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Former BNP lawmaker to die for war crimes

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-24 12:50:54

A tribunal has sentenced former BNP lawmaker Abdul Momin Talukder aka Khoka to death for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, reports bdnews24.com. A three-membe...

Road anarchy over bus fares must be stopped, says GM Quader

-- 2021-11-23 18:42:01

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Tuesday voiced concern over the transport workers' rowdy attitude towards passengers and urged the government to take steps for stopping road anarchy over bus fares....

Health minister criticises BNP leaders for not wearing mask at hunger strike

-- 2021-11-21 20:11:01

Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday criticised BNP leaders for not following health rules at their mass hunger strike programme demanding Khaleda Zia’s treatment abroad. “They always...

'Govt to tackle BNP's violence with appropriate action'

-- 2021-11-21 17:17:36

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has warned the BNP that the government will take appropriate action if any violence occurs during their recent protests demanding that party chief Khaleda Zia be allowed...

Zahangir breaks down in tears, sees conspiracy behind expulsion

-- 2021-11-20 18:06:47

Zahangir Alam, the Gazipur City Corporation mayor expelled by the Awami League over his remarks on Bangabandhu and Liberation War martyrs, claims he is the victim of a ‘conspiracy'. Zahangir br...

BNP stages nationwide hunger strike demanding Khaleda’s treatment abroad

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-20 15:11:51

Leaders and activists of the BNP have started a nationwide hunger strike demanding party Chairperson Khaleda Zia be allowed to go abroad for advanced medical treatment. The programme began at 9:00am...

Govt conspiring to end Khaleda’s life, claims Fakhrul

-- 2021-11-19 20:17:11

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday accused the government of plotting to end the life of Khaleda Zia by not allowing her to receive advanced treatment abroad. Speaking at a d...

PM urges all to be vocal against anti-country propaganda

-- 2021-11-19 19:57:54

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina has urged all to be aware of a group of people who are spreading propaganda at home and abroad even after so much development in the countr...

Chhatra League activists ‘attack’ Reza Kibria, Nur in Tangail

-- 2021-11-17 17:50:47

Members of the new Bangladesh Gana Odhikar Parishad party, including convener Dr Reza Kibria and Member Secretary Nurul Haque Nur, have allegedly been attacked while attempting to pay their respects a...

BNP demands steps as per international law to deal with border killings

-- 2021-11-16 20:24:07

Members of BNP’s highest policymaking body have urged the government to take steps as per international law to stop the unacceptable killing of Bangladeshis along the border by the Indian Border...

Dr Kamal wants caretaker govt back, looks for Oikyafront’s revival

-- 2021-11-13 18:47:47

Renewing the demand for holding the next national election under a non-party government, Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain said there is a possibility to revive Jatiya Oikyafront, an electoral alli...

Govt ‘deliberately destroyed’ electoral system, Fakhrul says

-- 2021-11-12 17:58:54

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday voiced concern over the violence in Union Parishad (UP) polls and said the government “deliberately destroyed the electoral system to...

UP polls creating panic instead of festivity, says GM Quader

-- 2021-11-09 16:48:59

Jatiya Party Chairman on Tuesday voiced concern that the ongoing Union Parishad (UP) polls have become a matter of panic instead of festivity. In a statement, he said, “The second and third pha...

Fakhrul describes fuel price, transport fare hike as ‘trick to loot people’

-- 2021-11-08 19:39:42

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday termed the hike in fuel price and transport fares an ‘arranged game’ of the government to “pick public pockets”. "T...

Zia grabbed power by carrying out killings, Obaidul Quader alleges

-- 2021-11-07 22:42:02

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said placing complaints to foreigners and seeking help openly from various embassies is a clear exponent of the BNP's boneless politics. "The c...

BNP observes November 7

-- 2021-11-07 22:20:23

BNP observed what it calls the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on Sunday remembering the ‘civil-military uprising’ on November 17 in 1975. BNP secretary general Mirza...

Fuel price hike to benefit ‘looters’, BNP leader alleges

-- 2021-11-05 16:21:31

BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday alleged that fuel prices have been raised to benefit the “looters of the ruling party”. “They (govt) have raised the prices...

Loan defaulters cannot have legal rights to contest polls: HC

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-11-04 17:53:00

During the hearing of a writ petition, a High Court bench on Thursday observed that the loan defaulters cannot have the legal rights to contest in elections. The High Court bench of Justice M Enayetu...

Chattogram Medical College closes indefinitely following BCL clashes

-- 2021-10-30 16:56:31

Chattogram Medical College (CMC) has been closed indefinitely after clashes between the two factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student affiliate of the ruling Awami League. The college au...

Khaleda Zia doing well, says Fakhrul

-- 2021-10-29 16:25:28

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said their party chairperson Khaleda Zia, undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the city, is now fine. “I visited madam (Khaleda) at...

BNP not to allow any election without a neutral government, Fakhrul says

-- 2021-10-27 21:22:19

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said their party will not allow any national election in Bangladesh without a non-party caretaker government. “Our position is cle...

Gono Adhikar Parishad: Reza Kibria, former Ducsu VP Nur form new political party

-- 2021-10-26 16:37:48

Economist Dr Reza Kibria and former VP of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur have launched a new political party named ‘Gono Adhikar Parishad’. Nur ann...

BNP men, police clash in city

-- 2021-10-26 13:04:25

BNP activists and police clashed with police in the capital's Nayapaltan area on Tuesday, leaving an unspecified number of people injured. The clash took place around 11:30 am when some BNP men broke...

Khaleda undergoes biopsy test, but ‘out of danger’, Fakhrul says

-- 2021-10-25 21:25:20

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their party chairperson Khaleda Zia is doing well and out of danger though she has undergone a biopsy test....

Hasina asks partymen to strengthen vigilance to maintain communal harmony

-- 2021-10-21 17:06:44

Describing the recent incident in Cumilla as very unfortunate, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the Awami League leaders and activists to intensify their vigilance to maintain communal h...

68 people sued in connection with Magura clash over election

-- 2021-10-18 18:21:03

Three days after the incident a case has been filed against 68 people in connection with the death of four people in a clash between supporters of two rival candidates in the upcoming Union Parishad e...

Govt ‘conspiring to kill’ Khaleda slowly, Mirza Abbas says

-- 2021-10-16 17:31:03

BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Saturday alleged that the government is not allowing their party chairperson Khaleda Zia to go aboard for advanced treatment as part of a plot to kill her slowly. "Do...

সাবেক মন্ত্রী খন্দকার মোশাররফের এপিএস ফুয়াদ গ্রেপ্তার

-- 2021-10-13 15:09:39

সাবেক স্থানীয় সরকারমন্ত্রী ইঞ্জিনিয়ার খন্দকার মোশাররফ হোসেনের এপিএস যুবলীগ নেতা এ এইচ এম ফুয়াদকে অর্থ পাচার মামলায় গ্রেপ্তার করেছে পুলিশ। , খবর বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকমের। সাবেক স্থানীয় সরকারমন্ত্র...

Mahbub Talukder giving statements in favour of a party, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-10-11 19:11:11

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that an election commissioner is giving political statements in favour of a political party. The road transport and bridges minister made the...

‘Govt-backed syndicate’ responsible for price hike of essentials, Rizvi says

-- 2021-10-11 19:02:28

BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday blamed a ‘government-backed syndicate’ for an unusual price hike of daily essentials. "The prices of daily essential...