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Victory is certain, Dr Kamal hopes

Victory is certain, Dr Kamal hopes

-- 2018-10-24 18:36:55

Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain hopes the newly-floated political alliance, Jatiya Oikyafront, can achieve its goal through an united movement. "I can assure you that our victory is certai...

Quader describes Oikyafront’s seven-point demands as seven conspiracies

Quader describes Oikyafront’s seven-point demands as seven conspiracies

-- 2018-10-24 18:02:16

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Qauder has alleged that the seven-point demands of Jatiya Oikyafront are seven conspiracies to foil the next national election. "Those leaders got united today....

Khaleda undergoes medical tests at BSMMU

Khaleda undergoes medical tests at BSMMU

-- 2018-10-24 17:22:18

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday underwent some medical tests at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Khaleda, who was kept in a cabin on the sixth floor of the hospital, was t...

Oikyafront's rally begins in Sylhet

Oikyafront's rally begins in Sylhet

-- 2018-10-24 16:21:30

The maiden rally of Jatiya Oikyafront began in Sylhet with an aim to mobilise public support in favour of the alliance's seven-point demand, including holding the next polls under a non-party administ...

Oikyafront leaders visit Sylhet shrines before rally

Oikyafront leaders visit Sylhet shrines before rally

-- 2018-10-24 13:35:06

Jatiya Oikyafront senior leaders have offered fateha at the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal (R), Shah Paran (R) and the grave of General MAG Osmani in Sylhet before holding their maiden public rally in th...

Tapping the potential of community radios   

Tapping the potential of community radios  

-- 2018-10-23 22:17:05

Compared to the continued increase in the number of television audiences across the country, the number of radio listeners not long ago dropped to a nearly non-existent level. The situation has lately...

Home minister dismisses allegation of Mainul arrest as political

Home minister dismisses allegation of Mainul arrest as political

-- 2018-10-23 21:10:52

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said Barrister Mainul Hosein was not arrested for any political reason but for using degretory words at journalist Masuda Bhatti. He came up with the remarks...

BNP leaders Shamim, Bakkar put on remand

BNP leaders Shamim, Bakkar put on remand

-- 2018-10-23 17:27:48

A Chattogram court on Tuesday placed BNP organising secretary for Chattogram division Mahbubur Rahman Shamim and city unit general secretary Abul Hashem Bakkar on a one-day remand in a case filed for...

Draft export policy   

Draft export policy  

-- 2018-10-22 21:48:55

With the formulation of a draft export policy for the years 2018-2021, the country has made its intention clear about diversifying its export basket - albeit on a limited scale. The draft policy has p...

Fakhrul slams govt for filing ‘fictitious’ cases

Fakhrul slams govt for filing ‘fictitious’ cases

-- 2018-10-22 16:59:04

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government has been filing 'fictitious' cases to suppress political activists. "We're now deprived of all democratic right...

Paying attention to micro-merchants   

Paying attention to micro-merchants  

-- 2018-10-21 22:09:19

Traders dealing in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), called micro-merchants in business parlance, have ever remained out of focus in this country. But a study conducted by the United Nations Capital...

Oikyafront gets permission for Sylhet rally

Oikyafront gets permission for Sylhet rally

-- 2018-10-21 20:17:19

Jatiya Oikyafront has got permission to hold its public rally at Registry Field in Sylhet on October 24. Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) Commissioner Golam Kibria confirmed the permission while talk...

Country now an ‘AL colony’: Rizvi

Country now an ‘AL colony’: Rizvi

-- 2018-10-21 16:42:12

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that their leaders and activists have now became second-class citizens as the country has turned into an 'Awami League colony'....

Court scraps bail, Amir Khosru in jail

Court scraps bail, Amir Khosru in jail

-- 2018-10-21 14:11:54

A court has scrapped the bail of BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in an ICT Act case and sent him to jail. Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha made t...

Developmental disparity hinders balanced growth   

Developmental disparity hinders balanced growth  

-- 2018-10-20 22:00:26

It is a truism that developmental efforts, both from the private and public sectors, are largely Dhaka and Chattogram (Chittagong) centric. Then again, the rest of the country is not treated equally i...

