The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday issued warrant of arrests against nine BNP leaders including the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in a case filed with Pallabi Police Station of the city under the…
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‘State terrorism’ on to annihilate ‘opposition’: BNP
Dhaka: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that ‘state terrorism’ is being carried out now in Bangladesh to eliminate the ‘opposition as there is no democracy, human rights and the rule of law’. “Bangladesh has virtually…
Hasina to govern till 2019 with iron hand: Nasim
Dhaka: Mentioning that the lone goal of the present government is to take the country ahead, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Wednesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will govern the country with an iron hand until the next general election.…
Charge hearing against Khaleda deferred in Niko graft case
Dhaka-The Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka on Tuesday set August 21 to hear on charge framing against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 others in the Niko graft case.
National Mourning Day passes with due reverence & solemnity
Dhaka-The nation on Monday paid rich tributes to Father of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by observing the National Mourning Day with due reverence and solemnity, commemorating the 41st anniversary of his martyrdom.
Ashraf welcome Khaleda for her decision of not cutting cake
Dhaka-Ruling Awami League general secretary and public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam has lauded BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for not celebrating her birthday ceremony this year.
3 Jamaat-Shibir men among 34 held in Satkhira
Dhaka- Police in a special drive from Sunday night to Monday morning arrested 34 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different areas in the district on various charges.Mizanur Rahman, inspector of the…
BNP holds special prayers for Khaleda on her birthday
The BNP has held a Milad to celebrate Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s birthday instead of cutting a cake this year.Scores of leaders and activists attended the special prayers at the party headquarters in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan on Monday.Khaleda celebrated the birthday…
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu in Tungipara
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mazar here today marking the 41st martyrdom anniversary of the great leader and also the National Mourning Day.After laying…
President, PM pay homage to Bangabandhu
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid deep homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at the portrait of the great leader in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum…
National Mourning Day Monday
Dhaka – The national Mourning Day is being observed Monday marking the 41st anniversary of assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The day is a closed public holiday. The national flag has been lowered at half-mast…
Oli demands fair election with the participation of all
Liberal Democratic Party president Col (retd) Oli Ahmed on Saturday demanded early elections as he thinks there is no other alternative to overcoming the country’s political and social problems.
Govt. is trying to hang on to power by using militancy: BNP
Dhaka-The BNP yesterday accused the government of trying to cling to hang on to power by using the militancy as a weapon.
Khaleda plans reshaping BNP committees amid growing turmoil
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia plans to slightly reshape her party’s newly-formed 592-member committees of three bodies and reconstitute its associate bodies soon to quell the discontent among some leaders ‘deprived’ of their desired posts and positions in the committees.Leaders close…
Republican letter urges party to cut Trump’s funding
More than 70 Republicans have signed a letter to the party’s National Committee head urging him to stop helping Donald Trump’s campaign.They said Mr Trump’s “divisiveness” and “incompetence” risked drowning the party in November’s election.The letter said that the party…
Strengthen public opinion against militancy, PM tell Ulema
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all, including the Ulema, to strengthen the public opinion against terrorism and militancy among the common people. “I think a strong public opinion has been created across the country against terrorism…
Badruddoza Chowdhury returns home
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury returned home after a tour of over one and a half months to the USA. B Chowdhury, also a former president, along with his wife arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International…
3 Jamaat-Shibir men among 42 held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police in a special drive arrested 42 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different areas in Satkhira from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning on various charges.Satkhira Special Branch (SB) police…
Jamaat leader held in Jessore
Dhaka -Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Jail Gate area in Jessore district town on Wednesday night.
US secret service inquires Trump camp on gun control comment
A US Secret Service official confirms to CNN that the USSS has spoken to the Trump campaign regarding his Second Amendment comments. “There has been more than one conversation” on the topic, the official told CNN. But it’s unclear at…
Work to pay debt of Bangabandhu, martyrs: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today made a fervent call to the public servants to work with utmost sincerity and devotion to materialize the dream of the Father of the Nation and millions of martyrs to whom the nation…
Khaleda secures bail in 10 cases, charge framing Oct 10
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 10 cases including eight sabotage cases filed under the Special Power Act and a sedition one. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah…
Indian activist ends hunger strike after 16 years
One of India’s most prominent political activists ended a 16-year hunger strike Tuesday, licking honey from her hand and declaring “I will never forget this moment.”Irom Sharmila had been force-fed through a tube in her nose and held by police…
Emails show democrats waged “propaganda” campaign against Sanders
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke via video stream at the Green Party convention in Houston, Texas, over the weekend. Assange has been confined to the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for more than four years, fearing that if he were to…
Pro-Trump art reinstated after New York ‘arson’ attack
Staten Island (BSS/AFP)- When arsonists reputedly set fire to some Donald Trump “lawn art” outside a New York family home, the man billed as the only conservative artist in America came out swinging. Scott LoBaido simply erected a bigger version…
Khaleda Zia to appear in 12 cases Wednesday
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will go to lower court of Dhaka on Wednesday to appear the hearings of 12 cases, filed against her, including the Niko and Barapukuria coalmine graft cases.
Santu Larma urges ethnic groups to achieve their rights
Bangladesh Adivasi Forum (BAF) President Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma alias Santu Larma urge the young generation of the ethnic minority come forward spontaneously to strengthen the ongoing struggle for their rights. “Indigenous people will have to survive through struggle. They have…
Khaleda to attend hearing of 12 cases Wednesday
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will go to Dhaka Judge Court on Wednesday to attend hearing of 12 cases, including the Niko and Barapukuria coalmine corruption cases. Khaleda will appear before three separate courts–one dealing with the Niko graft case,…
Strengthen security for foreigners, Home Minister to police
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday asked senior police officials to strengthen security for the foreign nationals working in construction sites of power plants, roads and bridges across the country.“Ensure security at the construction sites of important power plants, roads…
3 Jamaat-Shibir men among 47 held in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police in several drives in Rajshahi from Monday night to Tuesday morning arrested 47 people, including three actovosts of Jamaat-Shibir, along with drugs.Assistant commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Iftekhayer Alam said police arrested them from several areas…