BNP standing committee member Brig Gen (Retd) ASM Hannan Shah yesterday said the party’s national council is likely to be held on March 19. “So far I understand, the council date has been fixed for March 19. Preparation has already…
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Election Commission publishes voter list
EC spokesperson SM Asaduzzaman on Sunday said the ratio of male and female voters remained almost the same. According to the updated list, Bangladesh now has a total of 99,898,553 voters, including the 4,432,927 added in January 2016.After the recent…
Iowa Democratic caucus
Hillary Clinton’s quest for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 was supposed to be a coronation, not a conflagration.Now, however, the former secretary of state finds herself in Iowa just days before the first-in-the nation caucuses, trying to extinguish an…
Myanmar begins new parliament session ending military-only rule
Hundreds of MPs have begun a parliamentary session in Myanmar to see in the first democratically elected government in more than 50 years. It is an assembly dominated by MPs from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD),…
Release Manna, demands Nagorik Oikya rally
President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) ASM Abdur Rob on Sunday accused the government of trying to elongate its stay in power by adopting different means and alleged that the present government has done the most damage to the ideal…
Mirza Abbas refused bail
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday (Sunday) rejected bail petitions of BNP leader Mirza Abbas in two arson cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel Police Stations of the city. Kamrul Hossain of the court passed the order hearing…
JP presidium decide leaving cabinet, Raushan loyalists say ‘No’
Dhaka – Jatiya Party leaders, loyal to leader of the opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad, on Sunday turned down its presidium members’ decision to quit cabinet as they think the meeting was not properly convened. “Ruhul Amin Howlader has been…
SA parliaments should promote Sustainable Development Goals – PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the Speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it is a collective journey.
Autocratic conditions remove people’s faith in democracy: Moudud
Staff Reporter BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed yesterday said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would not have been killed if he did not establish one-party rule in the country.
Martyrs will also be honoured if Govt publishes their list like FFs: BNP
STAFF REPORTER This time, BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has demanded the government to prepare a list of the martyrs of the Liberation War of 1971 similar to that of the freedom fighters’ list.
Curtain falls on Myanmar’s army-led parliament
Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi applauded the military-stacked parliament on its final day in office Friday, as one-time enemies welcomed a power transition that will loosen the army’s 50-year grip on power.After a de-mob happy last session for…
Donald Trump Proves He Can Dominate the Republican Debate
There was a massive Donald Trump-shaped hole on the Republican debate stage in Des Moines last night, much to the dismay of viewers who eagerly hoped that the Republican frontrunner would show up despite announcing earlier this week that he…
‘Louis Kahn’s JS final drawing inventory list collected from USA’
Dhaka – The government has already collected legendary American architect Louis I Kahn’s final drawing inventory list from the USA for proper preservation of the original design of the Parliament Complex and the mega project taken for its adjacent areas.…
Law to punish Liberation War denial in offing: Anisul
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said the government is planning to enact a liberation war denial crimes law. “Formation of a liberation war denial crimes law is the demand of time and the Law Commission is working…
Zia’s grave relocation move will be nightmare: BNP
Dhaka – Accusing the government of trying to annihilate Zia family, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday warned that any move to relocate their founder Ziaur Rahman’s grave from the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban area would turn into a…
Chhatra Dal leader Rajib gets bail
Court Correspondent Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Rajib Ahsan was released on Wednesday from jail on bail after six moths of his arrest from Patuakhali. Rajib walked out of Dhaka Central Jail on Wednesday night after his bail order reached…
Fakhrul gone to Singapore again for treatment
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to leave here for Singapore tonight (Sunday night) for better treatment.He is scheduled to depart Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a Singapore Airlines flight around 11:54pm, BNP chairperson’s media wing…
Khaleda urges Govt. to publish list of 30 lakh martyrs
STAFF REPORTER A top BNP leader yesterday urged the government to publish the list of 30 lakh martyrs of war of liberation in 1971.
Gayeshwar asks to record names of martyrs
Standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Gayeshwar Chandra Roy asked to write down the names of three million liberation war martyrs.“History needs to be written correctly. It does not matter who puts whatever figure. Publish the names of…
26 BNP leaders’ case hearing for police station sabotage on Mar 6
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday once again fixed March 6 for hearing on framing charge against 26 BNP leaders and activists including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing…
Tarique’s mother-in-law challenges ACC case at HC –
Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu, mother-in-law of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, has filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of the graft case filed against her by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).
Sedition summon pasted in front of Khaleda Zia’s residence
A court official on Tuesday pasted a copy of the summon issued against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a sedition case on the main gate of her Gulshan residence as non one in her favour received it.
BNP will be thrown into dustbin of history, says Syed Ashraf
Dhaka – Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Monday said BNP will be thrown into the dustbin of history if it fails to accept the truth. “The formation of a party doesn’t mean it’ll survive forever. A party…
Present Parliament like a Bazaar, deliberates no problem : Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday night alleged that no public issue and the country’s problems are now discussed in the ‘so-called’ 10th parliament for lack of democracy. “There’s no one to speak for people as there’s no…
The sedition case filed against Khaleda Zia politically
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday termed sedition charges against Khaleda Zia as nothing but a mockery.
Court summons Khaleda zia in sedition case
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday summoned BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to appear before it on March 23 to explain her comments on the number of martyrs in the independence war of 1971.
15th Amendment black chapter in Bangladesh history: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday termed the 15th amendment to the constitution a ‘black chapter’ in the country’s democratic history. “The 15th amendment is a black chapter and the ones who introduced the amendment are…
Bill in JS to double salary of MPs, Speaker, Deputy Speaker
A bill was placed in the parliament on Sunday with the proposal to increase salary and other related benefits to the speaker and the deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad to almost double, reports agencies. Law, justice and parliamentary affairs…
No way to change decision: Ershad to Raushan
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has turned down the call of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and party’s senior presidium member Begum Raushan Ershad to ‘reconsider’ his decision that brought changes in top posts.
BNP to specify exact freedom fighters no. when in power: Kh. Mahbub
STAFF REPORTER Supreme Court Bar Association president Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain yesterday said that there was no seditious element in the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s statement.