Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Saturday observed that the Election Commission (EC) is not yet functioning independently in true sense. Speaking at BBC Bangladesh Sanglap at BIAM auditorium, the minister said there remain some weaknesses in the EC…
Stressing the importance of amending the constitution to bring a change in the country’s political culture, former caretaker government adviser Dr Akabar Ali Khan on Saturday said government’s term should be reduced to 3-4 years from the existing 5-year one.…
India smartly reached the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 with one match to spare beating next door rival and hosts Bangladesh by eight wickets in their 3rd Super-10 match at the holiday crowd packed Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in…
Defending their party chief Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Zia’s assertions, BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah on Friday described how late Ziaur Rahman was the ‘first president’ of the country. Ziaur Rahman was virtually the ‘president’…
Southwest China’s Yunnan Province Governor Li Jiheng arrives here on Saturday on a three-day visit to discuss how cooperation in the areas of connectivity, trade, agriculture, tourism, energy and education can further be strengthened with Bangladesh. He will lead a…
Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a non-government organisation, on Friday alleged that the Election Commission does not exercise its authority to curb vote rigging and anomalies to ensure a fair election. Sujan, working on good governance, also alleged that the commission…
Police arrested Habibur Rahman Habi, president of Satkhira municipality unit BNP and brother of BNP-backed chairman candidate in the upazila polls, on Friday evening on charge of violating the electoral code of conduct.
Rice cultivation in many northwestern districts have long been facing greater difficulties for inadequate irrigation during the dry or Boro season due to the depletion of groundwater table, reveal some recent surveys. This depletion of groundwater is actually linked to…
The residents of Tangail-8 (Basail-Sakhipur) are all set to cast their votes in a by-election on Saturday to elect their representative to parliament. The polling will open at 8am and continue up to 4pm without any break. The parliamentary seat…
Russia is looking East, stepping up diplomatic efforts to make a “comeback” in Bangladesh and in other South Asian countries. Russian ambassador in Dhaka Nikolaev Alexander said on Friday the relationship between the two countries was experiencing “a renaissance now”…
The Awami League, which spearheaded the 1971 Liberation War, has heaped scorn at BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman after he claimed his father Ziaur Rahman was actually the first president of Bangladesh. Senior AL leaders reacted furiously to Rahman’s claims…
An unbeaten century by Alex Hales helped England taste their first victory in the ICC World Twenty20 beating top ranked Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in a Group-1 match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Thursday. This was also…
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday rejected the bail petitions of BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and three other leaders. Other two leaders are Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas and Dhaka City BNP member…
The Election Commission will give its decision on Sunday on the suspension of the January election results in two Jessore constituencies won by Awami League candidates Sheikh Afil Uddin and Monirul Islam. The results in Jessore-1 and Jessore-2 seats were…
All the 11 countries of World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region, including Bangladesh, have been certified polio-free by an independent commission under the WHO certification process. WHO South-East Asia Region based in New Delhi made this announcement through a…
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Thursday said the cultural exchange activities between Bangladesh and Russia would begin soon. He was addressing a press briefing at the meeting room of the Cultural Affairs Ministry. The minister said there is no…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says all the local government elections should be held along political line so that the popularity of various parties at the grassroots can be properly judged. Hasina, who heads the ruling Awami League, made this remark…
Police on Thursday arrested three newly elected Upazila Parishad chairmen and two vice-chairmen from Rangpur city for alleged involvement in violence during the January 5 parliament polls. They were also accused of ‘causing obstruction’ to police in discharge of duty. Detective…
BNP chief Khaleda Zia has lent support to her son’s claims that her husband Ziaur Rahman was the ‘first president’ of Bangladesh. She made the assertion at a discussion by ‘Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal’ to honour freedom fighters of the 1971…
The High Court has granted BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir an interim bail for six months in one of the several vandalism cases pending against him. The bench of Justices Md Rezaul Hasan and Muhammad Khurshid Alam…
The newly drilled 22nd well of Titas Gas Field in Brahmanbaria started supplying 12 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) to the national grid on Wednesday. Ahmad Hossain, director of the well, said the drilling work at the…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday morning paid homage to the freedom fighters who laid down their lives for the country during the War of Liberation in 1971. Khaleda, flanked by her party senior leaders, had been at Savar National…
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s leather industry has huge potentials to grow in the global market and that need to be fully utilised to give a further boost to the country’s total export. “There’s a huge prospect…
The BNP has alleged that the Liberation War Affairs Ministry and freedom fighters of the War of Independence were ‘neglected’ at the event where thousands sang the national anthem to create a world record on the 43rd Independence Day. Bangladesh…
The nation observed the 44th Independence and National Day on Wednesday with a fresh vow to turn Bangladesh into a peaceful and non-communal country to materialise dreams of the martyrs. People paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of the 1971…
Bangladesh creates history through a spectacular ‘Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla’ programme where nearly three lakh people sang the national anthem in unison at the National Parade Ground, eying to have its name in the Guinness Book of World Records. People…
The High Court has dismissed a petition by Kader Siddiqui challenging a decision of the Election Commission (EC) on cancellation of his candidature for Tangail-8 by election. The bench of Justices Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Zafar Ahmed issued the order…
The nation will celebrate the 44th Independence and National Day on Wednesday with a fresh vow to turn Bangladesh into a peaceful and non-communal country to materialise dreams of the martyrs. On this day in 1971, the unarmed valiant Bangalees…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at a meeting with visiting Australian first assistant secretary Paul Robilliard reiterated that a meaningful dialogue is needed to resolve the ongoing political crisis. “Khaleda Zia has underscored the need for a meaningful dialogue for holding…
Bangladesh conceded a frustrating 73-run defeat to holders West Indies in their first Group B Super 10 match of the ICC World Twenty20 at the home of Bangladesh Cricket — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium– in Mirpur on Tuesday. In reply…