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‘Seeking parole is Khaleda, family’s decision’

-- 2019-04-15 16:39:32

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said it is up to their chairperson Khaleda Zia and her family whether she will apply for parole or not, reports UNB. "We didn't have any co...

Khaleda’s health condition improved little: Fakhrul

-- 2019-04-14 20:07:01

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that their Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition has not improved that much at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical Universit...

CPB calls for resistance against repression of women

-- 2019-04-13 16:29:33

The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has formed human chains from Ganabhaban to Bangabhaban in Dhaka to protest the killing of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. The party also called for res...

AL expels Feni leader over Nusrat murder

-- 2019-04-13 13:14:05

The Awami League (AL) has expelled a local leader in Feni for his alleged involvement in the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. The ruling party’s Sonagazi upazila unit General Secret...

Mirza Fakhrul’s brother hails PM for development works

-- 2019-04-09 20:28:44

Mirza Faisal Amin, younger brother of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Thakurgaon municipality mayor, has hailed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for implementing a development projec...

Indictment hearing in Barapukuria graft case deferred again

-- 2019-04-09 14:31:09

A Dhaka court on Tuesday deferred the date of hearing on charge-framing in Barapukuria coal mine graft case to May 2 as the prison authorities failed to produce prime accused Khaleda Zia before the co...

Hanif rules out release of Khaleda on parole

-- 2019-04-07 17:47:33

Ruling out the possibility of releasing BNP chief Khaleda Zia's on parole, Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Sunday said she does not fall under any category to be allowed fo...

SC rejects plea, upholds Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla case

-- 2019-04-07 12:53:05

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that granted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia a six-month interim bail in a murder case filed over the death of eight people in an arso...

BNP starts token hunger strike demanding Khaleda’s release

-- 2019-04-07 12:20:24

BNP has started a six-hour token hunger strike in the capital demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia's release from jail and her proper treatment. The programme began at the auditorium of Institution...

GM Quader to lead Jatiya Party in absence of Ershad

-- 2019-04-06 18:17:17

In another dramatic move, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday reinstated his younger brother GM Quader as party chairman in his absence. He took the decision just two days after Quader was al...

Kamal hints at considering Khaleda’s parole

-- 2019-04-06 17:34:33

The government will consider releasing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on parole if she files an application and cites specific reasons, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said Saturday. "We haven't received...

‘BNP getting ready to wage movement for freeing Khaleda’

-- 2019-04-05 18:34:21

BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said their party is getting ready to wage a movement together with people to free their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail, reports UNB. "We must free...

BNP talks with diplomats

-- 2019-04-04 20:56:36

BNP on Thursday briefed foreign diplomats about the country's latest situation and some other issues, including party chairperson Khaleda Zia's health condition and recent upazila polls. BNP secretar...

Khaleda Zia can get release only from court: Hanif

-- 2019-04-03 20:19:09

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub-Ul Alam Hanif has said none but the court can release BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia from jail. “There is no scope of freeing Begum Zia from the j...

BNP chief’s adviser Asaduzzaman dies

-- 2019-04-03 13:31:35

BNP chairperson's adviser Kazi Asaduzzaman Asad passed away on Wednesday. He was 67. Asad, also the founding convener of Jatiayatabadi Chhatra Dal, breathed his last at Holy Family Hospital around 9:...

Gono Forum’s Mokabbir takes oath as MP

-- 2019-04-02 13:59:11

Gono Forum's MP-elect Mokabbir Khan (Sylhet-2) took oath as a member of the 11th Parliament on Tuesday, going against his party decision. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the swearing...

Govt fails to modernise fire service, Rizvi alleges

-- 2019-03-30 19:01:01

BNP's senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the government has failed to modernise the fire service and civil defence with modern life-saving equipment. The BNP leader als...

AL to hold national council in October

-- 2019-03-30 11:39:08

The Awami League has decided to hold its next national council in October, three years after the incumbent central committee was formed. The party’s presidium took the decision in a meeting cha...

AL presidium meeting held

-- 2019-03-29 20:50:35

A meeting of the Awami League (AL) presidium was held at Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister, in Dhaka on Friday afternoon. Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina presided...

Dr Kamal suggests commission to ensure building safety

-- 2019-03-29 17:59:25

Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday suggested formation of a national commission to find out whether there is any lack of law in ensuring safe construction of high-rise buildings in...

Fakhrul says govt acts like a puppet

-- 2019-03-29 17:54:03

Terming the Awami League-led government a 'puppet', BNP on Friday alleged that bureaucrats are now ruling the country. "We all know who did what in the (December-30) election. Now, the state is being...

'Khaleda’s health has deteriorated'

-- 2019-03-27 17:46:25

The health of imprisoned BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s has deteriorated further due to the indifference of prison authorities. BNP Secretary General Miirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said this on Wednesda...

Inu says Bangladesh on track, Menon sees challenges

-- 2019-03-26 16:47:31

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal – JaSaD President Hasanul Haq Inu says Bangladesh is finally back on track under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina and the Grand Alliance after the tragic incident of 1975....

No hurry to relocate Rohingya, govt tells UN bodies

-- 2019-03-26 15:45:21

Bangladesh is not in a hurry to relocate Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal island, a minister told Reuters on Monday, after the United Nations sought more details on the government's plan,...

United movement necessary for restoration of democracy: Kamal

-- 2019-03-26 15:41:53

Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday stressed the need for a united movement of people for the restoration of their rights and a democratic governing system. “We've been on a...

‘BNP to go Jamaat’s way’

-- 2019-03-23 21:41:09

Acting General Secretary of Awami League (AL) Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Saturday said BNP would face extinction like Jamaat as the party is doing ill politics. “They (BNP) have no future in the p...

Bangladesh a failed state, alleges BNP

-- 2019-03-23 17:04:29

BNP on Saturday alleged that Bangladesh has turned into a failed state as the government sold out itself to the super powers of the globe. "This government has been staying in power illegally since...

Quader’s health condition improves further: Physician

-- 2019-03-23 13:19:16

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder's health condition improved further after the bypass surgery, Prof Dr Abu Nasar Rizvi of BSMMU said. His Ando tranquil tube has been removed. Besid...

Ershad sacks ‘failing’ brother GM Quader as party co-chairman

-- 2019-03-23 09:42:59

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has dismissed his brother GM Quader as the party's co-chairman, citing his 'failures' after several attempts to install him as his heir. Ershad made the announcement t...

Oikyafront to form human chain on Mar 30

-- 2019-03-22 20:54:42

Jatiya Oikyafront will form a human chain in the city on March 30 to push for its various demands, including the annulment of gas-tariff hike proposal. Leaders and activists of the alliance will form...