BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday night asked her party’s senior leaders to visit their respective areas before and during eid for carrying out organisationa activities and stand beside grassroots leaders and activists affected during the party’s last movement. The…
The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division on Monday sent to the full bench of the division a petition filed by the state seeking a stay order on the bail granted by the High Court to BNP joint secretary general…
Some activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL’s) Government Titumir College unit reportedly went on a rampage vandalising 20 vehicles and some shops in front of the college in the city’s Mohakhali area on Monday. Officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station Bhuiyan…
A Dhaka court yesterday (Monday) issued arrest warrants against BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah and 15 others in a case filed for torching and vandalising a bus in the capital’s Mirpur area during a strike sponsored by…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon all concerned to get united by fotgetting all the differences of opinion and views. “A fair election should be held in participation of all for a beautiful tomorrow. Those will win the polls,…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday announced a two-day programme demanding the immediate release of detained top party leaders secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammed Mojaheed before the Eid-ul-Fitr. Acting secretary general of Jamaat Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced the programme through a press statement…
BNP on Saturday said that foreign donors have expressed their no-confidence in the current government’s election management by withdrawing funds for an Election Commission project. Addressing a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office, BNP spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon urged…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will perform the holy Umrah this year in Saudi Arabia where she is expected to join by her elder son Tarique Rahman. Reliable source closed to Tarique Rahman in London yesterday confirmed that he would fly…
Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia said on Thursday that the government if afraid of facing the people in election because of the wrath the ministers and their cohorts have earned by resorting the corruption and misrule. Addressing an iftar mohfil…
The United Nations has decided to terminate a project titled ‘Strengthening Election Management in Bangladesh’ much earlier than the schedule citing reasons for withdrawal of funds by donors. “With the withdrawal of donor funds to the project however the project…
As the trust of youths in public service is fairly low, the country’s youths show highly negative impression about the level of integrity in politics, according to a new TIB study. It reveals that about 86 percent of youth have…
The High Court on Monday rejected the petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for cancelling the plaintiff’s deposition in the trial of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against her. An HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam and Justice JMB…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday alleged that the opposition leaders and activists as well as common people are deprived of justice due to politicisation of judiciary. She made the allegation while addressing an iftar mahfil organised by Doctors Association…
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is crippling local government bodies through politicisation by removing the opposition-backed elected public representatives on ‘fabricated’ charges. “The opposition-supported elected public representatives are being removed from local government bodies, including upazilas and municipalities,…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday alleged that basic human rights have got obliterated in Bangladesh with the disappearance of rule of law. In a statement, she said, “In the countries where authoritarian governing system has been introduced snatching people’s…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) issued arrest warrant against Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, President of BNP’s youth wing Jubo Dal, in a case lodged with Ramna Model Police Station for obstructing police from performing their…
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said no one could deny her party’s contributions to Bangladesh history as it brought achievements in every field for the country’s people. “Bangladesh has achieved its independence under the leadership…
A Dhaka court on Monday rejected the bail petitions of BNP leader and former lawmaker Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia in nine cases filed in connection with the alleged arson attack and sabotage during the BNP-led 20 party alliance’s countrywide shutdown and…
Voicing concern over the pressing of a chargesheet against its leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee in a graft case, BNP on Monday alleged that the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) cannot work dispassionately ignoring the ruling party’s influence. “We’re observing with…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday hosted an iftar party at Basundhara Convention Centre in the city in honour of political leaders. Leaders of different political parties and allies of BNP-led 20-party alliance took part in the iftar mahfil. Senior BNP…
Jamaat-e-Islami has called a 24-hour nationwide hartal from today morning protesting the Supreme Court Appellate Division verdict that upheld the death penalty of party secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid for his wartime offences. Makbul Ahmad, acting ameer of the…
Three separate courts under the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon passed orders to send former BNP MP and the party’s National Executive Committee member Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia to jail in nine cases filed with…
Dhaka court on Monday refused the bail pleas of BNP chairperson’s adviser Shamsuzzaman Dudu in four cases filed with Paltan Police Station on the charge of subversion. Advocate Joynul Abedin Mezbah filed a petition with the Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge’s Court…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has invited Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina to attend an iftar party organised by the former premier on June 21 The BNP chairperon’s iftar party in honour of political leaders will be held…
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A senior journalist-turned writer has said to this writer the other day that the main opposition Bangladeshis Nationalist Party commands the support of at least 70 percent of voters but has not succeeded to mobilise them to…
BNP yesterday complained that the law and order has been deteriorating day by day as there is no government with accountability. “Ruling party people are spared even they are involved in criminal activities but the opposition leaders and activists are…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Saturday following a High Court order. The BNP leader was taken to the BSMMU from Kashimpur Central Jail-2 around 2pm and admitted…
Hasina Ahmed, wife of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed who is facing a criminal case in India for trespassing, has returned home from Shillong. Salahuddin’s bother Giasuddin Ahmed said Hasina reached home on Friday nigh to accomplish some important…
Observing that the country now lacks democracy, BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said the country’s development is not possible keeping democracy at bay. “Rhetoric of development is now meaningless in Bangladesh as there’s no democracy here.…
Former Dhaka University vice chancellor Prof Dr Emajudidn Ahmed yesterday said most of 22 deals signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka were in favour of interests of India. “The government has turned into proverbial “Hatem Tai”…