War crimes convict Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi was produced in a Dhaka court in the case filed against him for evading income tax.
Category: Politics
MP Nizam Hazari, 3 family members test positive for Covid-19
Nizam Uddin Hazari, MP of Feni-2 constituency, his wife and daughter have been infected with coronavirus.
Govt trying to prolong power using DSA: BNP
Dhaka, Mar 11 : BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is using a ‘dangerous’ law like Digital Security Act to repress people and ‘snatch’ their freedom of expression in a bid to cling to power. Speaking at a protest…
27 held over deadly Noakhali intra Awami League clash
At least 27 people have been arrested in connection with Tuesday’s deadly clash between two rival factions of the Awami League in Noakhali, officials said.
Myanmar asks India to return defected police officers
Myanmar has asked neighbouring India to return several police officers who crossed the border seeking refuge after refusing to carry out orders.
Swechhasebok Dal holds rally in Dhaka amid police obstacles
Jatiyatabadi Swechhasebok Dal held a rally in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday amid obstructions by police.
Book on Bangabandhu’s March 7 Speech in UN’s official languages
Bangladesh Embassy in Paris and Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to UNESCO have unveiled a book titled “The Historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: A World Documentary Heritage.”
CHT Peace Treaty: A chase of an illusion!
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is such a deal signed two decades ago, but peace still remains miles away due to criminal activities like killing and extortion.
‘Dreadful force’ working to silence govt critics: Fakhrul
‘A dreadful force’ is working with the government from behind the scene to silence those who are opposing the government.’
PM Hasina receives first dose of Covid vaccine
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday afternoon.
Adviser to Prime Minister HT Imam passes away at CMH
HT Imam, the lifelong bureaucrat-turned-adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, breathed his last in the small hours of Thursday. He was 82.
Erfan Selim exempted in drug case
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Monday exempted Erfan Salim, son of Awami League leader and MP Haji Mohammad Salim from a drug case.
Police sue 47 leaders, activists of BNP’s Student front JCD
The police filed a case against 47 leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) following the clashes that erupted protesting the “unnatural” death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in the jail.
BNP will win if ‘free & fair’ polls are held: Dulu
BNP will win if “free and fair” elections are held in the country, the party’s organising secretary Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu said Friday.
Public transports in Khulna go off roads as BNP calls rally
Transport services will remain suspended in Khulna for 24 hours from Friday evening as opposition BNP has called a rally on Saturday.
Golden jubilee of independence: BNP’s grand rally on March 30
BNP on Wednesday announced a 19-day programme, including a grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, for the month of March to celebrate the golden jubilee of the country’s independence.
UP member shot dead in Rangamati
A Union Parishad member was gunned down by some miscreants in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati district on Wednesday.
President shocked at banker Ibrahim Khaled’s death
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank and prominent economist Khandaker Ibrahim Khaled.
Govt making list of ‘fake’ freedom fighters, alleges BNP
BNP on Tuesday alleged that the government is making a list of ‘fake’ freedom fighters comprising Awami League supporters and their relatives who did not join the Liberation War in 1971.
Protests swell after Myanmar junta raises specter of force
Protesters gathered in Myanmar’s biggest city on Monday despite the ruling junta’s threat to use lethal force against people who join a general strike against the military’s takeover three weeks ago.
Govt ruined spirit of Amar Ekushey: BNP
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday alleged that the government has ‘ruined’ the spirit of Amar Ekushey just ‘to stay in power by force’.
Let Khaleda go abroad for treatment: BNP
BNP on Monday demanded immediate withdrawal of the government’s ban on its ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia from going aboard for the sake of ensuring her right to receiving advanced medical treatment as per her choice.
PM Hasina pays tribute to Language Movement martyrs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid rich tribute to the martyrs of the Language Movement by placing wreath at the Central Shaheed Minar marking ‘Amar Ekushey’ — the International Mother Language Day and Shaheed Dibosh.
Get united with Amar Ekushey spirit: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday urged all to get united imbued with the spirit of Amar Ekushey to ‘restore’ democracy in the country.
Suu Kyi in Closed-Door Court sans Lawyer, Protests Continue
Myanmar’s top generals have begun the process to prevent Aung San Suu Kyi – the country’s popular civilian leader – from ever holding political power. Both she and President Win Myint were arraigned in a closed-door court session via video link Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Police, BNP men clash after rally in city: 100 hurt, 18 held
BNP leaders and activists and police clashed at the end of a protest rally of the party in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Saturday, leaving over a hundred people injured.
‘Govt distorting Liberation War history to mislead youths’
Dhaka, Feb 12 – BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday accused the government of “trying to write” the Liberation War history “to mislead the new generation”.
The move to convict Trump may fail but, will the damage heal
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A high political drama is now on in the US Capitol Hill as Democrats in the US Senate are seeking a conviction for former President Donald Trump against his second impeachment in the House while Republicans are…
BNP’s two-day demo protesting move to revoke Zia’s title
Dhaka, Feb 11 (UNB): BNP on Thursday announced a two-day demonstration programme protesting what it said an ‘evil effort’ to repeal the party founder Ziaur Rahman’s Bir Uttam gallantry title. Party standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain came up with…
BNP calls mass rallies in six cities demanding fair election
Dhaka, Feb 5 – The BNP on Friday accused the government of vote fraud in the elections to city corporations and announced to hold public rallies in six cities, demanding fair and credible polls.