The High Court on Thursday asked the police to refrain from harassing or arresting BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir until submission of inquiry reports in three cases filed against him under the Explosives Substances Act with different…
Amid repeated calls from influential foreign diplomats for ‘immediate dialogue’, the government on Thursday sought support from the international community to take Bangladesh towards the next level in democracy and development trajectory.
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday approved submission of chargesheets in two cases against 51 officials of Destiny Group for swindling nearly Tk 4,119 crore of investors’ money from two projects.
The bone-chilling cold wave sweeping over the country has factually paralyzed normal life adding untold miseries to common people for the second consecutive day Wednesday, official and local sources said. The situation deteriorated following further sharp falls in the maximum…
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed five accused, including slain photojournalist Aftab Ahmed’s driver Humayun Kabir Molla on a five-day remand each in the case filed about his murder.
The re-voting in 390 polling stations of seven constituencies in five districts will be held on Thursday.
Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran will meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly denied the authenticity of two documents allegedly leaked from its system and posted online containing sensational revelations about possible deployment of Indian troops in the besieged border district of Satkhira.
The European Parliament (EP) is scheduled to see a debate on recent Bangladesh elections at its debate chamber in Strasbourg, France on Thursday.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday urged the government to take immediate steps for holding fresh dialogue to resolve the current political impasse and install a democratic government.
Four members of the same family were murdered in Kurigram’s Bhurungamari Upazila on Wednesday. Bhurungamari Police Station OC AHM Mahfuzur Rahman said that the gruesome killings at the Diyadnga village happened early Wednesday. Sultan Mia, 55, his wife ‘Hazera’, 46…
Former Awami League minister Suranjit Sengupta has criticised the government for failing to prevent attacks on Hindus across Bangladesh after the Jan 5 parliamentary elections.
Three days after the installation of the new government following the 10th national election on January 5 amid her alliance’s boycott, leader of the 18-party combine Khaleda Zia is going to meet the press on Wednesday.
The United States (US) has said it will continue to work with the new government in Bangladesh led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time.
Swedish Ambassador to Dhaka Anneli Lindhal Kenny met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday night.
Jatiya Party chairman and ex-president HM Ershad on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for making him her special envoy.
Myanmar and Nepal on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of office of the Prime Minister for the third time.
Emphasising the need for creating an environment conducive to talks, foreign diplomats here on Monday hoped a meaningful dialogue can lead to a fresh election as soon as possible. “We hope that the dialogue will lead to elections as…
The first session of the 10th National Parliament will begin on Jan 29, and the first meeting of the new Cabinet will be held on Thursday.
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Monday said discussions between the government and BNP is going on behind the scene.
After nearly a two-month gap, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sat with the top leaders of her party-led 18-party alliance on Monday night to discuss the country’s latest political situation and work out their next course of action.
After the Indian Prime Minister’s phone call, China, Vietnam and Cambodia on Monday greeted the new government and Sheikh Hasina for being Prime Minister for the third time.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday hinted that the revenue collection target by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for the current fiscal year (2013-14) might be revised this month due to the disruption in overall economic activity amid political…
Justice Habibur Rahman was laid to rest after the nation paid its last respects.
Nearly three dozens of influential figures of the immediate past government have failed to win the heart of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to have their names in her newly formed 49-member cabinet.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.
New Minister and Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Sunday said the new government has assumed power for five years as per the Constitution.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she is willing to take all possible steps to protect democracy if a consensus can be reached with the BNP-led alliance.
A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition challenging the administering of the oath of office to the Prime Minister and new Cabinet.