More than 10.73 lakh students sit for Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations across the country this morning amid an apprehension of hartal hampering their tests in coming days.
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Hasina finds Khaleda failure in movement et al
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has remarked that the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has failed in all issues including the movement. “She has now limited herself issuing statement from home in the name of movement,” a minister told The Independent after…
Restore normalcy for meaningful city polls: Bnp
Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) has demanded of the government and the Election Commission(EC) to take appropriate steps for a free, fair and non-partisan City Corporation polls. “Otherwise it would be proven again before the nation that the present EC is…
Suspected extremists blamed for stabbing blogger to death
Suspected extremists stabbed a progressive blogger to death in broad day light in Tejgaon Industrial area in the city yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Wasiqur Rhaman alias Babu, 27, son of Tipu Sultan of Hazipur village in Ramganj…
2 killed in police firing during UP polls vote counting Sunday
Two killed reportedly in police firing during a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates in Sadya Puskini union parishad election in Rangpur Sadar upazila on Sunday. Around 30 people were also injured, including six with bullets, in the…
26 submit nomination papers for Mayors of Dhaka South, North
A total of 26 mayoral aspirants, including BNP leader Mirza Abbas and his three party colleagues and Awami League-backed candidates Sayeed Khokan, filed their nominations to contest the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls on Sunday, the last date for…
Repeat of ’05 Jan’ in city elections will be last game: Kh Mahbub
BNP chairperson’s adviser Advocate Khandaker Mahbubur Hossain yesterday warned that it would be the last game for the government if it repeats January 5 type election in the forthcoming city polls in Dhaka and Chittagong. “If the government goes for…
No hartal, call polls to see movement outcome: 20-Party
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has announced countrywide agitation programme for Sunday apparently in a new strategy to get away from hartal ahead of the city corporation polls. As part of the programme, the alliance will stage demonstration at district, upazila,…
53 held in Rangpur
Police arrested 53 persons, including three leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir and one BNP man, from different places in the district last night, police sources said.
6 hurt in Rajshahi AL-JL clash
At least six people were injured, two with bullets, in a clash between two rival groups of ruling Awami League and its youth front Jubo League on the Bagha upazila parishad premises here on Friday.
Return Salahuddin, restore democrcy thru talks: 20-Party
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Friday renewed its call for taking initiatives to resolve the ongoing political crisis and restore people’s democratic rights through talks. In a statement, signed by BNP joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu, the alliance said, “We…
‘Bnp to be in city elections if atmosphere is congenial’
Leader of the Shoto Nagorik Committee Prof. Emajuddin Ahmed said on Friday that the Bnp would take part in the city corporation elections of Dhaka and Chittagong if a level playing field and congenial atmosphere was created for the same.…
Ctg Bnp backs Mayor Manjurul Alam contesting again
Although the party is yet to make its stance on joining the polls clear, the city unit BNP on Thursday extended its support to Chattagram Unnayan Andolan platform’s mayoral candidate M Manjur Alam Manju in the upcoming Chittagong City Corporation…
Bnp to be in city polls if level playing field given
BNP will take part in the ensuing city corporation polls if a level playing filed is created for all, said party standing committee member Lt Gen (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman. Talking to reporters after placing wreath at the mazar of party…
Independence Day celebrated across Bangladesh
A grateful nation celebrated the 45th Independence and National Day on Thursday paying deep homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War. The day was heralded with a 31-gun salute in Tejgaon Old Airport area at dawn. The national flag…
Protect country from militants: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including the country’s conscious citizens, to come up to protect the country and its people from militants. “We don’t want destruction, but development, we don’t want militant acts, but peace…we want Bangladesh…
6 BNP men held over sabotage plan in Magura
Police arrested six leaders and activists of BNP for ‘sabotage plan’ from different places of the district on Tuesday night.
‘Extremist groups ‘benefit’ as govt cracks down on Bd opposition’
SYED ZAIN AL-MAHMOOD DHAKA, Bangladesh—A heavy crackdown on antigovernment protesters in Bangladesh has been fueling anger and fear within the country’s opposition movement, creating an opening for militant extremism to take root here, rights advocates and others say. More than…
Bnp to be in city polls if level playing field given
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Tuesday said their party will join the elections to three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong if a level-playing field is created for all. “Our decision over joining the polls…
AL-led 14-Party rules out talks with Bnp
Leaders of the ruling Awami League and 14-party combine on Tuesday said dialogue with BNP amounts to undermining the spirit of the country’s Liberation War. “Holding dialogue with BNP means giving them political concession despite carrying out subversive activities by…
2 hartal-free days: New tactic of movement soon – 20-Party
The Bnp-led 20-Party Alliance on Tuesday hinted at taking up a new tactic of movement to achieve victory of the movement for free and fair elections under a neutral caretaker government and refrained from calling hartal for the two remaining…
Sponsored terrorism leading Bangladesh to astray
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, from NY One of the major techniques of our government is to vehemently condemn political foes for committing such activities what its members did in the past and even does at present. It is known to all…
Inability to find out Salahuddin Ahmed Govt failure: B Chy
The former president of Bangladesh Prof. Badruddoza Chowdhury has said the failure to give the wheareabouts of Salahuddin Ahmed is a failure of the government. He went to the residence of Salahuddin to sympathise with the members his family on…
20-party accuses Govt of being in a killing race across country
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Monday alleged that the government has been engaged in a death race of misusing the state power to cling to power and urged it to resolve the present crisis through dialogue for the sake of…
Resist militant acts of Bnp, Jamaat: PM tells the Ulema
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the Ulema (people having religious education) to resist the evil forces undermining Islam by unleashing terrorist and militant acts, saying that there is no room for terrorism and militancy in Islam. “Islam…
Wife again seeks PM’s intervention to get back Salahuddin
Hasina Ahmed, wife of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, who has remained missing since March 10, again sought the Prime Minister’s intervention in getting back her husband. “My husband has remained traceless for 12 days as law enforcers have…
Khaleda warns of serious consequence if Salahuddin not back
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday warned the government of serious consequences if it fails to return party joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, who remains untraced since March 10. “My concern has also gone beyond limit as like as his family…
Guerilla Force members unhappy at dropping them from FF list
Members of the Coordination Committee of the special guerilla force of the Liberation War of 1971 that comprised members of NAP-Communist Party-Chhatra Union on Saturday voiced dissatisfaction over dropping their names from the latest freedom fighter list made by the…
Nasim urges all parties including Bnp to participate in city elections
Health and Family Welfare Minister and a presidium member of ruling Awami League Mohammad Nasim today called upon all political parties to take part in the ensuing city corporation polls. “The wind of election has now been blowing in the…
20-Party calls fresh spell of 72-hour hartal
The BNP-led 20-party opposition alliance has called another spell of 72-hour nationwide hartal from Sunday morning demanding the release of all political prisoners and the return of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed stopping killing, enforced disappearance and mass arrests.…