Tag: politics

Police in a drive arrested 14 activists of BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Chandidasgati village in sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday. The arrestees were identified as Suman, Salam, Lokman Ali, Felu, Rafiqul, Shoishab Sarker, Abu Bakar Siddique, Salam,…

Mayor candidates of Barisal City Corporation election -2013 have promised to transform Barisal into a child-friendly city. The candidates were attended in a programme of ‘face  to face with children ‘  held at Ashwini Kumar Hall on  Wednesday night. Shawkat…

Opposition MPs on Wednesday rejoined Parliament after walking out following an altercation between senior BNP lawmaker Moudud Ahmed and Jute and Textile Minister Abdul Latif Siddique.

Opposition BNP will not join the budget session on Thursday.

Voters of the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) have been passing their days amid extreme anxiety due to excessive presence of the outsiders in the city ahead of the election. Particularly the voters of the wards on the Bhairab River and…

Three candidates vying for the mayoral post in upcoming election of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) have expressed their commitment of development of the metropolis if they were elected. Facing the public and responding to their various questions they expressed their…

Zia Parishad, a front organisation of main opposition BNP, held human chain and  rally protesting biasness of EC and administration in BCC election The rally was held in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall, during the meeting of Election Commissioner Muhammad…

Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Tuesday said BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman is no longer a political figure as he is not holding any post since he quit politics signing a sworn statement.

Three activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in an attack allegedly by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Kamolganj Degree College in Kamolganaj upazila on Saturday.

Three activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in an attack allegedly by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Kamolganj Degree College in Kamolganaj upazila on Saturday. Witnesses said JCD leader Jobair Ahmed Iran was staying in a…

Third Barisal City Corporation Election 2013 campaign speeded up on Friday, 15-day before the election date of June 15 as weather condition improved after seven days. On other hand Hefajat e-Islam declared support to 18-party alliance backed BCC Mayor Candidate.

BNP lawmakers MK Anwar and Barkatullah Bulu secured bail in separate cases on Sunday morning ahead of the Jatiya Sangsad budget session set to begin on Monday. They were freed from Kashimpur Central Jail at 6.30 pm. Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions…

Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Friday said the court asked to the government to take steps to bring back BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman as he violated conditions of the bail bond he signed during the last caretaker government.

Like river and air pollution, the speeches of some political leaders are making the environment highly venomous, said Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday.

Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman on Thursday asked the political parties to shun their dirty politics if they really love the country.

Governance, Political Three cases and counter cases were  lodged  on Wednesday against 292 accused in connection of clash between activists of AL lawmaker and JSD leader upazila chairman in Uzirpur upazila town on Tuesday . The accused included upazila chairman,…

State Minister for Law Quamrul Islam on Wednesday termed the legal notice of BNP senior vice-chairman served to him a political stunt, and said it will not help him in any way.

At least four vehicles, including a Rab pickup van, were torched in the city ahead of a countrywide daylong shutdown to be enforced by the BNP-led 18-part alliance on Wednesday.

Daylong hartals, enforced by local BNP and its associate bodies in seven districts protesting a court warrant for the arrest of BNP vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a money-laundering case, are underway amid stray incidents on Tuesday.

Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on Monday urged BNP vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to get back home to face court.

Opposition BNP has alleged that the arrest warrant issued against Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman to demean him. BNP leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu, adviser to the chairperson of the party, came up with the allegation in a press briefing instantly after the…

Pointing at BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on Friday said doing politics being a fugitive in a country goes against its constitution and democratic norms, and advised Tarique to do so after facing the…

BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah has said that former home minister Nasim’s statement aaginst Tarrique Rahman was false, fabricated and baseless.

Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Thursday said the government is committed to making the country free from communalism and extremism to take it forward.

The daylong shutdown in five upazilas of Dhaka district, enforced by opposition BNP, passed off on amid stray incidents of violence, including arson, vandalism and arrest on Wednesday.

Defending the government action against vernacular Daily Amar Desh and two private channels, Diganta TV and Islamic Television, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Monday said there is no link between the freedom of press and the shutdown of the…

The EU Head of Delegation to Bangladesh and three foreign envoys working here met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday and stressed the need for dialogue to resolve the ongoing political crisis.

Speaker of the Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Sunday said she is ready for the dialogue between ruling party and opposition.