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BNP's Rafiqul Islam gets three years in jail

-- 2018-11-20 14:30:53

A Dhaka court has jailed BNP leader Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia for three years on charges of hiding wealth information in a case filed 14 years ago. Judge Sheikh Golam Mahbub announced the verdict o...

EC has ‘no objection’ to photo of Khaleda in election posters

-- 2018-11-20 12:35:12

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s participation in the upcoming election is yet to be confirmed but the Election Commission has no objection to the use of her photo in the election posters of her pa...

Search for energy

-- 2018-11-19 22:24:49

Bangladesh's search for energy is becoming desperate. With the sudden realisation that the country's natural gas reserve -- contrary to the myth of unlimited stock -- was fast depleting, many of the g...

10 former defence personnel join Gano Forum

-- 2018-11-19 19:45:30

Ten retired defence officers on Monday formally joined Dr Kamal Hossain-led Gano Forum ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections. They joined Gano Forum, a key component of one of BNP's alliances Jat...

Fakhrul claims Khaleda eligible to join election

-- 2018-11-19 18:11:17

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their party thinks Khaleda Zia is eligible for joining the election and she will do that. "It matters little what the ruling party lea...

Nasim urges EC to take action against Tareq

-- 2018-11-19 17:58:22

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Monday urged the Election Commission (EC) to take action against acting BNP chairperson Tareq Rahman for breaching the electoral code of conduct....

HC orders providing proper treatment to Khaleda

-- 2018-11-19 17:08:16

The High Court (HC) on Monday asked the authorities concerned to provide proper treatment to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, if necessary, as per the recommendations of the medical board formed for her t...

Tarique interviews BNP aspirants for second day through video call

-- 2018-11-19 12:51:38

BNP acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman has continued to attend the party's parliamentary board’s interviews of the aspirants for the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections on the second day despit...

No need for ship-breaking

-- 2018-11-18 22:09:30

When the latest annual Review of Maritime Transport published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) observes that Bangladesh was a burying ground for more than one-fourth...

AL has no right to interfere in BNP activities: Fakhrul

-- 2018-11-18 21:49:51

Ruling out Awami League’s objection to taking interview of its nomination seekers by Tarique Rahman through videoconferencing, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam on Sunday said the ruling...

Reza Kibria submits Gono Forum nomination form

-- 2018-11-18 19:16:02

Dr Reza Kibria, son of slain finance minister and Awami League leader Shah AMS Kibria, on Sunday submitted the Gono Forum nomination form to the party chief to contest the next general election as a p...

HC grants bail to Mirza Abbas, his wife

-- 2018-11-18 17:23:04

The High Court on Sunday granted an eight-week anticipatory bail to BNP Sanding committee member Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroza Abbas, president of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, in three cases filed with...

Quader draws EC’s attention to Tarique’s videoconference

-- 2018-11-18 16:43:04

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder on Sunday drew the attention of the Election Commissioner over BNP nomination seekers interview by its acting chairperson Tarique Rahman through a v...

BNP starts interviewing nomination seekers

-- 2018-11-18 12:00:15

BNP has started interviewing its nomination hopefuls for the 11th parliamentary elections. The party nomination board, comprising its standing committee members, started the interview with the hopefu...

TCB - a glaring case of redundancy

-- 2018-11-17 22:15:32

It is beyond comprehension why the government is wasting taxpayers' money on the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB). Viewed as a white elephant - the government owns many such units - the state c...

BNP demands non-screening of Hasina’s docudrama

-- 2018-11-17 21:23:30

BNP on Saturday demanded that the screening of docudrama titled 'Hasina, A Daughter's Tale' be stopped to check the violation of the electoral code of conduct. "Sheikh Hasina took interviews of her p...

No more election boycott: Dr Kamal

-- 2018-11-17 20:49:58

Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain has said the anti-government political alliance will not boycott the election. He also urged people to get ready to guard the polling stations while addressin...

Oikyafront seeks inspiration in Bhashani to win election

-- 2018-11-17 17:48:41

Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said Moulana Bhasani will be their source of inspiration to win the forthcoming polls. "Moulana Bhasani had played the key role in all the major...

Reza Kibria to contest polls as Oikyafront candidate

-- 2018-11-17 17:09:18

Reza Kibria, son of former finance minister and Awami League leader Shah AMS Kibria, is going to join the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections as a candidate of Jatiya Oikyafront, a BNP alliance led...

Creating level-playing field EC’s job: Quader

-- 2018-11-17 16:56:21

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to ensure a level-playing field for all the parties participating in the forthcoming...

Fresh hope for poultry industry?

-- 2018-11-16 22:12:33

The news that Bangladesh's poultry industry is set to step on global export market stirs up a mixed feeling. While it feels good as an instant reaction, it must not be forgotten that the task is quite...

AL factional clash leaves three dead in Narsingdi

-- 2018-11-16 21:14:23

Three people were killed and 100 others injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) over establishing supremacy in Nilakkha union of Raipura upazila on Friday. Two of the deceased we...

PM mourns death of Bhandaria AL leader

-- 2018-11-16 18:14:03

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Kazi Bazlur Rahman, a leader of Bhandaria upazila Awami League in Pirojpur. In a condolence message, the prime m...

200 BNP men join AL in Gazipur

-- 2018-11-16 17:44:44

Around 200 leaders and activists of BNP and its front organisations on Friday joined Awami League at a function at Tangi in Gazipur. They joined the AL by giving bouquets to AL Tangi unit President A...

14-party meeting Saturday

-- 2018-11-16 17:41:31

The central 14-party alliance will hold a meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:30am at Awami League Office in the city’s Bangabandhu Avenue, said a party press release on Friday. Health and Family...

SSC examinee shot dead during AL infighting in Narsingdi

-- 2018-11-16 17:24:15

A Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee was shot dead during a clash between two factions of Awami League at Bashgari under Raipura upazila in Narsingdi early Friday. The deceased was identifie...

Oikyafornt leaders sit with editors

-- 2018-11-16 17:00:20

Jatiya Oikyafront leaders, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, are exchanging views with editors of print media at Hotel Lakeshore in the city on Friday. The view-exchanging programme began at 3:30pm. BNP secr...

EC turns into AL party office: Rizvi

-- 2018-11-16 16:33:43

The BNP has accused the Election Commission of providing special privileges to the ruling Awami League. “The Election Commission is providing ruling party members with information and easy acce...

Nipun Roy, six other BNP leaders remanded

-- 2018-11-16 16:32:16

A Dhaka court has granted police five days to question in their custody seven BNP leaders, including Nipun Roy Chowdhury, for their alleged links to Naya Paltan violence. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrat...

Of growth dynamics

-- 2018-11-15 22:15:23

Admittedly, the country's poverty reduction by 7.2 percentage point to 24.3 per cent in six years up to 2017 is indicative of the effectiveness of the government's Employment Generation Programme for...