The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inducted Bangladeshi actor Anju Ghosh into the party on Wednesday. Ghosh is known for her role in Beder Meye Josna (1989), the highest-grossing movie in the history of Bangladeshi films. Later, she moved to Kolkata…
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Lack of governance caused moonsighting confusion: BNP
Dhaka, June 5 – BNP on Wednesday slammed the government for creating confusion over the sighting of the moon and said it happened for the lack of good governance. “What happen yesterday (over moon sighting) is I think an outcome…
Relatives allowed, BNP leaders refused Eid Day Khaleda meet
Dhaka, June 5 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia spent around two hours with her relatives and took food they cooked for her on the Eid-ul-Fitr day on Wednesday. Seven relatives of the BNP chief went to meet her at cabin…
Redefining austerity: A lesson from Greece
by Kostas Kalloniatis What can an elected left-wing European government do when faced with imposed austerity? Redefining austerity can bring a turnaround. Austerity has become a hegemonic tool used by international organisations (the IMF) in lending funds to sovereigns facing…
BNP’s student body JCD central committee dissolved
Dhaka, June 3 (UNB) – The existing committee of BNP’s student body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was dissolved on Monday night. A BNP press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the new committee of JCD…
35 dead as Sudan troops move against democracy protesters
Sudan, June 4 (AP/UNB) — Sudan’s ruling military moved to crush the protest movement opposing its grip on power as security forces overran the main sit-in site in the capital Monday, unleashing furious volleys of gunfire, burning down tents and…
North Korea: The Kim Yong Chol purge that wasn’t
Reporters must be more responsible in separating fact from the fiction Fyodor Tertitskiy June 3rd, 2019 Short version – “not dead,” as Sherlock Holmes told John Watson at the beginning of the third season of the popular BBC series. And…
BNP slams Quader for ‘comfortable’ Eid journey remark
Dhaka, Jun 3 (UNB) – BNP on Monday termed mockery Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader’s comment that this year’s eid will be the most comfortable one in the country’s history. “We would like to say this eid will…
‘Missing’ BNP leaders’ families given Khaleda’s Eid gifts
Dhaka, Jun 2 (UNB) – BNP, on behalf of its jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia, on Sunday provided eid gifts to the relatives of its leaders who remain ‘missing’ for a long time. Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir handed…
Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military
Seoul, Jun 3 (AP/UNB) — The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the Navy ship named for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain hidden from…
Populists, greens and the new map of European politics
by Sheri Berman In light of the gains by green parties and right-wing populists in the Euro-elections, Sheri Berman explores how the traditionally dominant parties respond to such challenges. ‘Peak populism’ and the ‘green wave‘ was how many observers summarised…
Dr Kamal demands Khaleda’s release before eid
Dhaka, June 2 (UNB) – Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain and its general secretary Reza Kibria on Sunday demanded the release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and other political prisoners before the Eid-ul-Fitr. In a message on the occasion of…
GM Siraj to contest Bogura-6 by-polls with ‘Sheaf of Paddy’
Dhaka, Jun 2 (UNB) – BNP has finally kept trust in its former MP GM Siraj by allocating the party election symbol ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ for him to contest the by-election to Bogura-6 parliamentary seat. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul…
Bangladesh turned into a ‘subservient’ country: BNP
Dhaka, June 2 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that Bangladesh has now become a ‘subservient’ country as the current government has destroyed all the achievements the nation earned through the 1971 Liberation War.…
Release ex-PM Khaleda before eid: BNP
Dhaka, June 1 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday demanded the release of their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail before the Eid-ul-Fitr on humanitarian ground. “The Prime Minister’s target was to hang onto power through vote…
Khaleda’s release depends on govt goodwill: Moudud
Dhaka, May 31 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday said their party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail depends on goodwill of the government since the judiciary is unable to work independently. “Khaleda Zia isn’t getting bail…
Niko charge hearing against Khaleda deferred to June 23
Dhaka, May 30 – The Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka yesterday set June 23 for the next hearing on charge-framing against 11 persons, including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Niko graft case. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of the…
Khaleda’s condition now much better: BSMMU
Dhaka, May 29 (UNB) – Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities on Wednesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition is now much better than before. “Her (Khaleda’s) condition is gradually improving and she’s now much better than before,”…
Confusion, anger grips BNP rank and file: Moudud
Dhaka, May 29 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Wednesday said deep anger and confusion have gripped their party rank and file as its MPs joined the current ‘unelected and illegal’ parliament. Speaking at a discussion of BNP,…
Mamata refuses to join Indian PM Modi’s oath invite
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 29 (UNB) – Mamata Banerjee, after claiming she would try to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s oath ceremony in Delhi on Thursday as a constitutional duty, pulled a 180-degree today saying: “Please excuse me”. The Bengal Chief…
The Euro-elections in microcosm: Macron versus Le Pen
by Anna Nadibaidze Marine Le Pen didn’t surge forward in France, yet Emmanuel Macron lacked a winning alternative. It was the populists versus the progressives in the Euro-elections writ small. Throughout the European election campaign in France, it became clear…
BNP’s Taka-30 Iftar for political leaders, as Khaleda gets
Dhaka, May 28 – The BNP on Tuesday hosted an iftar mahfil in the honour of political leaders and members of the civil society people with a budget of Tk 30 for each to express honour to party’s jailed chairperson…
Khaleda’s writ hearing against new makeshift court adjourned
Dhaka, May 25 – The High Court (HC) on Tuesday adjourned till June 10 the hearing on a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the government’s move to shift her trial in the Niko…
Hasina wants to transform BD into another Japan
Dhaka, May 28 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has shared her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s aspiration to transform Bangladesh into another Japan saying a new era with hope and harmony has begun in Japan. “Japan was always close…
Modernity triumphs over Feudal attitude in India
By Ranjit Devraj New Delhi, May 25 2019 (IPS) – “We worked for the poor and they voted us back to power,” was the explanation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made to newly-elected legislators on Saturday, May 25, on the…
Refugees in Europe’s crosshairs
by Valerio Alfonso Bruno and Waqar Rizvi A Europe of permanent electoral campaigning is one conducive to a permanent moral panic about refugees. Recently numerous reports have emerged of the mistreatment and abuse suffered by asylum-seekers and refugees, mostly from…
Press freedom snatched with Digital Security Act: Fakhrul
Dhaka, May 27 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that government snatched press freedom abusing the ‘Digital Security Act’. “It’s unfortunate that you (journalists) now can’t perform your professional duties. Assuming power, Awami League…
Development not possible amid money laundering: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, May 27 (UNB) – Criticising the government for what he said not taking action against those who siphoned off money, Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday alleged that the country’s real development is not possible if money…
Identity and the politics of citizenship
By Tengku Ahmad Hazri Modern citizenship is in crisis. The resurgence of identity politics is just one manifestation of this. Identity politics is, in fact, a sign of the problem with citizenship even though it has rarely been presented or…
Khaleda’s writ against makeshift court- ACC to be party: HC
Dhaka, May 27 – The High Court yesterday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to become a party in the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the government’s move to shift her trial in the…