Police arrested three Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists from Labonchara area in the city last night on charge of subversive activities.The arrested are Nasir Uddin Molla, 56; he is the Ameer of the ward 31, Jamaat Rokon Aktaruzzaman Raza, 62, and…
BNP on Wednesday condemned the pressing of sedition charges against its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman saying it was an unjustified and undemocratic move. “It can’t be a logical step in any way to bring sedition charges against our senior vice-chairman…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanged Eid greetings with expatriate Bangladeshis in New York. The premier who is there to attend the session of the United Nations General Assembly (Unga) which is scheduled to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals, replacing the…
Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia told a meeting in London on Thirsday that the people were united behind her party. Misrule, repression and opperssion of the present unelected government has made people extremely desperate, she said.
Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader, who had promised Eid-ul-Azha holidaymakers traffic snarl-free commute, has begged their forgiveness for failing to keep his word. He inspected the Dhaka-Tangail and Nabinagar-Chandra highways on Thursday.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange Eid greetings with the leaders of the Bangladeshi community, supporters and journalists in the UK at a central London hotel. The Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in the UK on Thursday.
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta has taken a dig at top police officers for their comments on the shooting at Tangail last Friday that left four people dead. He said it was only “natural” that people would agitate against…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for New York on Wednesday morning on an eight-day official visit to the United States to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (Unga). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime…
The BNP on Monday alleged the government is controlling the media through a ‘covert media policy’. “The government is trying to establish its authoritarian rule in the country. They’re putting direct and indirect pressure on the mass media. Even social…
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta has taken a dig at top police officers for their comments on the shooting at Tangail last Friday that left four people dead. He said it was only “natural” that people would agitate against…
Bangladesh’s prime minister has dismissed accusations that democracy and rule of law are being undermined by her increasingly authoritarian behaviour and by extensive human rights abuses by the police and security forces. In a wide-ranging interview in Dhaka, Sheikh Hasina…
The BNP has asked for cancellation of the medical admission results published on Sunday. “The questions were leaked. This was a fake exam. The results published today must be cancelled,” party spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon told a media briefing. He asked…
BNP yesterday alleged that the ruling party cadres occupied cattle markets in the city and they are realising tolls whimsically at rates higher than in the past. “The cattle markets in the city were leased to leaders of the ruling…
Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has said in London that Bangladesh urgently needs an acceptable election to overcome the political crisis that the country is facing due to the absence of people’s representation in the government, says a message received…
BNP on Saturday alleged that the government, sidetracking the National Board of Revenue (NBR), has unilaterally reduced the customs fee to Tk 580 from Tk 1,000 for transit or transhipment of each tonne of Indian goods through Bangladesh. Addressing a…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has sent an Eid-ul-Azha greeting card to Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina. BNP Assistant Office Secretary Abdul Latif Jony led a delegation to deliver Khaleda’s card to Hasina’s political office in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi…
Alleging that the government is trying to curb the opposition parties by using arms, BNP senior leader ASM Hannan Shah on Friday said it is impossible for such a government to establish democracy in the country. “The government has issued…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for New York to join the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, USA, from September 23 to October 1. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali made the disclosure in a…
The High Court (HC) on Thursday rejected a petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for quashing proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against her. An HC bench comprising Justice Md Nuruzzaman Noni and Justice Md Abdur Rob passed the…
BNP chairperson’s adviser and Supreme Court Bar Association president Khandker Mahbub Hossain on Wednesday said the oppression on minorities are related to Awami League’s coming to power. “Whenever Awami League comes to power, the oppression on minorities begins. Their assets…
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia reached London yesterday on a two-week personal tour for her eye treatment and health check up. She will also celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha there with BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman and other family members.…
A leader of Kalyan Party, member of BNP-led coalition, has sent a legal notice to the Election Commission seeking cancellation of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad’s parliament membership. Supreme Court lawyer Md Mubinul Haque, legal secretary of the party, in…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia left here for London on Tuesday night for her eye treatment and celebrating Eid-ul-Azha there with her family members – the first reunion with her family since 2008. She flew to London by an Emirates Airlines…
Police arrested a local leader of BNP from Eidgah area in the district town on Monday for his alleged involvement in subversive activities, including vandalism and arson attack.The arrestee was identified as Abdul Hamid,55, president of Dupchanchia upazila unit BNP.
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Monday said it’s not possible to hang onto power for a long time by killing people and resorting to enforced disappearance. Addressing the biennial council of his party’s Khulna unit, the former president also…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia flies for London on Monday night for her health check up and eye treatment. She left Dhaka at 9:30pm by an Emirates Airlines flight (EK 585), BNP chairperson’s media wing official Shyrul Kabir Khan confirmed. She…
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta has asked whether private universities, sanctioned as non-profit organisations, are really functioning as such. He also asked why owners of the private universities would not pay VAT since the institutions were run like commercial…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to London on Tuesday night for better eye treatment. “Our leader (Khaleda) will go to London on Tuesday night for her eye treatment. She will stay there for some days to pass time with…
SM Akram, chief adviser of Nagorik Oikya on Saturday reiterated the demand for release of the convener of Nagorik Oikya, Mahmudur Rahman Manna, and protested the imposition of vat on education. Addressing a human chain organised by the Nagorik Juba…
BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy has said that VAT has been imposed on the tuition fees of private universities to implement the ‘jumbo’ budget presented by the finance minister. AMA Muhith presented around Tk 3 trillion budget for 2015-16 fiscal…