BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday criticized the government for its failure to control price hikes of essential commodities before the month of Ramzan.
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Khaleda pays homage to Zia on anniversary of death
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday paid homage to party founder and slain president Ziaur Rahman by placing a wreath at his grave, marking his 35th death anniversary.
BNP cares little about conspiracy, says Fakhrul
Dhaka-BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said no plot against their party will work as it will go ahead together with people braving all obstacles following its founder’s ideology.
Turkish leader Erdogan rejects family planning for Muslims
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken out against birth control and family planning, saying they go against Muslim traditions. Speaking at an educational foundation in Istanbul on Monday, Erdogan declared: “I say this openly: We will increase our descendants,…
Hearing on remand for Aslam deferred
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the hearing on the remand plea of a Detective Branch (DB) Inspector against BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury, to Tuesday.
BNP observes Zia’s 35th death anniv
Leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies observed the 35th death anniversary of its founder and late president Ziaur Rahman with various programmes. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, also the widow of Zia, together with party leaders and activists…
People don’t trust Joy,says BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said people do not trust Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s remark that he never met Israel’s Likud Party leader Mendi N Safadi.
Charge Sheet against Khaleda & 50 leaders
Dhaka-Darussalam Police Station in the capital on Sunday submitted two charge sheets of two cases to the court, against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 50 other leaders and activists of the BNP-led 20 party alliance in two arson attack…
Never met Safadi: Joy
Trashing Israeli politician Mendi N Safadi’s claim that they had a meeting in Washington, Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said they met nowhere. In a Facebook post, Joy wrote: “I have never met Safadi, either in Washington or…
BNP-Jamaat engaged in secret killings: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday renewed her allegation that the BNP-Jamaat clique is engaged in secret killings in a bid to destabilise the country and destroy the national economy. “Earlier, they were engaged in killings in public and broad…
People don’t trust Joy, says BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said people do not trust Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s remark that he never met Israel’s Likud Party leader Mendi N Safadi. Speaking at a press briefing at BNP’s…
BNP observes Zia’s 35th death anniv Monday
BNP, its associate bodies and different socio-cultural organisations will observe the 35th death anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman on Monday with holding various programmes across the country. On May 30, 1981, Zia was assassinated by army at Chittagong Circuit…
Joy rejects Safadi meet claim: BBC report would be protested – Hanif
Dhaka – Rejecting Israeli politician Mendi N Safadi’s claim that they had a meeting in Washington, Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said they met nowhere. In a Facebook post, Joy has written: “I have never met Safadi, either…
PM orders sending more assistance to flood-hit Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the officials concerned to send more necessary materials and goods to Sri Lanka to help the island nation to the face the crisis caused by recent floods. The directives came following a meeting…
Govt has no plan to arrest Khaleda, says Quader
Defying the allegations raised by BNP leaders, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the government has not taken any decision to arrest Khaleda Zia. “BNP leaders are saying in their comments that the government is hatching…
UK needs to be there in EU, Hasina tells Cameron
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday told her British counterpart David Cameron that it would be better for Britain to remain in the European Union considering the greater economic benefit of British people. She, however, said it is ultimately the…
Salim Osman MP refuses to apologise to abused teacher
MP Salim Osman has said he will ‘never apologise’ to the school teacher he had harassed in his Narayanganj constituency. Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was beaten and made to do sit-ups holding his ears on flimsy accusations that he had…
Consequence of Khaleda’s arrest won’t be good: BNP
Dhaka-BNP on Thursday warned that the consequences will be dire if the government arrests its chairperson Khaleda Zia as per its ‘plot’ to weaken BNP.
Aslam Chy charged with treason
Dhaka-BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury was charged with treason on Thursday night for allegedly plotting with Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad to oust the current government.
Govt instead of tackling militancy blaming opposition: BNP
Dhaka – Warning that a plot is on to spread militancy in the country, BNP on Wednesday urged the government to take stern action against those involved in the recent killings of bloggers, clerics and right activists after identifying them…
BNP for action against perpetrators of recent killings
Warning that a plot is on to spread militancy in the country, BNP on Wednesday urged the government to take stern action against those involved in the recent killings of bloggers, clerics and right activists after identifying them through proper…
AL syndicate raising commodity prices ahead of Ramadan: BNP
Dhaka- BNP on Tuesday alleged that a ruling party-backed business syndicate is plundering public money by shooting up the prices of essentials ahead of Ramadan.
Aslam Chy’s remand hearing on May 30
A Dhaka court on Tuesday set May 30 for hearing on the remand plea of police against BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury in two violence cases.
Bnp leader smells another 1/11 change episode
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday apprehended that there is a chance of creating another 1/11 episode and politicians may land in jail all together in the near future. “The way the ruling Awami League…
BNP leaders have to go to jail but we will also meet them in prison: Gayeshwar
Dhaka-BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy yesterday apprehended that there is a chance of creating another 1/11 episode and politicians may land in jail altogether in the near future.
Real killers remain untouched: Khaleda
Stating that people of no religion are now safe under the current government, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night alleged that the real perpetrators of the recent secret killings remained untouched as they belong to the ruling party. “No…
Murders aimed to foil war crimes trials: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said a spate of recent ‘murders’ had been planned to foil the trials of war crimes committed Bangladesh’s Liberation War institute 1971. She said this while talking to expatriate Bangladeshis in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia,…
Injustice to Khaleda won’t be tolerated: BNP
BNP leader ASM Hannan Shah on Friday warned that their party followers will not sit idle if the government does any injustice to their chairperson Khaleda Zia using the ‘false’ cases filed against her. “You’re harassing our leader by filing…
‘Mossad plot’ a cooked up story: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday alleged that the government has invented a ‘Mossad plot’ to divert people’s attention to a different direction from its misdeeds and corruption. “As people are protesting the Bangladesh Bank reserve account heist…
New Taiwan president omits one-China policy in first speech
Taiwan’s new independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen tread carefully around the thorny issue of relations with China in her inaugural address Friday, emphasizing the importance of two decades of growing exchanges without mentioning the one-China policy fundamental to Beijing. Tsai said…