Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Wednesday said a vested quarter is planning every day to attack Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through adopting various strategies. “BNP is a party of conspirators and killers who always hatch plots how…
Observing that the country’s people have lost their rights to freedom of speech, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Wednesday said they want to see true democracy in the country. “People have lost the rights to live…. They’ve lost the…
A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 26 BNP men including their Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir till October 1 in a sabotage case. Magistrate Atiqur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM)…
BNP on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is inaugurating different development projects through video conferencing as she ‘fears to go’ before people. “This government is afraid of people as it’s not elected by them. We’re observing that the…
A court of Dhaka on Tuesday issued warrant of arrest against 14 BNP leaders including MK Anwar, Selima Rahman, Maruf Kamal Khan and Shawkat Mahmud in a sabotage case, lodged with Khilgaon Police Station of the city.
BNP is taking preparation to launch movement anew taking people with it to restore democracy in the country. “We will launch a fresh movement by staging a big showdown after completion of reorganisation of the party,” said BNP standing committee…
A court here on Monday sent 26 BNP leaders and activists to jail in a case filed for subversive activities.Sirajganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Sadia Sultana passed the order rejecting their bail petitions when they surrendered before the court seeking bail.
A Dhaka court on Monday placed Shaukat Mahmud, BNP Chairperson’s Adviser and also the President of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), on one-day fresh remand in each of four cases lodged for creating violence. Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan of…
BNP on Monday demanded the resignation of president of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal and Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu if he fails to make clear before the nation his role in killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “We would like to tell…
The BNP on Sunday alleged that a vested quarter is trying to mislead Sheikh Hasina only to widen the difference with BNP sand underpin the politics of division and said that the Prime Minister’s observation over involvement of its chief…
Expelled Awami League leader and former minister Abdul Latif Siddique says he will resign from Parliament.“I will resign voluntarily. That’s my decision. There is no need to hold a hearing on it,” he told a hearing at the Election Commission…
Sheikh Hasina has no doubts about BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman’s involvement in the grenade attack that was meant to kill her 11 years ago.“Just like Zia(ur Rahman) was involved in the Aug 15 (in 1975)…
BNP standing committee member Brig Gen (Retd) ASM Hannan Shah on Saturday described the killing of people in the name of “crossfire” as the sign of collapse of the government. “It indicates the collapse of the government begins as the…
by Joshua Kurlantzick In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Bangladesh, which for years had been an international symbol of poverty and catastrophe, seemed to have reached a kind of stability. The country’s economy, powered by its garment industry and…
Describing the August-21 grenade attack as a dreadful terror act, BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday claimed that their party has no involvement in it. He also demanded a fair trial of the perpetrators of the heinous…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said there is no doubt about the involvement of Khaleda Zia and her son in the August-21 grenade attack that left 21 people killed and several hundred injured. “As Ziaur Rahman was involved in…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday accused the government of plotting to make BNP leaderless by sending its leaders to jail one after another in ‘false’ cases. Denouncing such an alleged move in a statement, the BNP chief claimed that…
BNP yesterday alleged that the government is trying to control the law and order situation in the country in the name of “gunfights.” “The extrajudicial killing cannot be accepted,” said BNP spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon while addressing a press conference…
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta has welcomed the release of journalist Probir Sikdar on bail, saying the government has at last come to its senses.”I believe the case should be withdrawn immediately,” he told a discussion in Dhaka on…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday demanded the release of party standing committee member MK Anwar and journalist leader Shawkat Mahmud accusing the government of behaving in a vengeful manner. “We have been pained to see an elderly party leader like…
Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday told reporters that journalists Shaukat Mahmud and Probir Shikder were arrested on specific charges. Minister for Information Hasanul Haq Inu at a press conference termed the arrest of Probir arrest regretful…
Police Tuesday arrested Shawkat Mahmud, president of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), from in front of Samarai Convention Centre in the city’s Panthapath area. Plainclothes police arrested him while he was trying to enter the convention…
BNP on Monday urged the government for placing a bill on polls-time government in the next session of Parliament for the sake of the country. “We appreciate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments that she is ready to make…
Expressing concern over people’s security at home or outside, Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad on Sunday said people are suffering from insecurity as child killing and torture on women is happening frequently. He said this at a view-exchange programme…
Some 16 students of a high school were injured in an attack allegedly by local Jubo League men at Bhuiyanra in Kachua upazila on Sunday. Locals said a group of Jubo League activists demanded toll from the headmaster, Dulal Chandra…
Observing that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia hurts people’s sentiments by cutting her birthday cake on August 15, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday said people will give a befitting reply to her act through votes in the 2019 national elections.…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Sunday) placed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Rajib Ahsan on fresh remand of five days in three cases. Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan passed the latest remand order in three sabotage cases…
BNP does not see any controversy over celebrating birthday of party chairperson Khaleda Zia on August 15, the day Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members were killed by a group of wayward army officers in 1975.…
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq on Sundayday described the High Court formula on election time interim government unconstitutional. “There is a Constitution in the country. It will be not only unacceptable but also unconstitutional, if anyone…
A portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was placed and a deck for floral wreaths set at the reception of the National Press Club, by the president of the new committee Shafiqur Rahman and other pro-Awami League journalist leaders and…