Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has asked the BNP for its assistance to maintain political stability and sees it coming.
Category: Politics
No talks with BNP on election: AL
Chandpur – Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Friday said no dialogue can be held with BNP on polls for now as there will be no general election in the country before 2019.
ASM Feroz made Chief Whip
ASM Feroz has been appointed as the Chief Whip in the 10th Parliament.The Patuakhali MP was a Whip in the 9th Parliament. Along with him, Sherpur MP Md Atiur Rahman Atik, Dinajpur MP Iqbalur Rahim, Maulvibazar MP Md Shahab Uddin,…
Chuadanga district BNP office torched
The district unit office of BNP was torched allegedly by a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on Thursday evening following a crude bomb attack on their procession.
Khaleda’s remarks ‘won’t harm ties with India’
Law Minister Anisul Haque on Thursday said Khaleda Zia’s remarks expressing suspicion over the participation of “Indian troops” in Satkhira operation would not harm relations between India and Bangladesh.
Tofail rules out talks with BNP
Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed has ruled out any possibility of talks with the BNP to pave the way for a fresh election in Bangladesh.
Hannan Shah bail plea rejected
A court of Dhaka refused bail to BNP Standing Committee member ASM Hannan Shah in three cases filed on the charges of violence during the Hifazat-e-Islam rally at Motijheel hub on May 5, last year.
Inu criticises Khaleda for Satkhira remarks
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s remark about the operation of joint forces in Satkhira has offended the country’s people as well as the law-enforcing agencies.
Don’t harass BNP leader Salahuddin: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday asked the government not to harass and arrest BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed without following the due process of law.
Opposition calls hartal in Pabna Tuesday, Bogra Thursday
The BNP-led 18-party alliance and its component Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday called separate daylong hartals in Pabna and Bogra districts for Tuesday and Thursday respectively on separate grounds. In Pabna, district Jamaat will enforce the dawn-to-dusk hartal on Tuesday protesting…
Ershad returns to party work
HM Ershad is attending Jatiya Party’s programmes after a month-long absence. Secretary General ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader hopes that the “dark clouds hovering over the party will quickly go away”. Ershad had refused to take part in programmes and see journalists…
59 BNP men held in Narayanganj
Narayanganj – Police in separate drives arrested 59 activists of BNP and its associated bodies from different areas of the district. Police said 14 BNP activists were arrested from different places in the district in an overnight drive from Sunday…
Two-day remand for Inqilab correspondent
A Dhaka court has granted police two days’ remand to question Ahmed Atique, diplomatic correspondent of the Bengali daily ‘Inqilab’ in a case registered under the Information and Communication Technology Act.
Govt to frame guideline for pvt TVs, online media: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday said the government wants to frame a guideline for the operation of private TV channels and online news media.
War crimes trial first priority: Anis
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the trial of crimes against humanity will go on as it is his first priority.
BNP leader Dulu granted HC bail; state appeals
Soon after the High Court granted interim bail for six months to BNP leader Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu in the Jubo League leader Palash Karmaker murder case, the government on Sunday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a…
20 hurt in BCL-JCD clash at Comilla University
Comilla – At least 20 people, including three policemen, were injured as Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) men clashed with police and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Comilla University on Saturday.
‘BNP must rescue democracy’
Awami League’s effort to enforce a one-party rule in Bangladesh should be resisted through a movement, BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said.
CPB, SPB slam communal attacks
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB) on Saturday organised marches and rallies at different parts of the capital in protest against the recent communal attacks on minorities.
Manch blames ‘anti-Bangladesh’ people for attack
Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarker has demanded immediate arrest of the perpetrators who carried out the bomb attacks on their convoy of the anti-communal road march towards Thakurgaon. “Those who want Bangladesh to be destroyed, are desperate to protect…
52 opposition men held in 4 dists
Police and joint forces in their separate drives arrested 52 activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir from different places of Joypurhat, Comilla, Bagerhat and Chittagong districts from Thursday night to Friday morning.
BNP now diplomat-dependent party: Obaidul
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP has now become a diplomat-dependent party after failing to make its illogical movement a success.
BNP leader Selima Rahman released
Veteran actor Suchitra Sen breathed her last on Friday morning at a Kolkata hospital. The 82-year-old actor acted mostly in Bengali films, a few in Hindi with Aandhi hitting the screens in 1975. Ironically, that was the year of…
Khaleda militants’ leader: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said Khaleda Zia will be considered the leader of militants and criminals until she severs ties with Jamaat-e-Islami.
‘Talks with BNP if the party leaves Jamaat’
Prime Minister’s political adviser HT Imam on Wednesday said the government will sit in dialogue with BNP if the party shuns the path of violence and parts the company of Jamaat-e Islami.
Krishak League vice-president expelled
Krishak League vice-president Badiuzzaman Badsha was expelled from the party for contesting the 10th general election independently violating the party decision.
BNP’s barren office gets back to life
After nearly one and a half months, BNP’s barren Nayapaltan central office got back to life on Tuesday as the party leaders and activists attended a milad mahfil, marking the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi.
Govt has nothing to do if those against liberation war still don’t support BD: Joy
Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday said the government has nothing to do if those who did not support Bangladesh during the War of Liberation still do not support Bangladesh.
Eleven including Fakhrul
Police on Sunday submitted charge sheet against 11 persons, including BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case filed with Motijheel Police Station under the Explosive Substances Act.
Deputy Speaker sends legal notice to Sujon Secy
Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali has served a legal notice to Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar on a defamation charge.