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Blasting Begum Khaleda Zia for not appearing before the court, Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today said the BNP chairperson prefers jail as the safest place to protect herself from the public wrath. . “As Khaleda…

International Crisis Group on Monday warned that Bangladesh’s current political crisis may gravely destabilise Bangladesh if BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is arrested. A special court has issued an arrest warrant for the leader of the opposition BNP, Khaleda Zia rejecting…

Police deputed at the house of the BNP chairperson have been withdrawn reportedly because Khaleda Zia continues to live in her office. No announcement has been made in this regard. The police team deployed to the house at Road No.…

The United States hopes due process will be followed after an anti-corruption court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants for former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia, the top US diplomat for South Asia said, several Bangladesh newspapers have reported…

The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai, Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim on Thursday said that the 05 January 2014 election was at the root of the current political crisis in the country. He said because of that election panic has gripped…

The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday said the people are now counting the days of fall of the government. “The people of the country expect that good sense will prevail upon the government and it will come forward to protect the…

The secretary general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon is very much concerned at the arrest warrant issued against Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Wednesday and renewed his appeal to the political leaders of Bangladesh to seek peaceful resolution…

A Dhaka court has pur Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on a 10-day police remand in a sedition case of alleged incitement for a possible military takeover in Bangladesh. Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubur Rahman allowed remand sought by police when…

The BNP-led 20-party opposition alliance yesterday said that any attempt to arrest party chairperson Khaleda Zia would accelerate the downfall of the government. “Having failed to resist the ongoing mass movement, the government is trying to pour Deshnetri (leader of…

The Editors Council on Tuesday sought more ‘responsible and supportive’ role from the government in preserving the freedom, objectivity and neutrality of all the media, including the newspapers. “We’ve been observing with grave concern that it has become difficult for…

The Bnp-led 20-party alliance on Friday called a 72-hour nationwide hartal beginning at 6am on Sunday till 6am on Wednesday protesting “killing of many leaders and workers in ‘crossfire’, maiming and injuring some of them in shooting and ‘mass arrests…

Blasting BNP-Jamaat nexus for burning people to death and unleashing rampage by enforcing hartals and blockades, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the BNP-Jamaat are committing the same crimes the Islamic State (IS) is doing in the Middle East.…

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday reiterated that the ongoing movement of her party-led 20-party alliance would continue till it reaches its desired goal and said, she is ready to face any consequence. In a statement signed by BNP vice…

A Dhaka court has acquitted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of corruption charges in the construction of Bangabandhu Novo Theatre. Late finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, late education minister AHSK Sadeque, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury and MP…

The Bnp on Thursday said that two Juba League leaders – Manik and Babul – were held and taken to the thana by police after the bus torching in Chouddagram on Tuesday night, but they were released at the instance…

The United Kingdom on Thursday called on both the government and all parties to exercise restraint and respect the rule of law, and come together to break this cycle of violence and disruption. British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert W…

The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Moulana Syed Rezaul Karim on Thursday said that a free and fair election enlisting the participation of all parties is the only solution to the prevailing muddy political atmosphere and said political problem should…

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday called upon all national, international human rights organisations, activists to visit the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office to observe the situation and put present it before the world. “We call upon the UN human rights organisation…

Ruling out declaration of a state of emergency in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed her firm determination to overcome the situation by taking support from the people. “One thing BNP forgets, while many people phone that…

Newly appointed ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat presented her credentials to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban today. Welcoming the ambassador, the President hoped that the existing relations between Bangladesh and the US would be…

The European Parliament (EP) has called upon Bangladesh’s two major political parties – Awami League and BNP – to engage in a dialogue. The EP also expressed concern over the current situation resulting from the January 5 elections and the…

The Bangladesh government is investigating the origin of the alleged audio-message by Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Kamal Khan said on Sunday. He told journalists at the Secretariat that Bangladesh was capable of handling threats posed…