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Hasina dreaming of staying in power forever: BNP

Hasina dreaming of staying in power forever: BNP

-- 2019-03-22 00:15:26

A BNP senior leader alleged on Thursday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is dreaming of hanging onto power for life by restoring one-party Baksal rule, reports UNB. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a dis...

‘BNP to be extinct party for wrong politics’

‘BNP to be extinct party for wrong politics’

-- 2019-03-21 17:35:25

Awami League Presidium Member Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said the people of the country have turned away from the BNP for its wrong politics and this will lead to the party’s extinction. “B...

AL pays tribute to late President Zillur Rahman

AL pays tribute to late President Zillur Rahman

-- 2019-03-20 17:57:36

The ruling Awami League has paid profound respect to the memory of former President M Zillur Rahman marking his sixth death anniversary. Leaders of the party paid homage by placing wreaths at his gra...

AL leader accuses BCL leader of mugging, extortion

AL leader accuses BCL leader of mugging, extortion

-- 2019-03-20 14:59:52

Bangladesh Chhatra League's district unit general secretary of Satkhira was accused of mugging and extortion by a local leader of ruling Awami League's municipal unit on Tuesday night. Aminur Rahman,...

Fakhrul terms Rangamati gun attack well-planned

Fakhrul terms Rangamati gun attack well-planned

-- 2019-03-19 17:30:14

Terming Rangamati gun attack a well-designed one, BNP on Tuesday said violence and criminalisation by miscreants is growing centring elections in the country for lack of democracy and atmosphere for c...

Gatco graft case hearing deferred for Khaleda's absence

Gatco graft case hearing deferred for Khaleda's absence

-- 2019-03-18 14:00:10

A Dhaka court has fixed April 17 for the next hearing in the Gatco corruption case filed against Khaleda Zia and others as the BNP chief could not be produced before the court due to illness. Judge A...

CRI celebrates Bangabandhu’s birthday with children

CRI celebrates Bangabandhu’s birthday with children

-- 2019-03-17 16:56:29

Ruling Awami League’s research wing Centre for Research and Information (CRI) has celebrated the 100th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children&rs...

BNP will not accept govt's move to hike gas prices: Fakhrul

BNP will not accept govt's move to hike gas prices: Fakhrul

-- 2019-03-17 16:52:41

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday warned that their party will not accept any gas price hike as it will only inflict sufferings on people. "Our position is clear about the g...

BNP expels further 17 leaders for joining upazila polls

BNP expels further 17 leaders for joining upazila polls

FE Online Desk 2019-03-17 10:15:15

BNP has expelled its yet another 17 leaders for running in the Upazila election race violating its decision. They were also stripped even of the membership, said the party in a statement signed by it...

BNP going through a tough time: Fakhrul

BNP going through a tough time: Fakhrul

-- 2019-03-16 21:21:28

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party has been passing through a critical juncture due to the current government’s ‘misrule’. “BNP has...

BNP denounces NZ shootings, wishes safe return of cricketers

BNP denounces NZ shootings, wishes safe return of cricketers

-- 2019-03-15 18:04:34

BNP on Friday voiced deep concern over the terror attacks at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch where Bang Bangladesh cricket team is now staying. Speaking at a press conference at the party's...

Rizvi threatens agitation against move to hike gas tariff

Rizvi threatens agitation against move to hike gas tariff

-- 2019-03-15 17:30:42

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the government is planning to increase the gas tariffs again to inflict sufferings on common people and to plunder public money....

‘Govt has nothing to do with Khaleda’s freedom’

‘Govt has nothing to do with Khaleda’s freedom’

-- 2019-03-15 16:27:55

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s freedom is a matter of court; the government has nothing to do with this. “...

DU’s Ruqayyah Hall girls withdraw hunger strike

DU’s Ruqayyah Hall girls withdraw hunger strike

-- 2019-03-15 10:42:46

Five female students of Dhaka University's Ruqayyah Hall who went on a fast unto death over their four-point demand withdrew their strike on Thursday night. They also threatened to resume the strike...

BNP’s politics limited to only holding press conferences: Hasan Mahmud

BNP’s politics limited to only holding press conferences: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2019-03-13 19:36:17

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP's politics now has got limited to holding only press conferences. "BNP leaders are trying to hold anything just to keep the party alive," sa...

