BNP on Saturday demanded reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC) with neutral persons before the announcement of the schedule for the next general election.
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PM Hasina opens OIC Foreign Ministers’ confce
She renews call for maintaining international pressure on Myanmar Dhaka, May 5 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday appealed to the Muslim countries under the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to firmly stand beside the forcibly deported Rohingyas to…
5 killed in Rangamati gun attack on funeral of slain leader
Five people were killed and eight others injured in a gun attack on a motorcade of the followers of slain Naniarchar upazila parishad chairman Shaktiman Chakma at Betchhari in the upazila on Friday.
Steps sought to overcome banking sector challenges
Claiming that the country’s banking sector is going through a turmoil, speakers at a discussion on Friday underscored the need for steps to overcome its challenges, including mobilising domestic resources and preventing money-laundering.
People will decide form of election-time govt: BNP
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday said it is the people who will determine under which government the next general election will be held in the country.
Maintaining political stability in BD a big challenge
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said it remains very optimistic about Bangladesh’s continuous growth but how the country will maintain the current political stability remains a big challenge.
What prospects for the Polish left
For most of the post-1989 period, the most powerful political and electoral force on the Polish left was the communist successor Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), which governed the country from 1993-97 and 2001-5. However, the Alliance has been in the…
No plan to include BNP in poll-time govt: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said there is no plan to include BNP in the cabinet of the poll-time government as the party has no representation in the current parliament.
RU BCL men grab mango-litchi groves on campus
Rajshahi, May 4 -Allegation has been made against the leaders of Bangladesh Chatraa League (BCL) Rajshahi University (RU) unit over occupying the mango and litchi groves illegally without any tender.
Election without solving political crisis not acceptable: BNP
Dhaka, May 3 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said people will not accept if the next general election is held without resolving the ‘ongoing political crisis’.
Dhaka writes to London bring Tarique back: FM
Dhaka, April 3 – The government has sent several letters to the British authorities concerned as part of its ongoing process to bring BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman back home from London.
Hatred of journalism threatens democracies: RSF
The 2018 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), reflects growing animosity towards journalists. Hostility towards the media, openly encouraged by political leaders, and the efforts of authoritarian regimes to export their vision of journalism pose a…
UN urges Trump not to walk away from Iran nuclear deal
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Donald Trump not to walk away from an international deal designed to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Guterres said there was a real risk of war if the…
Trump repaid lawyer $130,000 used to buy Daniels’ silence
President Donald Trump personally repaid his lawyer the $130,000 that was used to buy an adult film actor’s silence about an alleged affair, his legal aide Rudy Giuliani has said. It appears to contradict Mr Trump, who said he did…
Strange bedfellows undermining liberalism: Trump & academia
by Bo Rothstein For people like myself, working as a social science researcher, these are very strange times. Almost any colleague, in whatever discipline you talk with, will quickly turn the conversation onto one and only one question – the…
Panmunjom declaration: A glimmer of hope
By Askiah Adam Taken pleasantly by surprise, not least because of the speed at which the joint Panmunjom Declaration has materialised, the world cannot but rejoice. In the few months from the recent Winter Olympics in South Korea when the…
Keeping power in check: Media, justice and the rule of law
The theme of the 2018 celebration highlights the importance of an enabling legal environment for press freedom, and gives special attention to the role of an independent judiciary in ensuring legal guarantees for press freedom and the prosecution of crimes…
EC not capable of holding national election: Fakhrul
Dhaka, May 2 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said political parties will not accept a schedule for the next general election if announced before a political understanding over the nature of election-time government.
BNP castigates govt over Rohingya issue
Describing the current government as a ‘spineless’ one, BNP on Wednesday said it will not be able to send Rohingyas back to their home in Myanmar.
People to vote for AL this time too: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the people of Bangladesh will surely vote in favour of Awami League this time too if they do not want to push the country to the path of destruction like in 2001.
US and its allies to launch final operation against ISIS
Mohammad Zainal Abedin New York: The US soon launches final operation against ISIS strongholds in Syria, says Heather Nauert office of the Spokesperson of State Department.
BNP’s Sramik Dal slams DMP for not allowing to hold rally
Dhaka, May 1 – BNP’s labour wing Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal on Tuesday alleged that they could neither hold a workers’ meeting nor take out a rally in the city marking the May Day because of the denial of permission by…
Resist any farcical election: B Chy
Dhaka, May 1 – Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Tuesday urged the common people and workers to get ready to resist the government’s any move to hold a ‘farcical national election’.
No mayhem, maintain cordial relations: PM to employers, workers
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged both employers and workers to maintain cordial relations among them avoiding any mayhem in their workplaces.
No benefit from lodging complaints with foreigners: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today came down heavily on a section of labour leaders for their ill efforts to defame the country by lodging complaints with foreigners and asserted that there will be no benefit from it (complaints) as long…
UK backs Iran nuclear deal despite US and Israel opposition
The UK has backed a “vitally important” nuclear deal with Iran, despite accusations from the US and Israel that Iranians are pursuing atomic weapons.
Schedule of Parliamentary polls in October: EC
Dhaka, April 30 – Election Commission (EC) Monday said the schedule of the 11th parliamentary polls will be announced in October this year.
Gazipur Mayoral candidates promise to build a clean city
Dhaka, April 30 – The mayoral candidates in Gazipur City Corporation polls Monday Promised to build a clean and modern city as well as solve the important problems of city peoples. They also placed their various plans to solve these problems…
Charge-sheet in Avijit murder case within next month
Dhaka, April 30 – Charge sheet in blogger Avijit Roy murder case will be submitted next month, a top police official, reported Monday.
Quota reform demo: JU student forced out of hall
Savar (Dhaka), April 30 – A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit, on Sunday allegedly drove a student out of a university dormitory for his involvement in quota reform demo.