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No scope to accept BNP’s seven-point demand

No scope to accept BNP’s seven-point demand

-- 2018-10-01 17:49:53

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday termed the BNP’s seven-point demand unrealistic saying that there is no scope to accept those before the election. “BNP’s sev...

SC upholds Amir Khasru’s bail

SC upholds Amir Khasru’s bail

-- 2018-10-01 17:16:39

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday upheld the High Court order granting anticipatory bail to BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in two cases filed for a...

SC upholds HC bail granted to Khaleda in two cases

SC upholds HC bail granted to Khaleda in two cases

-- 2018-10-01 11:01:16

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the six-month bail granted to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia by the High Court in two defamation cases filed against her. The two cases were filed...

BNP places 7-point demand, 12-point vision at rally

BNP places 7-point demand, 12-point vision at rally

-- 2018-09-30 18:36:32

BNP on Sunday placed their seven-point demand, including the release of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail at its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city. Their demand, according to a UNB report, al...

Outcome of Jatiya Oikya Prokriya is Zero: Muhith

Outcome of Jatiya Oikya Prokriya is Zero: Muhith

-- 2018-09-30 17:29:19

Taking a swipe at Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said its outcome is zero and nothing can be expected out of it. The minister made the remarks while talking to rep...

BNP’s rally at Suhrawardy Udyan begins

BNP’s rally at Suhrawardy Udyan begins

-- 2018-09-30 16:21:19

The public rally convened by BNP began around 2pm on Sunday at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka with recitation from the holy Quran. The party leaders are expected to unveil their various demands and plans...

Quader sees no necessity of neutral govt during polls

Quader sees no necessity of neutral govt during polls

-- 2018-09-30 16:13:03

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader sees no necessity of a neutral government during parliamentary election. "The Election Commission will conduct the election. So, the EC needs to be neutr...

AL secretariat meeting Sunday

AL secretariat meeting Sunday

-- 2018-09-29 21:27:12

A meeting of Awami League (AL) secretariat will be held at 5:30pm on Sunday at the party president’s Dhanmondi political office in the city. AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges...

B Chy urges all pro-democratic to unite, resist 'election mockery'

B Chy urges all pro-democratic to unite, resist 'election mockery'

-- 2018-09-29 17:57:51

Jukta Front Chairman AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday urged all democratic forces to get united to resist any 'election mockery' and restore people's voting rights. "Bangladesh will face destruct...

BNP gets permission for Sunday’s rally

BNP gets permission for Sunday’s rally

-- 2018-09-29 13:05:52

BNP was finally granted permission to hold its planned rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Sunday. "The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities have given us written permission on different...

Quader advises BNP to be patient for rally permit

Quader advises BNP to be patient for rally permit

-- 2018-09-29 12:59:21

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has advised the BNP to be patient in order to get permission for their rally at Suhrawardy Udyan. The road transport and bridges minister made the remark...

CEC trying to intimidate BNP: Rizvi

CEC trying to intimidate BNP: Rizvi

-- 2018-09-28 18:58:14

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda is trying to intimidate BNP by giving statement about the risk of its registration. The...

‘AL to remain vigilant against BNP-Jamaat’s violence’

‘AL to remain vigilant against BNP-Jamaat’s violence’

-- 2018-09-28 18:09:25

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said his party will remain alert against any violence or anarchy to be unleashed by BNP-Jamaat across the country, including the capital. “Beca...

No AL programme to counter BNP rally

No AL programme to counter BNP rally

-- 2018-09-27 19:43:23

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said his party will not announce any programme to counter BNP’s rally in the city. “We wi...

BNP to unveil action plan in Saturday’s rally

BNP to unveil action plan in Saturday’s rally

-- 2018-09-26 16:42:30

BNP will unveil its future course of action and strategy at its planned Suhrawardy Udyan public rally in Dhaka on Saturday. "We'll deliver our statements on our party's future policy at the rally. Ou...

AL, BNP to hold rallies Saturday

AL, BNP to hold rallies Saturday

-- 2018-09-25 20:45:23

The Awami League-led 14-party coalition has announced a rally for Saturday in Dhaka as its main rival the BNP is preparing for a similar demonstration in the capital the same day. The announcement by...

