Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said it is not the country but BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia herself is ‘in serious crisis’.“Bangladesh is now moving towards sustainable development and public welfare under the visionary leadership of Sheikh Hasina.…
The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter.…
Dhaka – BNP on Friday strongly opposed India’s reported proposal to sign an open sky agreement with Bangladesh saying it will put the country’s security at stake. Speaking at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office, BNP senior…
Dhaka – A three-day 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit will begin today in Dhaka.Representatives from 122 countries will attend the summit, the largest platform for developing migration rights as well as addressing refugee crises, unfortunately Myanmar…
The Prime Minister’s adviser on national security Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique (Retd) has emphasized the need for greater synergy and integrity among all national forces, be they military or civil, for attaining the much-coveted goals of national development and…
Losing US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called for urgent action to stop the proliferation of “fake news”. Mrs Clinton said it was an epidemic with “real world consequences” that threatened America’s democracy.
Seoul (AP/UNB) — South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country’s first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury. Once formal documents are handed over…
South Korea’s embattled president Park Geun-hye is facing impeachment, with lawmakers due to vote on Friday on dismissing her from office.
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday voiced concern over the growing incidents of torture on women, saying violence against women has turned epidemic in the country.
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed December 15 allowing BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to restart submission of her statement in self-defense in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case on this date.
Sangsad Bhaban – The much-talked about ‘Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2016′ was placed in Parliament on Thursday keeping girls’ minimum age for marriage at 18 with a provision for the marriage of underage girls in special cases. State Minister for…
Sangsad Bhaban – Mentioning that the Election Commission will be constituted as per the decision of the President following dialogue with political parties, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Parliament on Thursday that her party will accept his decision. UNB news…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposed New Delhi visit has been postponed and it is unlikely to take place this month.“There have been some last-minute changes. We’ll soon finalise new dates for the important visit,” a highly placed diplomatic source told…
A sociologist who predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union and 9/11 attacks warns that American global power will collapse under Donald Trump. Johan Galtung, a Norwegian professor at the University of Hawaii and Transcend Peace University, first predicted in…
Dhaka-BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the government is conspiring to restore ‘Pakistani flag’ by taking a move to remove the establishments made reshaping Louis I Kahn’s original design of parliament.
Robert Mackey I made a mistake on Twitter on Sunday night. When I learned that a man with an assault rifle had stormed into a Washington pizzeria to “self-investigate” an online conspiracy theory for which there is no evidence —…
Taking a swipe at those opposing the proposed ‘Child Marriage Restraint Act’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament the law is formulated taking the reality into consideration.”This law is formulated keeping in mind the reality. We’ve to consider…
Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) has announced a programme to organise long march towards Myanmar on December 18 if the atrocities on Rohingya Muslims aren’t stopped.
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s special assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil passed away at a Japanese restaurant in the ctiy’s Gulshan area on Tuesday. He was 47. Shakil, former vice-president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), breathed his last at Samdado…
The High Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the writ petition challenging the legality of parliament membership of Nizam Uddin Hazari of Feni-2 constituency.Senior Justice Md Emdadul Huq passed an order declaring the Feni-2 constituency MP Nizam Hazari’s…
Dhaka – Police, in special drives from Monday night to this morning, arrested 60 persons, including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami with 500-gram of ganja from seven upazilas in Satkhira.Sources with the district police said they were picked up from different…
Dhaka – BNP on Tuesday submitted its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s 13-point proposal on constituting a stronger Election Commission (EC) to Bangabhaban for President Abdul Hamid’s consideration. A two-member BNP delegation, comprising party vice-chairman Ruhul Alam Chowdhury and its senior joint…
Dhaka – A BNP delegation will go to Bangabhaban Tuesday to hand over a letter along with chairperson Khaleda Zia’s 13-point proposal to reconstitute the Election Commission.
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid will hold dialogue with all registered political parties to reconstitute the Election Commission (EC).
One of India’s most influential and colourful politicians, J Jayalalitha, has died at 68. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu state suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died at 23:30 local time (18:00 GMT) on Monday, Chennai’s Apollo…
Dhaka – On Monday, locals at a village in Ghorhaghat Upazila of Dinajpur reported to police after spotting three bullet-ridden bodies. Police recovered the bodies, found near a pond, around 10am. All of the bodies had bullet wounds on the…
Mayors and councilor candidates started campaign today with much enthusiasm after election symbols were distributed among the candidates of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls at the Returning Officer’s office.According to Election Commission, some seven candidates are vying for mayor post…
Dhaka – Police arrested 84 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, in a special drive from different parts of the district in Jhenidah on Monday on various charges,UNB news agency reported.
Manila (AP/UNB) — There was no immediate reaction Monday from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the country’s vice president saying she will resign her Cabinet post, citing “major differences in principles and values” with Duterte and an unspecified plot to…
Dhaka=BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that the government is pushing the country towards a ‘civil war’ by taking a move to remove Ziaur Rahman’s grave from the Parliament area.