DUCSU polls prove election system collapsed, Oikyafront alleges

DUCSU polls prove election system collapsed, Oikyafront alleges

-- 2019-03-11 20:13:57

Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Monday alleged that the incident of December 30 vote robbery reappeared in the DUCSU polls as the country's election system has collapsed. "There had be...

BNP alleges midnight ballot box stuffing in Ducsu polls

BNP alleges midnight ballot box stuffing in Ducsu polls

-- 2019-03-11 14:07:42

BNP has alleged that the much-delayed Ducsu polls were stigmatised with overnight stuffing of ballot boxes as happened on the night of December 29, right before the national election. Speaking at a p...

Khaleda 'refuses' to go to BSMMU

Khaleda 'refuses' to go to BSMMU

-- 2019-03-10 13:00:10

Prison authorities say that incarcerated BNP chief Khaleda Zia has refused to go to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital for treatment despite their preparations to receive her...

‘Democracy buried on Dec 30’

‘Democracy buried on Dec 30’

-- 2019-03-09 20:33:11

Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday alleged that democracy was buried in the country by holding a 'tainted and so-called' national election on December 30.  Speaking at a meeting o...

Information minister urges BNP to join local polls

Information minister urges BNP to join local polls

-- 2019-03-09 19:40:39

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has urged BNP to join the local government elections without making the Election Commission (EC) and the elections questionable. “I think that the countryme...

CEC’s comments prove election was rigged: BNP  

CEC’s comments prove election was rigged: BNP  

-- 2019-03-09 18:20:58

BNP said the recent comments made by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda prove the vote rigging allegations raised by the Jatiya Okayfront is true, according to bdnews24.com. “The C...

Gono Forum expels Sultan Mansur for taking oath

Gono Forum expels Sultan Mansur for taking oath

-- 2019-03-07 18:06:52

The Gono Forum has expelled MP Sultan Md Mansur after he defied the opposition alliance Jayiya Oikyafront and took the oath of office in parliament on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com. Mansur was also...

Rizvi slams Sultan Mansur’s oath taking

Rizvi slams Sultan Mansur’s oath taking

-- 2019-03-07 16:50:03

BNP on Thursday described Gono Forum MP-elect Sultan Mohammad Mansur's oath taking violating the Jatiya Oikyafront's decision as an act of fraudulence in politics. "His party (Gono Forum) has said it...

Gono Forum's Sultan Mansur takes oath as MP

Gono Forum's Sultan Mansur takes oath as MP

-- 2019-03-07 12:37:29

Gono Forum's MP-elect Sultan Mohammad Mansur (Moulvibazar-2) took his oath as a member of the 11th Parliament on Thursday morning. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the swearing-in aro...

BNP forms human chain in city

BNP forms human chain in city

-- 2019-03-06 19:34:57

BNP leaders and activists on Wednesday formed a human chain in the city demanding the release of their Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail and her proper treatment. Several hundred leaders and follower...

Gono Forum's Mokabbir not taking take oath Thursday

Gono Forum's Mokabbir not taking take oath Thursday

-- 2019-03-06 19:00:18

Gono Forum's MP-elect Mokabbir Khan (Sylhet-2) is not going to take oath on Thursday to join the 11th parliament due to an 'avoidable reason'. However, the party's another MP-elect, Sultan Mohammad M...

15 hurt in Jhenidah AL factional clash

15 hurt in Jhenidah AL factional clash

-- 2019-03-06 17:48:57

At least 15 people were injured in a turf war two groups of Awami League at Devtola village under Shailkupa Upazila in Jhenidah on Wednesday morning. Locals said supports of Shailkupa's Vice-Chairman...

Khaleda gets six-month interim bail in Cumilla case

Khaleda gets six-month interim bail in Cumilla case

-- 2019-03-06 12:05:10

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has secured a six-month interim bail in a case filed over the deaths of people in an arson attack in Cumilla. Eight people were killed and 20 others injured when a petrol...

Gono Forum MPs-elects to take oath Thursday

Gono Forum MPs-elects to take oath Thursday

-- 2019-03-05 17:56:54

The Jatiya Oikya Front MPs-elect Sultan Muhammed Mansur and Mukabbir Khan are set to defy the coalition decision and take their oaths of office in parliament on Thursday. Their swearing-in ceremony...

Home minister promises to ensure Khaleda’s proper treatment: Fakhrul

Home minister promises to ensure Khaleda’s proper treatment: Fakhrul

-- 2019-03-05 16:13:37

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan assured them of taking all necessary steps for ensuring proper treatment to their ailing chairperson Khaleda Z...