Different political parties and organisations on Sunday sent a letter to the chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) urging him not to hike power tariff ignoring public interest. In the letter, representatives of the parties and organisations who attended…
At least 30 people, including one with bullet, were injured on Saturday in a series of clashes between the supporters of Awami League-supported chairman candidate and its rebel candidate in the election to Sreepur upazila of the district. Al Amin,…
The historic 7th March, marking the epoch-making speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman calling upon the Bangalees to prepare for the war to liberate Bangladesh from the exploitative Pakistani regime, was observed on Friday in a…
Leaders of the ruling Awami League have said they are determined to maintain a congenial atmosphere in all educational institutions for the smooth running of their academic calendar. “Our stance is clear, we don’t want to see further disturbance in…
The historic 7th March, marking the epoch-making speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman calling upon the Bangalees to prepare for the war to liberate Bangladesh from the exploitative Pakistani regime, will be observed on Friday. ‘Ebarer Sangram Amader Muktir Sangram,…
The ruling Awami League has finalised 39 nominees, mostly new faces, for elections to reserved women seats in the 10th Parliament. The candidates were listed in a media statement signed by the party’s Office Secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap on Thursday.…
Apprehending vote fraud in the remaining phases of the upazila polls, BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday warned that people will throw the ruling party into dustbin if it tries to manipulate the vote further. “You’ve been…
The BNP is running after ‘a strange creature called caretaker government’, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said. “They have to come around to other system, understanding the fact that it won’t work,” he said at a function at Kabi Nazrul…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that her government will soon turn the Vision 2021 into Vision 2041 as a long-term Perspective Plan in the context of her party’s election manifesto titled: ‘Bangladesh marching ahead’. “In implementing the…
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said the Awami League-backed candidates suffered defeat in the ongoing upazila elections due to the party’s internal conflicts. He viewed that the local government elections like upazila parishad polls should be held on party…
Charging the government with snatching people’s basic rights, including the franchise, BNP on Tuesday said the regime has besieged democracy with the power of arms. “The current regime has no constitutional legitimacy. They’ve snatched all the rights of people, including…
Awami League Presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim has described BNP leaders Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Ruhul Kabir Rizvi as unimportant leaders. The ruling party MP said in Parliament on Tuesday, “The elephant’s kick can be sustained, but the bat’s…
Awami League leader Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif has asked leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to not make incendiary remarks. “Do not use the language of terrorists. The Awami League knows how to wipe out terrorists. Do not create confusion among…
Four BNP leaders have been expelled from the party on charge of violating the party discipline. They are BNP Bandarban district unit sports and cultural affairs secretary Jahangir Alam, Feni’s Dagonbhuiyan upazila unit vice chairman Abul Hashem Bahadur, Comilla South’s…
Those involved in the snatching of convicted militants from a prison van in Mymensingh have already been identified, State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said. Talking to reporters at the Secretariat, the State Minister said the investigation…
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Monday dropped a broad hint at amending the local government laws to remove barriers to political parties to directly join city corporation, upazila, municipality and union parishad elections. “Why can’t political parties…
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Sunday said most of the country’s politicians do politics to gain their own interests; rather than for the country. “Many politicians say they do politics for the country. In fact, they don’t do it.…
A court here on Sunday sent six people, including newly elected Lohagarah upazila vice-chairman Nurul Absar, to jail in a case filed for assaulting Awami League MP Abu Reza M Nezamuddin Nadvi. Senior Judicial Magistrate Masud Parvez passed the order…
Language movement veteran and freedom fighter Sayeed Uddin Ahmed died of old age complications at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early Saturday. He was 85. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in-charge of RMCH Dr Jamil Rahman said he breathed his last…
Former member of parliament and BNP leader Advocate Khondker Mahbubuddin Ahmed died of cardiac arrest at a city hospital on Saturday evening. He was 88. Hospital sources said Mahbubuddin Ahmed, also a BNP standing committee member, was admitted to United…
Reiterating that they have been elected for five years, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said it depends on time and country’s situation whether the present government will remain in power unit the expiry of its tenure. “Time and situation…
A mob severed the tendons of both the legs of a BNP rebel contesting for the post of vice-chairman in the upcoming election in Morelganj upazila as he allegedly issued threats to them brandishing firearms at Polerhat Bazar in the…
Former Prime Minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed on Thursday called for a strong movement with the spirit of self-sacrifice by taking lessons from the late Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani to safeguard the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh. Talking as the…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central committee has expelled three local leaders of Sunamganj for contesting the upazila election defying the party decision. The expelled leaders are Sunamganj district BNP vice-president Wakifur Rahman Gilman, Mollapara union BNP president Nurul Haque and…
Dhaka – Seven BNP-backed candidates boycotted their election in Sadar upazila of Barisal, Char Fasson and Burhanuddin upazila of Bhola, and Faridganj upazila of Chandpur districts on Thursday on various allegations. In Barisal Sadar upazila, three candidates – BNP-supported chairman,…
A court of Dhaka on Wednesday awarded 15-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) to two members of outlawed militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Judge ABM Sajedur Rahman of Dhaka’s Third Speedy Trial…
Dhaka – Islami Chhatra Shibir on Tuesday strongly protested the US-based think tank IHS Jane study describing the pro-Jamaat student body as one of the world’s most active non-state armed groups in 2013. In a joint statement, Shibir central president…
A mobile court here on Tuesday sentenced two Bangladesh Chhatra League men to separate jail terms for their attempts to snatch a tender box in Tala upazila. The convicts are BCL upazila unit vice-president Munnaf Hossain Shimpu and its activist…
Twenty-eight leaders and activists of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e Islami’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir have been arrested in separate drives lasting from Sunday night to Monday afternoon in the port city of Chittagong. Police said those arrested include Kotwali thana…
Activists of Dhaka University’s Shahidullah Hall unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) locked a restaurant for two hours in the city’s Chankherpool area for delay in serving a BCL man. Witnesses said BCL activist Shahriar went to ‘Aftab Hotel and…