Dhaka, Jan 14 – Bangladesh and India will hold the next round of foreign minister-level bilateral talks in the first week of February, aiming to take the relations between the two countries to newer heights.
Category: Politics
Dr Kamal wants prompt legal action against Shah Shafi
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Denouncing Hefajat-e-Islam chief Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi’s recent anti-female education comments, Dr Kamal Hossain’s Gono Forum on Monday demanded that legal actions be taken against him.
Ershad going to Singapore again soon for medical treatment
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Jatiya Party Chairman and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament HM Ershad is again going to Singapore soon for receiving treatment for his various ailments, including knee pain and liver complications.
PM reappoints her ex-bureaucrat five advisers
Dhaka, Jan 14 – HT Imam, Dr Mashiur Rahman, Dr Gowher Rizvi, Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury and Major Gen (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique have been reappointed advisers to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
JP not going to be questionable opposition: GM Quader
Jatiya Party cochairman GM Quader on Monday said their party will not be a questionable opposition as they will earn people’s confidence through their vibrant role in parliament.
Oikya Front to join talks if agenda polls-centric: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said Jatiya Oikyafront will join the proposed talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina if election-centric agenda is fixed.
Govt revises wage structure of RMG workers
Gazette in 2-3 days with retrospective effect from Dec 1 Dhaka, Jan 13 – In the wake of widespread protests by RMG workers for the last few days over the disparity in their new wage structure, the government on Sunday…
The New New Anti-Semitism
By Richard Falk 18 Nov 2018 – I along with many others am being victimized these days. They are being labelled anti-Semites, and in some instances, self-hating Jews as well. This is a Zionist and Israeli effort to shut down…
Those who speak for people are real opposition: Khaleda
Dhaka, Jan 13 – Observing that it is not necessary to be in parliament to become the opposition, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia during a hearing in a court here on Sunday said those who speak for people are the real…
Dr Kamal hails PM’s dialogue offer, wants to join
Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday appreciated the Prime Minister’s decision to hold fresh talks with political parties, saying it is a positive step.
Govt working to bring back Tarique: Anisul
Law Minister Anisul Haq on Sunday said the government has initiated a process to bring back BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, now staying in the UK.
PM will hold dialogues again with political parties: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold dialogues with 75 political parties again.
US government shutdown set to hit record length
Washington, Jan 12 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says it would be easy for him just to declare a national emergency and find federal money to build a barrier along the southern border, but he’s not going to be so…
BNP slams govt for not responding to call for dialogue
Dhaka, Jan 12 – BNP on Saturday alleged that the ruling party is unwilling to sit in talks with opposition parties as it has no answer to defend ‘huge fake votes cast during the December-30 election’.
Joy describes why Oikya Front suffered election debacle
Dhaka, Jan 12– Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Saturday said BNP and Oikya Front, having been thoroughly rejected by voters, have started begging their foreign masters for help.
Call election in 3 months: Polls with Jamaat error: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Jan 12 – Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said it was a mistake of his party to join the recent 11th parliamentary elections with Jamaat-e-Islami under the banner of Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF).
Join parliament, PM Hasina urges BNP’s MPs-elect
Leadership crisis, nomination trade behind BNP’s debacle, she reiterates Dhaka, Jan 12 -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the MPs-elect of BNP to join Parliament for the sake of democracy and to utilise the scope for their return to…
BAU Teachers’ Assoc poll postponed: Pro-AL faction blamed
Mymensingh, Jan 11 – Bangladesh Agricultural University Teachers Association (BAUTA) election 2019 was postponed by showing unavoidable reasons in a notice signed by BAUTA General Secretary. For the past 14 years, Awami League-backed teachers’ association ‘Gonotantrik Shikkhok Forum’ and BNP-Jamaat-backed…
Declare fake Facebook pages unofficial of face action: AL
Dhaka, Jan 11 – Urging the admins of fake Facebook pages opened in the names of Bangabandhu’s family members to immediately announce those as unofficial, ruling Awami League has warned that legal action will be taken in case of failure.
BNP affiliate Swechchhasebak man’s bike torched in Joypurhat
The motorcycle of a local Swechchhasebak Dal leader was torched allegedly by Awami League activists at Gonapara in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
Dec 30 election – great example of palatial trick: Dr. Kamal
Dhaka, Jan 10 – Jatiya Oikya Front Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday termed the 30 December election as a great example of palatial trick.
Gov’t turns desperate to eliminate BNP, says Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government is trying to ‘eliminate’ its opponents with its ‘repressive acts’.
EU election experts meet BNP female candidates
A two-member European Union (EU) election expert mission on Thursday held a meeting with BNP’s three female candidates who contested the 11th parliamentary election.
Ershad gets official recognition as Opposition Leader
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and Cochairman GM Quader have been officially recognised as Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Opposition respectively in the 11th parliament.
PM Hasina ridicules BNP’s expectation of election victory
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday questioned how BNP could expect win in the election after putting their nomination on auction.
Homecoming Day: PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of the architect of the country’s independence.
Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day Thursday
The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed on Thursday.
Deep-rooted conspiracy against Khaleda is on: BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government has resorted to a ‘deep-rooted conspiracy’ over the life of its chairperson Khaleda Zia by snatching her right to receive treatment.
Those defeated have nothing to do: Bd govt minister Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said nobody believes that those who faced defeat both in their movement and in election have anything new to do.
Bd to amend law for Islamist party Jamaat’s trial: Minister
Dhaka, Jan 09 – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said the government would take further initiatives to amend the relevant law for holding the trial of Jamaat-e-Islami as an organisation for committing a crime against humanity during Liberation War…