BNP founder secretary general Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Thursday called for self criticism of the followers of late President Ziaur Rahman to assess how far they are charting the path shown by him (Zia. “You should first of…
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Bnp welcomes Modi’s Dhaka visit, says, ‘no anti-Indian politics’
BNP yesterday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Norendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh and said it does not believe in anti-Indian politics. “The BNP had never carried out anti-Indian politics in the past and will not do in future. It serves only…
Salahuddin sent under judicial custody
BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days in a case filed against him for entering India without valid documents. A Shillong court yesterday ordered police to send Salahuddin in Shillong Jail, Vivek…
Indian PM Modi to visit Bangladesh from June 6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day state visit to Bangladesh from June 6 to further bolster bilateral ties, the Bangladesh foreign ministry in Dhaka said on Tuesday. Modi would make his maiden visit to Bangladesh after being invited…
Salahuddin Released from Shilong hospital
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed was released from a specialised hospital in Shillong on Tuesday afternoon, but is likely to be produced before an Indian court on intrusion charge on Wednesday. Shillong Police Superintendent Vivek Syiem told BBC Bangla that doctors…
Black provisions of laws should go: Justice Sinha
Observing that there are some black provisions in some laws as those were enacted from colonial point of view, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Tuesday said these provisions should be removed. “Our Evidence Act is good to a great extent.…
Khaleda’s hearing on Zia draft cases adjourned till 18 June
A court here on Monday adjourned till June 18 the hearing on Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Malaysian police find 139 suspected migrant grave sites
Malaysian police say 139 suspected migrant grave sites have been found in 28 people-trafficking camps along the Thai border.
Salahuddin’s release from medical may delay
STAFF REPORTER Despite speculations, BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed now undergoing treatment in police custody at NEIGRIHMS Hospital in Shillong, Meghalaya was not produced before the court yesterday.
Evolve sustaibale election policy thru’ dialogue: Bnp
Bnp expects that the government would soon evolve a sustainable election policy after discussion with opposition parties. “We hope that the government will launch a meaningful dialogue with all political parties including the BNP to hold free and fair election…
Malaysia finds ‘migrant’ mass graves near Thai border
Several mass graves thought to contain bodies of migrants have been found in Malaysia, authorities say. Home Minister Zahid Hamidi was quoted by Malayia’s Star newspaper as saying the graves were found in 17 abandoned trafficking camps near the Thai…
Punish illegal migrants tainting image, alongside traffickers: PM
Against the backdrop of movement of the migrant people to other countries from Bangladesh in an illegal way, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday put emphasis on bringing them under punishment for tarnishing the image of the country side by…
Bail for Salahuddin moved in Meghalaya High Court
Hasina Ahmed, wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, on Friday moved a bail application before the first class judicial magistrate in Shillong of Meghalya state of India for his release, Indian media reported. BNP assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Jony,…
JU expels 5 BCL-men for sexual harassment
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have expelled five students also activists of university unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for life over sexually harassing a female student on the day of Pahela Baishakh this year. Abu Bakar Siddique, JU…
Girl gangraped on speeding microbus in capital
A Indigenous female salesgirl was who was kidnapped from Vatara area in the city was gang raped on a speeding micro bus on Thursday night. The Garo girl was working as a salesperson at a shop in Jumuna Future Park,…
Salahuddin at ICU of Meghalaya hospital
Treatment of ailing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed began yesterday at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), said party assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Jony. Talking to journalists he said if may take another…
Present JS on quicksand: Gen Mahbub
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman yesterday said, the present Parliament stands on shifting sands. He made this remark while talking to reporters after a discussion meeting of Zia Shishu Kishore Mela Kendriya Sangsad held at Jatiya…
‘Govt on propganda against Bnp using state agencies’
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is carrying out false propaganda using different state agencies against it alongside continued repressive acts as part of its plot to weaken the opposition party. “The government is repeatedly attacking BNP and carrying…
Salahuddin’s court appearance uncertain on health plea
The legal process to produce BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, receiving treatment at a Shillong hospital in police custody, before Meghalaya court is likely to be deferred for an indefinite time. Sources at the Meghalaya police told BBC Bangla that the…
Bnp slams Govt for advocating ‘limited democracy’
BNP on Monday voiced deep concern over Awami League-led 14-party spokesman Mohammad Nasim’s assertion that they do not believe in ‘too much of democracy’, BNP on Monday alleged that the government is plotting to annihilate democracy in the name of…
Ministers, lawmakers among human traffickers: Saki
Protesters on Monday demanded immediate action to rescue Bangladeshi would-be migrants who are left ‘floating’ off the coasts of Thailand and Malaysia, as well as stern punishment against human traffickers for their heinous crimes. The demand came from a rally…
I am not afraid of death, says Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said she is ready to make the highest sacrifice for the country as she is not afraid of death. “I’ve faced death many times, I’m not afraid of it at all because I’ve nothing…
42 burn-death probe report against Khaleda June 18
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday directed police to submit the probe report on June 18 in a case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others for the deaths of 42 burn victims during…
Salahuddin suffering from trauma, memory loss
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, now undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital of Meghalayan capital Shillong under police custody is yet to overcome his trauma of fears and panic and sometimes losses his memory, according to different sources. “He (Salahuddin) is…
Reconstitute Human Rights Commission: Bnp
BNP on Saturday demanded the government reconstitute the statuary National Human Rights Commission. “The current human rights commission formed by the government is an ineffective institution… human rights is a parameter to consider a democratic country. The HR condition in…
Salahuddin couldn’t be taken to court for failing health
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed could not be produced in court on Saturday by Meghalaya police in view of his ‘failing health’. Doctors at Shillong Civil Hospital are continuing his treatment based on his heart and kidney test reports. They did…
Fanatics will emerge for oppression of democratic forces: Bnp
Bnp standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Saturday warned that fanatics will raise their ugly heads if the political forces are made fragile through repressive acts. He said that BNP is deprived of the opportunity of practicing democratic politics. “BNP…
Charge against Rafiqul 35 others in Mirpur vandalism case
Police has submitted the charge sheet of a case for petrol bomb explosion and trying to set fire on vehicles against 36 people including BNP standing committed member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah, its joint-secretary generals Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Amanullah…
Historic Farakka Long-March Day Saturday
The Historic “Farakka Long-March Day” will be observed tomorrow (Saturday) in the country commemorating populist leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani’s huge long march towards Farakka Dam 39 years back. Different socio-political organisations chalked out various programmes to mark the…
Salahuddin gets kidney problems, skin rashes
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, now undergoing treatment at Civil Hospital in Shillong, is unlikely to be produced before the court very soon as he developed some problems in his kidneys and screen rashes, according to different sources in Shillong. Independent…