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Jatiya Party chairman Hossain Muhammad Ershad on Sunday  appeared before a Dhaka court in a case filed in connection with the murder of Major General MA Monjoor in 1981.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged Khaleda Zia to give names of the MPs for including them in the all-party cabinet, saying that she is ready to offer any Ministry that the opposition leader wants.   “Only BNP did not…

BNP on Sunday alleged that the government is resorting to various plots as it does not want the opposition party to participate in the general election.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Sunday said the Election Commission is looking for a political compromise to resolve the ongoing political standoff between the two major political camps over the polls-time administration.

Bar Council vice chairman Khandker Mahbub Hossain on Sunday demanded an amendment to the constitution to curtail the executive power of the Prime Minister ahead of the next national election.

The new Land and Disaster Management and Relief Minister Amir Hossain Amu thinks what gives credibility to election is turnout of voters and not those who contest.

Opposition BNP on Sunday termed rumour and baseless the media reports on the meeting between Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam and BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday night.

Jatiya Party Presidium member Kazi Zafar Ahmad on Saturday said joining the polls-time cabinet by their party chief is nothing but betrayal with the nation and asked the party leaders and activists to take part in the movement for establishing…

Speaker of Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Saturday said there is still scope for dialogue between the two major political parties to resolve the political impasse over the poll-time government.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday urged the  people to jointly take to the streets to ‘oust this anti-democratic regime’ to pave the path for holding the next polls under a non-party administration.

Gana Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said the current regime is living in ‘fool’s paradise’ if it is hopeful that the people of the country will accept an election without a neutral caretaker government.

The continuation of policy and political stability are a must for Bangladesh for its economic development, and political parties must ensure smooth functioning of export-import and the supply chain, said a trade and investment expert here on Saturday.

Hussein Muhammad Ershad has asked the BNP not to consider him ‘weak’. The Jatiya Party Chairman’s made the remark on Saturday in response to the BNP leaders’ criticism over his decision to participate in the national election after quitting the…

New Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali on Saturday said there would be no room for impunity for the ‘horrific crimes’ committed during the Liberation War in 1971.  “The nine verdicts pronounced by the tribunals so far have proven that…

Bangladesh can benefit greatly from the establishment of an Indo-Pacific economic corridor if it can overcome the troublesome legacy of its past and come together around a democratic political transition in the coming months, said an US official.

The BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance on Friday said it would be left with no option but to take up stringent programmes of movement if the election schedule is declared without taking measures to arrange the next parliamentary polls under a…

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has expressed doubt over continuation of the BNP-led Opposition’s movement for a non-party polls-time government in future.

Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz has indicated that the election schedule may be announced on the first or second day of the next week to conduct polling in early January.

Gano Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday alleged that a plot is on to hold a ‘dramatic election’ without voters in a bid to destroy parliamentary democracy.

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus prefers not to talk about the state of politics in Bangladesh. “It is good to speak less about the politics of Bangladesh,” he said in New York, USA, when asked for his views on current political…

A senior BNP leader says there will be no option left other than ousting the incumbent government if a non-party government is not installed.

The main opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance plans another spell of countrywide hartal this week if the government would not take initiative for talks with the opposition to resolve the ongoing stand-off within a couple of days.

Acting chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) M Shahabuddin Chuppu on Thursday said the people would raise their voice against the latest amendment to the Anti-Corruption Commission Act.

The ninth Parliament, elected on Dec 29, 2008, will not sit any more unless any emergency or war situation comes up. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury made the announcement when she read out the President’s statement on Wednesday, the last day…

The US Congress has expressed concern over the growing political tensions in Bangladesh and attacks on minorities as two major political parties remained adamant in their respective positions and feared that further instability might lead to expansion of extremists groups…

The BNP has brushed aside the Prime Minister’s speech in Parliament that the general election lurking around the corner will be held under an ‘all-party’ government that she will lead.

President Abdul Hamid’s decision to let Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina run the poll-time government has disappointed the BNP, a senior party leader has said.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court fixed November 28 for further hearing on the bail petitions of five senior BNP leaders including MK Anwar MP and Barrister Moudud Ahmed MP in two cases filed with Motijheel Police Station on the charge…

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday called upon the leaders and activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student organisation of the opposition BNP, to take strong position in the streets to force the government to…