Dhaka, Mar 15: Bangladesh is set to wear a festive look ahead of a 10-day special programme marking the 50 years of independence and the birth centenary of Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that begins on March 17…
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Saarc leaders’ videoconference on Coronavirus Sunday
Dhaka, July 08 – Saarc countries will come together on Sunday through a videoconference to chalk out a strong strategy for combating coronavirus in the region.
BNP leaders fear their another ‘drubbing’ in city polls
BNP policymakers fear their party’s another poor show in the January-30 city polls as it did in Chattogram-8 by-polls for many reasons, including the low turnout of voters and ‘attacks by opponents’.
Police threaten leaders ahead of Dhaka City polls: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 03 – The BNP on Friday accused law enforcement agencies of raiding houses of its leaders and activists and intimidating them ahead of elections to Dhaka south and north city corporations.
AL announces 32 more central committee leaders’ names
Dhaka, Dec 27: Awami League on Thursday night announced the names of 32 more leaders of its full-fledged central committee.
Where were AL leaders when Bangabandhu was assassinated: PM
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she is still looking for an answer where all the leaders of Awami League had been when Bangabandhu was assassinated and why no-one of them came forward to play…
BNP leaders sued after stage-managed motor cycle torching: Rizvi
Dhaka, Dec 14 – BNP on Friday alleged that the government has again started filing ‘fictitious’ cases against its leaders and activists by “indulging in arson-attack game”.
Hooligans, godfathers can’t be leaders, AL Ctg council told
Chittagong, Dec 7 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the days of becoming leaders by unleashing chaos and thuggery are over.
AL leader’s wife slaps JSC invigilator in Atwari, Panchagarh
Panchagarh, Nov 4 – Wife of an Awami League leader slapped a teacher and beat him with a shoe on Monday for not extending the time to her JSC examinee daughter after the end of the examination.
ASEAN leaders for comprehensive solution to Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Nov 4 – Asean leaders have reiterated the need to find a comprehensive and durable solution to Rohingya crisis addressing the root causes of the conflict in Rakhine State.
Pope’s Amazon synod proposes married priests, female leaders
Catholic bishops from across the Amazon called Saturday for the ordination of married men as priests to address the clergy shortage in the region, an historic proposal that would upend centuries of Roman Catholic tradition.
2 BCL leaders held over BUET student Abrar’s death
Two leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s BUET Unit were detained on Monday for their suspected involvement in the death of Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Glimpses: Leaders at the UN, in their own words
United Nations, SEP 27 (AP/UNB) — Lots of leaders saying lots of things about lots of topics — topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world. That’s what the speechmaking at the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces…
Trump visits 2 key states with leaders of India, Australia
Wapakoneta, Sept 23 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump’s run-up to the UN General Assembly was a dash on Sunday through two key political states with two world leaders at events that felt like his raucous campaign rallies.
Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change action
United Nations, Sept 21 (AP/UNB) — Fresh off the climate strike that took hundreds of thousands of young people out of classrooms and into the streets globally, youth leaders gathered at the United Nations Saturday to demand radical moves to…
World leaders must not let down climate protesters
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Three thousand school and college students in Dhaka joined the Global Climate Strike carrying placards seeking climate justice, an end to the use of fossil fuels and chanted slogans urging action from global leaders to protect Planet…
BNP starts withdrawing expulsions on UZ-level leaders
Dhaka, July 10 – The BNP now starts backing home around 200 grassroots leaders who were expelled for participating in last Upazila elections held followed the December 30 parliamentary polls. As part of the endavour, the party has withdrawn expulsion…
Of leaders then and now
By Issa Sikiti da Silva Cotonou, Benin, Jul 8 2019 (IPS) – Richard Dossevi parks his motorcycle taxi on one of the busiest street corners in Cotonou, Benin’s commercial capital, to wait for commuters amid the summer heat. It has…
Aggrieved Chhatra Dal leaders apologise for BNP office siege
Dhaka, July 3 – The aggrieved leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal including those were expelled from the organization yesterday sought apology for the past incidents including locking up at BNP central office and accepted the decision of the party. The…
China, North Korean leaders hold talks
Beijing, June 20 (AP/UNB) — The leaders of China and North Korea are holding talks in the North Korean capital. China’s official Xinhua News Agency said President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sat down for talks Thursday…
AL-backed BCL leaders clash at DU over central committee
Dhaka, May 13 – At least seven people were injured during a clash between two opposing factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Madhu’s Canteen of Dhaka University on Monday evening. Earlier in the afternoon, a 301-member central committee of…
BNP-led 20-party leaders to meet Monday to treat wounds
Dhaka, May 11 – Amid strong resentment by some alliance partners over the swearing in by five BNP MPs, the top leaders of 20-party alliance are going to meet on Monday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at BNP chairperson’s…
Oikya Front leaders share worries with diplomats over polls
Dhaka, Dec 19 – The major opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front yesterday briefed foreign diplomats based in Dhaka about the election situation in the country including the arrest of opposition candidates, leaders and activists and resorting to harassment and repression…
39 AL, BNP and JP leaders chosen as Champions of Peace
Dhaka, December 5, 2018: The Democracy International (DI) recognized 39 central level political leaders from AL, BNP and JP for their achievements in championing peaceful and participatory elections at an award ceremony.
Dr Kamal to speak on arrest of opposition leaders, election
Dhaka, Nov 30 – Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain is going to hold a press conference on Saturday about the arrest of opposition leaders and activists and the election atmosphere.