-member delegation of British Labour Party at a meeting with BNP leaders on Tuesday voiced concern over democratic condition in Bangladesh, said the BNP. “We’ve discussed many issues, mainly Bangladesh’s current democratic condition at the meeting… the Labour Party…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Tuesday said showing Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman arrested despite his bail granted by the High Court is tantamount to contempt of court. Voicing deep concerns over keeping the editor “in…
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) in its weekly meeting on Tuesday approved the 3rd Revision of the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway into four-lane one increasing the project cost by over Tk 626 crore to Tk 3,816.94 crore.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, will have to surrender before the trial court in two months in the GATCO graft case as the High Court (HC) has released the full text of its verdict rejecting her two…
The cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of the ‘The Bangladesh EPZ Labour Law, 2016′ keeping a provision for constituting trade unions (TUs) in the export processing zones (EPZs) as well as forming a permanent wage…
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Monday framed charge against seven persons including executed war crimes convict BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s wife, Farhat Quader Chowdhury and their son Hummam Quader Chowdhury in a case filed for leaking the draft…
Dhaka – BNP in a letter to the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday raised an objection to holding the upcoming Union Parishad (UP) polls along the party line. In the letter, the party said it thinks the election along party…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is creating controversy afresh over the martyrs of the Liberation War, in a bid to hide the 1971 atrocities committed by the Pakistani occupation forces, said AL joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Sunday.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court verdict that had had rejected a petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking a directive on the trial court to annul the testimony of the plaintiff…
Junior Tigers have beaten Sri Lanka by three wickets in a thrilling last-over contest to earn third place in the Under-19 World Cup.Skipper Mehedi Hasan Miraz led from the front with a sparkling all-round performance to help his country register…
Jonathan Amos More than 5.5 million people worldwide are dying prematurely every year as a result of air pollution, according to new research. Most of these deaths are occurring in the rapidly developing economies of China and India.
(RFE/RL) — Major powers agreed on Saturday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria and to expand delivery of humanitarian aid to people caught up in the conflict, top diplomats said in Munich on February 12. U.S. Secretary of State…
The BNP has decided to elect party’s senior vice-chairman through direct election as it elects the national executive committee chairperson. Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday approved the amendment to the constitution in this regard on the basis of recommendations…
Dhaka – The visiting delegation of the European Parliament (EP) favours some ‘agreed mechanisms’ well ahead of the next general election due in 2019 so that ‘many parties’ can participate in it in a free, fair and open manner with…
A high-profile Unesco delegation will visit the Sundarbans soon to assess the possible impacts of the proposed coal-based Rampal power plant on the world’s largest mangrove forest.
Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Wednesday asked the incumbent and retired judges, who are enjoying government facilities, to abide by the code of conduct, reports UNB news agency. He made suggestion during the hearing of the appeal filed by…
The United States Intelligence Community has feared that prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s continuing efforts to “undermine the political opposition in Bangladesh will probably provide openings for transnational terrorist groups to expand their presence in the country.”
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders have shaken up the US presidential race with decisive victories in the New Hampshire primary. Billionaire Mr Trump is likely to get more than twice the number of votes of the next Republican…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the people of Bangladesh are now passing through a miserable time as an ‘unelected government has imposed a totalitarian rule on them’, reports UNB news…
Former chief justice Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury on Tuesday recommended formulation of guidelines on writing judgments by the retired judges. He came up with the suggestion while speaking at a discussion at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) auditorium. Ganatantrik Ainjibi…
Dhaka – Former Supreme Court Judge AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury on Monday alleged that Chief Justice SK Sinha is trying to implement BNP’s agenda being a ‘spokesman of BNP chairperson Khaledia Zia’. “Long time ago, Khaledia Zia had said retired judges…
The ruling 14-party alliance, led by Awami League, will form a human chain in the city on February 15 as part of a campaign against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for her controversial remarks about the number of 1971 Liberation War…
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday and offered Bangladesh to be member of a UN high-level panel to be formed on water which she has readily accepted.
The chief justice, Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday urged retired Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury to refrain from speaking to the media about verdicts and court orders.
Taiwan – A powerful earthquake in Taiwan felled a 16-storey apartment complex full of families who had gathered for Lunar New Year celebrations Saturday, with at least eleven dead and more than 30 feared trapped. The death toll was rising…
Dhaka – The banned Islamist outfit Harkatul Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI) is now suffering from a serious setback as 11 top leaders including its supreme Mufti Abdul Hannan have been sentenced to death, and eight others to life term, official news…
Staff Reporter The National Committee on Protection of Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports will stage another long march to the Sundarbans in the next month, demanding scrapping of the construction of the coal-fired Rampal power plant and Orion…
Dhaka – Though the party is yet to get permission from the police to hold its sixth national council on March 19, BNP on Friday formally announced to arrange it at any venue in the city. BNP joint secretary general…
Voicing resentment at the recent controversy over the number of 1971 Liberation War martyrs, Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said it only exposed ‘unhealthy politics’.
Captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz and wicketkeeper Zakir Hasan made 117 in the fifth-wicket as Bangladesh defeated a spirited Nepal side by six wickets in the quarterfinal of ICC U19 World Cup on Friday.It was a bumpy road for the hosts…