The High Court on Monday further adjourned the hearing till April 8 on its rule asking the government to explain why directions should not be given to find out BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed and bring him before it.…
The High Court on Monday further adjourned the hearing till April 8 on its rule asking the government to explain why directions should not be given to find out BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed and bring him before it.…
The BNP-led 20-party opposition alliance on Monday reiterated the demand for returning of untraced BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed hale and hearty. In a press statement signed by BNP joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu, the alliance also called upon…
A Dhaka court on Monday granted a petition of Sonali Bank Limited to include BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others in the case filed against the directors of Dandy Dyeing Limited for defaulting a loan of Tk 45.49 crore.…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her firm determination to overcome the “present problems”, saying that none has the right to impede the country’s development. “When the country achieved adequate progress in every sector, unfortunately at that time we…
Blaming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the country’s current political crisis, Bikolpa Dhara Bangladesh president (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday said the Prime Minister is showing off her power and egoism instead of serving regular duties after assuming office…
The Bnp-led 20-Party Alliance on Sunday demanded of the government to immediately release Bnp joint secretary general. Salahuddin Ahmed who has been missing since Tuesday night. The government has to bear the responsibility of Salahuddin is not returned immediately. In…
Ruling out the possibility of sitting for a dialogue with the BNP chairperson to end the ongoing “political stalemate”, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday advised Begum Khaleda Zia to surrender to the court by showing respect to the law…
The Bnp-led 20-Party Alliance has called another 72 hours of hartal from Sunday to protest abduction, killing, enforced disappearance, arrest of Bnp joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed and press the demand for his release.
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Saturday once again rejected the assertion that there was any political problem in Bangladesh. In an interview with the BBC he said that the people of Bangladesh are now concerned about…
In an instant reaction to the BNP chairperson’s speech at the press conference, Awami League leader Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Friday said Khaleda Zia can be brought to book for her attempt to snatch people’s voting rights through resisting the January-5…
Bnp Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Friday said that the Awami League and its leader Sheikh Hasina posed the main crisis in the country as they by their one-sided decision stopped all paths to free and fair election after passing…
Renewing her claim that law enforcers picked up BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, his wife Hasina Ahmed on Thursday demanded that the BNP leader be returned unharmed. She came up with the demand at a press briefing at Law…
Voicing grave concern over ‘the ’tracelessness’ of her party joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the government cannot avoid its responsibility for this. In a statement she said, “An extremely unusual situation has been created…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed the hope that Begum Khaleda Zia would surrender to the court gentlemanly as warrant has been issued, otherwise the people won’t spare her. The Prime Minister said this after handing over financial assistance…
10 Ruling party lawmakers, who are physician by profession, along with some other doctors on Wednesday handed over a memorandum to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia;s office with a 24-hour ultimatum to withdraw hartal blockade programme and refrain from activities including…
BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed has allegedly been picked up by the law enforcers in plainclothes from a house in Uttara on Tuesday night since then his family and party colleagues have lost all their contacts with him. However,…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday emphasised conducting a search in the Gulshan political office of the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and said that arrangement for her arrest would be made when the court order reaches the Gulshan police station.…
Following reports that the Bangladeshi police force is proposing immunity from prosecution for acts of torture by police officers, Amnesty International is urging the Government of Bangladesh to: – Reject the proposal outright and publicly declare that no one against…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday accused the government of inviting undemocratic forces by stopping all the paths of democratic movement. “The government is looking for a solution to the political impasse through the barrels of the gun in exchange of…
The nation on Tuesday rejoiced the historic victory of Tigers in the Cricket World Cup against England. Innumerable processions were brought out in the capital, all division and district towns by enthusiastic people who chanted slogans Bangladesh, Bangladesh … People…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said the resurgence of unrest in recent months is taking a toll on the economy in Bangladesh and expects that the real GDP to grow by about 6 percent in the current fiscal…
North Korean diplomat Son Young Nam, who was found carrying 27kg gold at the Shahjalal airport here on Friday, has left Dhaka as per a 72-hour ultimatum given by the Bangladesh government. “We had given him a 72-hour ultimatum and…
BNP-The opposition BNP yesterday accused the Awami League of snatching people’s rights to franchise by shooting down the sprit of liberation war. In a press statement, BNP joint secretary BNP Salahuddin Ahmed criticised ruling party lawmakers, who blasted the Bnp…
Bangladesh knocked England out of the World Cup with a sensational 15-run Pool A victory at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to make the quarter-finals. Rubel Hossain was Bangladesh’s star at the finish, clean bowling Stuart Broad and last man…
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat on Sunday said a democracy can only achieve its full potential with ample and safe space for free expression, opposition voices, and political dialogue. “Freedom of expression and dissent are critical contributors…
Accusing Begum Khaleda Zia of burning people to death to fulfill her high political ambition, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the womenfolk of the country to be vocal and resist the act of the BNP chairperson. “The BNP…
BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday alleged that the government is trying to mislead the people and the international community with their intentional militancy campaign only to hide the political crisis it has created by holding a lopsided election…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday her government was showing utmost patience to make BNP leader Khaleda Zia understand the consequences of her destructive politics and killing of innocent people. She said Khaleda Zia is giving directives from her…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Saturday announced another 72-hour spell of nationwide hartal from 6am on Sunday alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade to push for its various demands, including a fresh national election under a non-party administration. In…
Eminent jurist Barrister Rafique-ul-Huq has proposed an “Yes” or “No” vote to determine whether the majority of people were in favour of mid-term election or not as the incumbents were rejecting any suggestion for such election. Former President Prof Dr…