Ankara (AP/UNB) — Rather than toppling Turkey’s strongman president, a failed military coup that left more than 250 dead appears to have bolstered Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s immediate grip on power and boosted his popularity. Tens of thousands marched through the…
Two delegations of Awami League and BNP left here on Saturday for the UK to attend a seminar there on Bangladesh’s current situation. A five-member Awami League delegation, led by Prime Minister’s adviser HT Imam, and another five-member BNP delegation,…
Dhaka-BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday said the BNP would do whatever is possible for them to resist terrorism and extremism in the country.
Dhaka-Pro-BNP intellectuals this time have suggested Jamaat-e-Islami either to seek apology for its role during the war of liberation or stay away from the BNP-led 20-party alliance willingly.
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday strongly denounced the terror attack carried out in the French city of Nice during Bastille Day celebrations that left 84 people dead and many injured, UNB news agency has reported. In a…
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday condemned the terror attacks in France and called for resisting and eliminating totally the ongoing terrorism across the world.
Dhaka – A group of intellectuals and professionals on Thursday night suggested that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia either leave Jamaat-e-Islami or give it a condition to offer apology to the nation for its Liberation War misdeeds for forging a national…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has congratulated Theresa May on her appointment as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The BNP chief sent a felicitation message to Theresa May on Wednesday through the British High Commission here, her media…
David Cameron, the ougoing British prime minister, has made his final remarks as leader saying that the job was the “greatest honour of his life”.As he left Downing Street on Wednesday to tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II, he…
Dhaka – Coming down hard on 14-party alliance and some Awami League leaders for turning down Khaleda Zia’s call for a national unity, the BNP-led 20-party alliance on Wednesday said they have exposed their irresponsibility to the nation through the…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Thursday morning for Mongolia to attend the two-day 11th Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM) to be held at its capital Ulaanbaatar on July 15-16. Ministers, PM’s advisers, the chiefs of the three services,…
Theresa May, a Conservative politician, has become Britain’s second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher. May, 59, accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to form a new government minutes after David Cameron, the outgoing prime minister, made…
Dhaka-Coming down hard on some top 14-party alliance and Awami League leaders for turning down Khaleda Zia’s call for a national unity, 20-party alliance on Wednesday said they actually exposed their irresponsibility through the denial.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia sat in a meeting with top leaders of the 20-party alliance tonight (Wednesday night) to discuss the country’s latest situation and work out its next course of action. The meeting began around 8:30 pm at BNP…
The government has cancelled the plots allotted by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to war crimes accused.Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters after a meeting with the executives of Standard…
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Wednesday alleged that it is actually Jamaat-Shibir who is carrying out militant activities in the name of international outfits like Islamic State, al-Qaeda and Taliban. “There’s no militant organisation named IS, al-Qaeda…
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government having failed to maintain the law and order has resorted to terrorism, violence and extremism as their means to perpetuate its power. In a statement, party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also…
Portsmouth, US,- After months of bitter campaigning, Bernie Sanders finally endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, pledging to work tirelessly to help his former rival defeat Donald Trump and win the White House, AFP news agency has…
Dhaka-The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the hearing on whether to take cognizance in a sedition case lodged against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for her comment on the number of martyrs of the country’s liberation…
Jhenidah -Police arrested an Islami Chhatra Shibir leader in possession of a firearm and some bullets, jihadi (religious uprising) books and sharp weapons from Erenda village in Kotchandpur upazila early Tuesday in connection with a sabotage case.The arrestee was identified…
BNP senior leader ASM Hannan Shah on Monday alleged that political, economic and diplomatic processes are on to ‘grasp Bangladesh like Sikkim’.
Theresa May promised to build a “better Britain” and to make the UK’s EU exit a “success” after she was announced as the new Tory leader and soon-to-be PM. Speaking outside Parliament, Mrs May said she was “honoured and humbled”…
BNP will observe ‘mourning day’ across the country on Tuesday to condole the killings of foreigners and Bangladeshis in a terror attack on a Gulshan café. As part of the programme, the party will hold a condolence meeting at the…
Renewing her government’s strong stance against terrorism, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday vowed to find out the root causes of recent terror attacks in Bangladesh.“Children of rich families were involved in Gulshan terror attack. We’ll find out who’re behind…
BNP on Sunday alleged that the government has failed to take any visible and prompt step towards eliminating extremism as it is busy implementing its old plan to annihilate its political opponents.
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Sunday urged the government to take an initiative for forging a national unity to eliminate militancy and terrorism from the country with united efforts.
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Sunday urged the government to float a ‘united platform’ with all to resist extremism and terrorism in the country.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday vowed that that she would be tough as much as needed to eradicate militancy from the country. “We’ll surely eradicate militancy and will be tough as much as needed,” she said. The Prime Minister…
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain has urged all to wage a strong social movement against militancy. He came up with the call while addressing an Eid reunion at the conference hall of the Local Government Division. The minister…
Dhaka – A local BNP leader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Chorakhal in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district early Sunday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Wali Ullah Mollah, son of…