HC defers hearing on Khaleda’s medical treatment plea to Oct 1

HC defers hearing on Khaleda’s medical treatment plea to Oct 1

-- 2018-09-25 17:27:10

The High Court (HC) has deferred a hearing on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s writ petition for treatment at United Hospital to Oct 1. The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Ahmed...

Sylhet BNP leader lands in jailed

Sylhet BNP leader lands in jailed

-- 2018-09-25 16:49:26

A Sylhet court on Tuesday sent a local BNP leader to jail after rejecting his bail plea in a case filed over creating hindrance to police. The leader is BNP city unit general secretary Ali Ahmed. J...

BNP shifts rally to Saturday from Thursday

BNP shifts rally to Saturday from Thursday

-- 2018-09-25 14:32:39

The BNP has shifted its scheduled rally to September 29 from September 27 in Dhaka city. “I announced yesterday that the rally will be held on Thursday. It has been changed. Now the rally will...

BNP’s rally in city Thursday 

BNP’s rally in city Thursday 

-- 2018-09-24 20:53:46

BNP will hold a public rally in the capital on Thursday to press their various demands, including the release of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir...

Two accused in Zia Charitable case to file no-confidence motion

Two accused in Zia Charitable case to file no-confidence motion

-- 2018-09-24 17:59:02

Two accused of Zia Charitable Trust Graft case on Monday in a written application expressed their no-confidence on the judge of the special makeshift court in the old central jail in the city. Two ac...

'Hotchpotch' unity is not sustainable: Quader

'Hotchpotch' unity is not sustainable: Quader

-- 2018-09-24 17:06:24

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the unity forged by Dr Kamal Hossain is not sustainable. "The unity forged by Dr Kamal is not a national unity. This is one type of 'hotchpotch'...

BNP's rally for Khaleda’s release Thursday

BNP's rally for Khaleda’s release Thursday

-- 2018-09-24 13:30:09

BNP has announced it will hold a public rally in the capital on Thursday to press home its demands for releasing of its jailed-chief Khaleda Zia and holding the next generation election under a non-pa...

14-party alliance meeting Monday

14-party alliance meeting Monday

-- 2018-09-23 20:40:38

A meeting of 14-party alliance will be held at Priyanka Community Centre at Dhanmondi in the city on Monday. Spokesperson of the alliance and AL Presidium Member Mohammed Nasim requested all concerne...

People do not want political unrest before election: Qader

People do not want political unrest before election: Qader

-- 2018-09-23 18:30:43

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the people of the country do not want any movement before the national election, according to UNB. "Ten years have passed by...in which ye...

Oikya Prokriya to hold rallies from October 1

Oikya Prokriya to hold rallies from October 1

-- 2018-09-22 21:17:38

Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, led by Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain, has announced to hold rallies across the country from October 1. The announcement was made during a citizens' rally organised by th...

BNP leaders, B Chy join Dr Kamal's rally for ‘functional democracy’

BNP leaders, B Chy join Dr Kamal's rally for ‘functional democracy’

-- 2018-09-22 17:45:16

BNP leaders on Saturday participated in the Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Prokriya rally at Mahanagar Natya Mancha in the city to create a greater national unity to ensure a 'functional democracy'...

Govt guiding grenade attack trial: BNP

Govt guiding grenade attack trial: BNP

-- 2018-09-22 15:07:58

The BNP claims that the trial over the Aug 21 grenade attack is proceeding according to the government’s ‘guidelines’. The party’s Joint Senior Secretary General Ruhul Kabir R...

AL leaders begin election campaign by road

AL leaders begin election campaign by road

-- 2018-09-22 12:41:12

Awami League leaders have begun an election campaign by road to reach the common people and describe to them the development work undertaken by the government. Previously AL leaders had flown to Sylh...

Holding trial inside jail ‘contrary to justice’: BNP

Holding trial inside jail ‘contrary to justice’: BNP

-- 2018-09-21 17:12:47

BNP on Friday described the order of Special Judge Court-5 to continue the trial in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case inside Old Dhaka Central Jail in absence of Khaleda Zia as ‘contrary to j...