Dhaka – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday night issued a death warrant for condemned Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. “Three judges of the ICT signed the death…
Dhaka = The BNP on Monday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the recent Tk 800 crore heist of Bangladesh Bank’s funds deposited with US Federal Reserve Bank in New York. “In addition to the prime minister,…
CHITTAGONG – Chittagong district police arrested an Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) leader from east Chambol area under Banskhali upazila on Saturday night. The arrested ICS leader was identified as Mohammad Ripon, 24, son of Moulavi Mohammad Jahangir, hailing from east…
Dhaka – Principal Moulana Yunus Ahmed, secretary general of Islami Andolan Bangladsh said on Saturday that his party would be compelled to take up a strong programme of movement is the ‘conspiracy’ to drop ‘State Religion Islam’ from the Constituting…
Donald Trump has called off a rally in Chicago after protests against the Republican presidential front-runner led to violent clashes. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the venue at the University of Illinois at Chicago hours before Mr Trump was due.…
The BNP on Friday demanded resignation of Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith and Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Atiur Rahman over the stealing of money from a Bangladesh Bank’s account with US Federal Reserve Bank in New York. “They…
A Dhaka court on Thursday relived 26 people, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, its standing committee members Mirza Abbas and Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, from a violence case filed under the anti terrorism (amendment) act. Dhaka metropolitan…
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that now freedom of expression is treated as ‘illegal and treason’ in Bangladesh.
New Delhi: Deploring attacks on Hindus and temples in Bangladesh, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government of being either “helpless” or “complicit” and asked the NDA government to “revaluate” its policy towards Dhaka.
Around 10,000 members of Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) will be on duty across the capital to ensure smooth activities of the city dwellers during Jamaat’s sponsored countrywide dawn-t-dusk hartal on Wednesday.
The BNP on Tuesday strongly criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s statement that the party has elected two accused in its two topmost positions.
Dhaka – Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday called a dawn-to-dusk hartal for Wednesday (March 9) protesting the Supreme Court judgment that upheld the death penalty of Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali convicted for war crimes. The verdict in the appeal case of…
Dhaka -The government has decided to decorate 14 distinguished personalities and Bangladesh Navy with this year’s Independence Award-2016 in recognition to their glorious and credible contributions in the national level. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the awards to…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the election of two accused in cases of murder and arson as the chairperson and senior vice chairperson of BNP, terming the election as a drama in the name of democracy. “One…
The BNP on Monday alleged that the government is obstructing party senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman to return home by implicating “false cases” one after another. “Tarique Rahman is now in exile. A number of false cases were filed against…
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her elder son and party’s senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman have been reelected in their respective posts unopposed.
Ruling Bangladesh Awami League presidium member Obaidul Quader said on Saturday that the party is willing neither to discuss the issue of one-eleven political changeover nor to expose the architects of it as, he argued, it might lead things to…
Dhaka – BNP founder and late president Ziaur Rahman’s younger brother Ahmed Kamal said Saturday he would form new political party. But he did not announce any possible time of formation of the party. He came with the announcement while…
Food minister Quamrul Islam on Saturday demanded for holding a fresh hearing on the appeal of convicted war criminal and Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali after forming a new bench excluding Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. “I think there should…
The general secretary of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has said India is not “a big brother” to the “special neighbour” Bangladesh.“We are partners. We are partners in progress, peace and prosperity,” Ram Madhav said in Dhaka on Friday, on his…
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BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said their party will rise like a phoenix through its 6th national council to restore people’s ‘voting and democratic rights’.
Airing an apprehension that there can be a plot to foil their sixth national council, BNP senior leaders on Friday warned that they will strongly resist if any such move is taken.
The nomination papers of Khaleda Zia and her eldest son Tarique Rahman to contest the election to the posts of BNP chairperson and vice chairman respectively were submitted on Friday.
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Thursday asked BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on April 10 in a sedition case to explain her remarks about the numbers of 1971 martyrs.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member leader Abdul Moyeen Khan on Wednesday feared that the ruling party will ‘grab’ nearly 700 out of 736 chairman posts in the first phase of the Union Parishad elections, reports UNB news agency.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed April 5 for passing order to take into cognizance the charges of the case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and 37 others under the Special Power Act for killing a…
Mentioning that some politicians had assisted the actors of one-eleven political changeover, the road transports and bridges minister, Obaidul Quader, on Tuesday said if the country’s politics is on the right track and political leaders maintain honesty, the conspiracies of…