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Dialogue with PM pointless, says Fakhrul

-- 2018-10-31 17:57:04

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the planned election-time dialogue will not be meaningful, with the party chief Khaleda Zia serving her time in jail. Fakhrul joined other p...

EC to sit Saturday to set election date

-- 2018-10-31 13:59:46

The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to meet on Nov 3 to finalise the date for the 11th parliamentary election. Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda will announce the election date on the s...

BNP forms human chain protesting Khaleda's jailing

-- 2018-10-31 12:28:12

BNP leaders and activists have formed a human chain in the city on Wednesday protesting the conviction of its chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Several hundred BNP leaders a...

Blocking radioactive objects' passage  

-- 2018-10-30 22:32:39

In a country lacking effective deterrents to stop illicit shipment of radioactive substances, proposals for helping it install a bulwark deserve serious appraisal. Even in the early 21st century, Bang...

'No prominent outcome possible from dialogue without prudence'

-- 2018-10-30 20:31:36

Noted political observers and analysts are not expecting any prominent outcome from the dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties, to be held on November 1, unless both sides demonstrate thei...

‘Next polls as per constitution’

-- 2018-10-30 19:47:33

Awami League advisory council member and Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday said the next general election will be held as per the country’s Constitution. “Sheikh Hasina would rema...

Govt trying to destroy democratic atmosphere: Fakhrul

-- 2018-10-30 17:05:14

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government is trying to eliminate opposition parties and destroy the democratic atmosphere by 'using' the court. The BNP leader...

Quader hopes Oikya Front won’t bring Jamaat to talks

-- 2018-10-30 15:42:43

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader hopes that the Jatiya Oikya Front will not allow the Jamaat-e-Islami to join the dialogue with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “I think there is no s...

Need for producing safe foods  

-- 2018-10-29 22:10:48

In the context of a general apathy towards preparation, packaging and serving of foods in a safe and hygienic manner, the sixth BAPA FoodPro International Expo 2018 held in the capital should be consi...

Oikyafront welcomes PM’s decision on dialogue

-- 2018-10-29 20:56:05

Jatiya Oikyafront on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's decision on holding talks with it over the next general election. "We called upon the Prime Minister for talks. We've come to know...

BNP to stage demo on Tuesday

-- 2018-10-29 18:04:48

BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on Tuesday, protesting the conviction of their party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia charitable graft case. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul...

Awami League to hold dialogue with Jatiya Oikyafront

-- 2018-10-29 17:00:02

The Awami League has announced to sit in a dialogue with Jatiya Oikyafront leaders over the next general election very soon. Party's general secretary Obaidul Quader made the announcement on Monday a...

University performance

-- 2018-10-29 13:39:04

If university ranking is any guide, the highest seats of learning in Bangladesh hardly do justice to their reputation as pride of the nation. Under the latest published Asia University rankings for th...

Oikyafront to hold rally in capital on Nov 2

-- 2018-10-29 13:07:49

After holding its public rallies in Sylhet and Chattogram, Jatiya Oikyafront led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has decided to hold another rally in the capital on November 2 to push for its seven-point demand,...

BRT: Victim of lack of coordination  

-- 2018-10-27 22:04:45

The reported refusal of the World Bank (WB) to bankroll the entire route of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on the ground of its faulty design is yet another glaring example of lack of coordination among...

Accept demands in due time: Dr Kamal

-- 2018-10-27 20:14:07

Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain urged the government to accept seven-point demand of Jatiya Oikyafront in due time. He also threatened to bring the government to justice in future if it does no...

Jatiya Party absolutely ready for JS polls

-- 2018-10-27 18:16:57

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said there is no uncertainty about the national election now and his party is absolutely ready for it. The former president came up with the remark while t...

Oikyafront’s rally begins in Chattogram

-- 2018-10-27 17:07:56

The rally of Jatiya Oikyafront has started in front of BNP office in Chattorgram with an aim to mobilise public support in favour of the alliance's seven-point demand. The rally activities started ar...

Fighting food adulteration  

-- 2018-10-26 22:31:02

Isn't it surprising that like many occasional drives against various crimes, the fight against unsafe food, too, has assumed the character of a seasonal activity? While this should have been a continu...

Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury joins Bikalpadhara

-- 2018-10-26 18:28:25

Former BNP leader Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury has returned to the political scene and joined Bikalpadhara. Bikalpadhara led by former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury found two other new members: form...

Fakhrul sympathetic to BNP's reformist leaders: Quader

-- 2018-10-26 17:43:48

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said  it is natural that BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir would be sympathetic to the reformist leaders of BNP as he was a refor...

Govt wants another lopsided election: Fakhrul

-- 2018-10-26 17:42:21

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government is trying to keep opposition parties out of the next general election race. "They (govt) want to retain power b...

Justice Sinha attempted judicial coup, claims Qamrul

-- 2018-10-26 17:25:40

Food Minister Advocate Qamrul Islam on Friday said former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha attempted judicial coup. “He (Justice Sinha) made judicial coup attempt and tarnished the image of t...

Oikyafront gets permission for Ctg BNP office rally

-- 2018-10-26 16:49:28

Jatiya Oikya Front, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Friday got permission to hold its Saturday's rally in front of BNP office at Kazir Dewri instead of Laldighi Maidan in the Chattogram. Deputy Commissio...

Migration induced by climate change  

-- 2018-10-25 22:07:07

That submergence of coastal areas following sea-level rise has long been predicted but how it will trigger internal migration has not been studied systematically. A study under the title 'Coastal Clim...

Quader terms Oikyafront a ‘rehabilitation centre’

-- 2018-10-25 17:23:15

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said a 'rehabilitation centre' has been opened, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, to 'ruin' Bangladesh. "There's neither president nor convener nor an...

AL to hold joint meeting Friday

-- 2018-10-25 16:49:35

A joint meeting of Awami League Central Executive Committee, Advisory Council and Parliamentary Party will be held on Friday. The meeting will be held at 6.00pm at Ganabhaban, the official residence...

Khosru put on one-day remand

-- 2018-10-25 16:22:53

A Chattogram court on Thursday placed BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on a one-day remand in a case filed under the ICT Act. Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Shafi Uddin...

Parliament thrives on making ‘black laws’: BNP

-- 2018-10-25 16:14:38

BNP on Thursday alleged that the current parliament has been on a spree of making 'black laws' to establish Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 'dictatorship' and revive 'Baksal' in the country, reports UN...

Quality leadership matters in banks

-- 2018-10-24 22:26:12

That the failure of the top management is, to a large extent, responsible for the current uncomfortable state of the country's banking sector is an indisputable fact. Problems such as soaring non-perf...