LGRD Minister and Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Tuesday said it is not possible to ban Jamaat-e-Islami just through an announcement from any public meeting or any television channel.
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BNP extends moral support to Hefazate Islam
Accusing the government of creating a volatile situation in the country by letting loose anti-Islam bloggers, the BNP led-18-party alliance on Tuesday extended its full moral support to Alem and Ulema’s all justified demands to stop the profane campaign against…
Robbers kill 16 fishermen in Bay
Sea robbers have reportedly killed at least 16 fishermen in the deep Bay near Ali Akbar Balir Ghat area of the district.
Bangladeshis to find way for credible polls: Mozena
US Ambassador Dan Mozena on Monday said nobody outside has any magic to solve the current political crisis here and Bangladeshis will find a way forward to hold a free, fair and credible election.
BNP blames govt-backed goons for Paltan violence
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday held government-backed criminals responsible for the vehicle torching and bomb blasts near his party’s central office after a protest rally.
18-party leaders weigh next course
Top leaders of the BNP-led 18-party alliance sat tonight (Sunday night) to work out the next course of action programmes to force the government to release its leaders and activists and pile pressure on it either to restore the caretaker…
Hasina accuses Khaleda of ‘subversive acts’
In a vitriolic attack on her arch rival Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday wanted to know from the opposition leader why she is carrying out suicidal and subversive activities to destroy the country.
Khaleda to face trial for conspiracy: MKA
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Sunday said BNP chief Khaleda Zia will be brought to justice for pushing the country towards an anarchic situation through hatching various conspiracies.
Govt pushing country towards civil war: BNP
The main opposition BNP on Sunday alleged that the government is pushing the country towards a civil war-like situation by unleashing violence.
UN for ending violence
A group of United Nations independent human rights experts Friday called for an immediate stop to violence inBangladeshand a return to peaceful demonstrations following reported large-scale protests since early February.
Prepare to topple govt: Khaleda
Accusing the government again of carrying out mass killing, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday urged people to take an all-out preparation to topple the current regime.
PM for patience with war crimes trials
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the people not to get edgy with the progress of the 1971 war crimes trial.
Hasina accused of violating Constitution
BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah on Friday accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of violating constitution by asking BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to go to Pakistan.
Police-Villagers clashes kill 5 in two districts
Five people were kiled and at least one hundred others injured by bullets in Chapainawabganj and Sirajganj districts on Friday as police met in clashes with villagers after they went to arrest opposition activists accused of hartal violence.
Who will bell the cat for dialogue?
Ruling Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Thursday said his party would not hold talks with conspirators who are conspiring to oust the government.
Split among Shahbagh protesters surfaces
A group of Shahbagh protesters sitting for a fast-unto-death seeking a ban on Jamaat-e-Islami has revealed the split over the latest Ganajagaran Mancha programmes.
Businesses for security on Highway
Disappointed at the current political instability, top business leaders on Wednesday sought necessary security measures on Dhaka-Chittagong highway to ensure smooth transportation of goods, especially export-oriented goods.
BNP questions HC jurisdiction on dialogue
Airing its doubt about the jurisdiction of the High Court to issue rule over holding a dialogue between the chiefs of two major political parties, the main opposition BNP on Wednesday said it is the duty of the government to…
Blasts, clashes mark start of 36-hr shutdown
The BNP and its allies including the Jamaat-e-Islami were enforcing a 36-hour general strike across the country on Wednesday to demand release of their detained leaders.
Shahbagh protesters unveil new plans
The protesters at the Prajanma Chattar on Tuesday rolled out fresh demonstration plans on the Independence Day after the government sat on their deadline to start the process of banning Jamaat-e-Islami.
Ashraful misleading the people: BNP
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged on Tuesday that Awami League General Secretary and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam is making ‘misleading statements’ on the BNP’s stand on the war crimes trial.
Khaleda out to derail war crimes trial: AL
Ruling Awami League spokesman Syed Ashraful Islam on Tuesday accused opposition leader Khaleda Zia of playing a ‘dangerous role’ to derail the ongoing war crimes trial.
10th witness testifies in case against Ershad
ABM Nurunnabi, the then Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAC) official testified as the 10th witness on Monday in the radar purchase scam case filed against former president HM Ershad and three others.
Charge against 148 leaders: Hearing March 28
ADhakacourt will decide on March 28 whether it will accept the charges against 148 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance in connection with a case filed with Paltan police station under the Speedy Trial Act.
Independenceand National Day Today
The nation will observe its 43rdIndependence and National Day today (Tuesday), paying homage to the martyrs of the War of Liberation of 1971.
BNP, alliance call 36-hr hartal from Wednesday
The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday called a countrywide 36-hour shutdown from 6am on Wednesday demanding the release of its leaders and activist arrested from BNP’s Nayaplatan central office on March 11 and protesting “countrywide mass killing at the behest…
148 leaders taken from BNP office indicted
Police on Sunday submitted a charge-sheet against 148 leaders of the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance in connection with a case filed with Paltan Police Station under the Speedy Trial Act.
Buddhists-Muslims violence spreads in Myanmar
Meikhtila (Myanmar) — Sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar spread to at least two other towns in the country’s heartland over the weekend, undermining government efforts to quash an eruption of violence that has killed dozens of people…
Military won’t sit idle if country is in chaos: Khaleda
BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia on Sunday expected the military, keeping peace around the world, to play an important role in maintaining ‘peace and order’ back at home.
Fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Thailand: 42 die
DHAKA: The toll from a blaze that swept through a camp in northern Thailand has risen to 42, a Thai official said Saturday, after hundreds of temporary homes for refugees from Myanmar were reduced to ashes.