BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday said the ongoing countrywide blockade programme would continue until the next announcement is made. “The government has closed all the roads to protests…Being forced we called the peaceful blockade programme across the country. The…
An alleged criminal was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with law enforces at AGB Colony in Motijheel area of the city early Monday. The deceased could not be identified immediately. A special team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan…
Police barricades on the approach roads to the entrance of Bnp chief Begum Khaleda Zia were lifted in the early hours on Monday as dramatically as those were introduced on January 03 last when she wanted to go to the…
Bangladesh Labour Party, a component of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, on Sunday called a countrywide daylong hartal for Monday, protesting the arrest if its chairman Mostafizur Rahman Iran. Secretary general of the Labour Party Hamdullah Al Mehedi announced the shutdown…
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Sunday promised to put in his sincere efforts to ensure the judiciary’s full independence. SK Sinha who took over as the country’s 21st Chief Justice on Saturday, came up with the commitment before the…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the inspector general of police (IGP) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner to arrest bomb exploders and arsonists swiftly. The Prime Minister gave the order while visiting police constable Shamim Mia who is undergoing…
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim on Sunday called for an urgent initiative for dialogue from the President as the guardian of the state to resolve the political crisis which he said has taken a serious turn.…
The parliament goes to its fifth session on Monday afternoon amid a political impasse with the blockade programme enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance for an indefinite period. President Abdul Hamid is set to address the inaugural sitting as this is…
The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims after hajj, concluded today (Sunday) with Akheri Munajat (Final prayers) attended by lakhs (hundreds of thousands) of people at Tongi on the outskirt of capital Dhaka, amid…
The countrywide indefinite transport blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, entered 13th day on Sunday. Vehicular movement in the capital was as usual as blockaders were hardly seen on the streets in the morning. Rail communication of Dhaka with…
Accusing the government of keeping alive the current political crisis due to its fear of losing power, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday reiterated that their ongoing blockade will continue until the crisis is over. “The government…
At least 14 people, including five policemen, were injured in separate incidents of bomb attack in Matsya Bhaban and Mohammadpur areas of the city on Friday, the 12th day of the countrywide non-stop blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Saturday welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Commission’s statement calling upon all political parties in Bangladesh to exercise restraint and stop the violence immediately. “We’ve full support to the UN Human Rights Commission’s statement voicing…
President Abdul Hamid administered the oath to the newly-appointed Chief Justice at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban, the president’s ofiice, at a simple ceremony at 11:05 am. Cabinet secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan moderated the oath-taking ceremony. The senior-most Judge…
Jatiya Party Chairman H M Ershad has proposed an all-party convention to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the country. “Let’s call a convention. Let’s discuss how peace can be established in the country,” he said at a rally at…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday lambasted the chiefs of police, Rapid Action Battalion and Border Guard Bangladesh for what it said their audacious and biased remarks. They (law enforcers officials) must have been suspended and brought to justice for their…
Issuing again a strong warning against terrorism and militancy in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the hands of those who make and hurl petrol bombs should be burnt so they can feel the agony of the burn…
The United Nations human rights office has expressed concern over the rising levels of political violence rippling across Bangladesh amid fears of a return to a state of destructive brinkmanship seen in the run up to the country’s 2014 elections.…
The Rajshani unit of the BNP-led alliance on Friday called a 36-hour hartal in eight districts of Rajshahi division from Sunday protesting the ‘killing of a Jatiayatabadi Chhatra Dal leader by Rab men’ in Chapainawabganj. The decision to enforce the…
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday urged the government to take steps for holding a dialogue to overcome the current political deadlock before the foreigners force it to do so. “The current political crisis…
The Ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim and Pir Shaheb of Charmonai in a statement to the press on Friday strongly condemned the ‘threat given seperatetely by the DG of BGB and the IG of Police to…
BNP wants an effective dialogue side by side continuing its countrywide blockade to break the present political impasse over holding an inclusive election under anon-partisan government. “We again call upon the government to take initiative for an effective dialogue to…
At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over a trifling matter on the Dhaka University campus early Friday. Sources said a brawl ensued between activists of the two groups…
A young man, who was arrested on charge of carrying out subversive activities during the ongoing blockade, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion(Rab) members at Kansat in Shibganj upazila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Matiur…
Diplomats of European nations, Australia and Canada have put emphasis on holding a dialogue among major political parties to resolve the current political impasse by shunning the path of violence. The diplomats of eight countries made their observations while they…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Armed Forces to make constant efforts in winning confidence of the people by extending services to them. “An army without public support and confidence cannot win a war. People are the main strength…
The members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) carrying ‘lethal weapons’ during their patrols in a number of districts to tackle blockaders will fire shots in self-defence, said its director general Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed on Thursday. “BGB carries lethal weapons,…
The National Standing Committee of the Bnp in a statement to the press on Thursday termed the directive given by the Director General of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to open fire on political workers as totally beyond jurisdiction and in…
Stray incidents of violence causing death of a bus helper in Gazipur marked the day-long hartal of the Bnp-led 20-Party Alliance on Thursday. A burn victim died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Meanwhile, a group of…
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed yesterday alleged that the government has put the law enforcers face to face with the people to cling to power. He made the allegation in a statement issued yesterday. The BNP leader…