Dhaka – BNP on Wednesday accused the government of unnecessarily buying time to ensure better treatment of its chairperson Khaleda Zia with a motive to endanger her life.
Category: Politics
We are all ordo-liberals now
At what was probably the most unpropitious moment in recent economic history to make the claim, US President Richard Nixon declared that we ‘are all Keynesians now’. In his view, the key problem of macroeconomic management, namely how to stabilise…
Malaysian top judges quit as new govt cleans house
Malaysia’s top two judges are resigning, court officials said Wednesday, the latest senior public servants to leave their posts since the former government lost power.
Civil groups call for stoppage of capital flight
Speakers at a human chain programme on Wednesday urged the government to emphasize on income tax instead of VAT (Value Added Tax) for revenue mobilization and implementing 2018-19 national budget.
White House releases Kim-Trump statement
• The White House has released the full text of the joint statement signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Here’s the full text: “President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and…
Trump-Kim Singapore summit: All the latest updates
The Singapore Summit’s 443-word joint statement represents a birds-eye vision document that leaves the vast majority of details to be agreed between the United States and North Korean officials at a later date. While the status quo remains largely unchanged…
Protecting Africa’s farmer-managed seed systems
About 90% of seeds sown in Africa come from ‘informal’ sources, local markets, or seeds saved by farmers, the majority of whom are women. It is these seeds that are providing 80% of Africa’s food. These seeds and the cultural…
N Korea to denuclearise ‘very, very’ quickly: Trump
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a ‘comprehensive’ document following a historic summit aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Consumers oppose Titas’ 75 pc gas price hike proposal
Titas Gas Company`s proposal to raise an average 75 percent gas price faced tremendous opposition from different consumer groups at the public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday.
Politics of fear vs politics of hope
There are many different ways to understand the dimensions of politics. The classic right-left scale has dominated most European politics for over a hundred years and is mainly about redistribution.
Khaleda to be offered to receive treatment at CMH: Home Minister
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s medical tests will be conducted at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka if she agrees.
Govt agrees to Khaleda’s treatment at United Hospital
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family on Tuesday sought permission from the Home Ministry for bearing all the expenses of her treatment if she is admitted to United Hospital.
Foreigners’ undercover intrusion as relief workers seen: PM
Toronto, June 11 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government is aware of the intrusion of many foreign nationals into Bangladesh in the guise of relief workers which may lead to trafficking of children and women, sexual…
Kim, Trump begin working lunch meeting at summit
Singapore, Jun 12 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have started a working lunch meeting in Singapore.
Indian leaders’ attitude towards BD polls positive: BNP
Dhaka, June 11 – Two senior BNP leaders, who recently visited India, have claimed to have found a positive change in the attitude of the neighbouring country towards having a credible, neutral and inclusive election in Bangladesh.
Environment, climate sector gets only 0.4 pc budget allocation
Dhaka, June 11 – Despite the huge importance of ecology and environment for sustainable development of the country, the finance minister has proposed only 0.4 percent allocation of the total budget of 2018-19 fiscal year for the environment, forest and…
BNP to submit memo to DCs seeking Khaleda’s release before Eid
BNP leaders and activists will submit memorandums to deputy commissioners across the country on Thursday demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s proper medical treatment and her release from jail before Eid-ul-Fitr.
HC asks Cumilla court to dispose of Khaleda’s bail petition
The High Court on Tuesday directed Cumilla special tribunal to dispose a bail petition as soon as possible filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed in Cumilla over the February 3, 2015 arson attack.
Khaleda to be taken to BSMMUH Tuesday if she agrees: IG Prisons
Inspector General (Prisons) Brigadier General Syed Iftekhar Uddin said on Monday that if BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia agrees, then she will be taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMUH) on Tuesday.
New educational institutions to be in MPO list: Nahid
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said new educational institutions will be included in the MPO list though it was not announced in the new budget.
SC upholds HC orders on disposal of Khaleda’s bail pleas
The Appellate Division on Monday upheld a High Court order that had asked the lower court to dispose BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail pleas speedily in connection with two defamation cases.
Don’t call me ex-Jatiya Party minister: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday threatened to take proper steps if Jatiya Party members call him a former minister of the party again.
PM urges Canada to deport Bangabandhu’s killer Nur Chy
Quebec (Canada), Jun 11 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Canada for the deportation of Nur Chowdhury, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to Bangladesh.
Send Khaleda to London for treatment of mild stroke: B Chy
Dhaka, June 10 – President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday urged the government to send BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to London for ensuring her best medical treatment as she might have suffered a mild stroke.
‘Indian parties see Jamaat as barrier to rapport with BNP’
Three BNP leaders, who went to India to seek the support of the Narendra Modi government, returned on Saturday with a strong message that BNP will have to sever ties with its political ally Jamaat. BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman…
Khaleda’s physicians lying to gain court’s sympathy: AG
DHAKA – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam today said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s physicians are lying about the health of the client to gain court’s sympathy.
Only Jatiya Party can ensure good governance: Ershad
Dhaka – Claiming that the country’s people, including the youth, are not in peace, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday said it is only his party that can bring peach and ensure good governance.
It’s not mild stroke, but low blood sugar, Quader about Khaleda
About the suspicion of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s personal physicians that she has suffered a mild stroke, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said it is not true as she fell sick for low blood sugar level.
Restore discipline in banking sector, MPs to Muhith
Members of both the treasury and opposition benches came down heavily on Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday for the prevailing ‘indiscipline’ in the banking sector.
BNP against Khaleda’s treatment at BSMMU
BNP on Sunday opposed the government’s decision to send their chairperson Khaleda Zia to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) as it thinks her proper treatment is not possible there.