BNP to repeal Digital Security Act, Broadcast Bill: Moudud

BNP to repeal Digital Security Act, Broadcast Bill: Moudud

-- 2018-10-20 19:14:21

BNP will repeal the Digital Security Act 2018 and the draft Broadcast Bill 2018 within seven days, if the party can get mandate to form government. Moudud, a BNP standing committee member, came up wi...

Ershard urges govt to create congenial atmosphere for election

Ershard urges govt to create congenial atmosphere for election

-- 2018-10-20 13:28:19

Unveiling Jatiya Party's (JP) 18-point goals for building a happy and prosperous Bangladesh, JP Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday urged the government to ensure proper atmosphere for holding a free and f...

Border haats need to be revisited

Border haats need to be revisited

-- 2018-10-19 22:27:11

The Bangla-India border haats meant to facilitate trade among people inhabiting the border areas with trade potential are yet to demonstrate signs of mutually beneficial business transactions. This is...

Police will prevent any anarchy over polls: Kamal

Police will prevent any anarchy over polls: Kamal

-- 2018-10-19 20:52:02

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday said police will take tough actions against those who would try to create anarchy over the upcoming general election. "Our police force has acquired mod...

Oikyafront commits mistake at beginning, Quader says

Oikyafront commits mistake at beginning, Quader says

-- 2018-10-19 20:30:20

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the Jatiya Oikyafront has committed a mistake at the beginning of its journey by complaining to foreigners without reaching out to people....

Hunger still stalks large areas   

Hunger still stalks large areas  

-- 2018-10-18 22:08:53

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) published last week has few indicators of the South Asian regions to eulogise. According to the report prepared by the Welthungerhilfe and the Concern Worldwide, on certa...

Police denies Oikyafront to hold Sylhet rally

Police denies Oikyafront to hold Sylhet rally

-- 2018-10-18 20:32:19

Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) has denied Jatiya Oikyafront permission for holding its scheduled public rally in Sylhet city on October 23. SMP additional deputy commission (media) M Abdul Wahab on...

Decision on AL’s alliance soon: Quader

Decision on AL’s alliance soon: Quader

-- 2018-10-18 16:56:50

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said whether the size of AL-led grand alliance will get bigger depends on the actual political situation and polarisation. “Some political part...

Oikyafront briefs foreign diplomats

Oikyafront briefs foreign diplomats

-- 2018-10-18 16:24:40

Senior leaders of newly formed Jatiya Oikyafront are briefing foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka at a city hotel on Thursday afternoon about the country's latest political situation and the alliance...

Shrinking farm land

Shrinking farm land

-- 2018-10-17 21:27:06

All is not well in the agricultural sector. In sync with continuous decline in its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP), per capita farm land holding has been shrinking for the last few de...

Oikya Front to restore democracy, voting rights: Fakhrul

Oikya Front to restore democracy, voting rights: Fakhrul

-- 2018-10-17 17:38:44

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said Jatiya Oikya Front, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has been formed to 'restore' democracy and people's voting rights. "No democratic spac...

BNP claims 20-party alliance to be intact

BNP claims 20-party alliance to be intact

-- 2018-10-17 16:37:03

BNP on Wednesday claimed that the 20-party alliance still remains intact as only a few leaders of its two components quit the coalition in a bid to make their 'personal gains'. "The 20-party have not...

Looking for alternatives to brick   

Looking for alternatives to brick  

-- 2018-10-16 22:18:10

Even on the official reckoning of the Department of Environment (DoE), one in three of the country's brick kilns is in operation without licence. But a top official of the DoE informally claims that 6...

Newly formed Oikya Front announces first-ever programme

Newly formed Oikya Front announces first-ever programme

-- 2018-10-16 18:23:27

Newly formed Jatiya Oikya Front will start their programmes by holding a grand rally in Sylhet city on Oct 23. The rally will be held to mobilise public support in favour of their seven-point demand...

NAP, NDP sever ties with 20-party alliance

NAP, NDP sever ties with 20-party alliance

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

Three days after formation of a new alliance involving BNP, the BNP-led 20-party alliance suffered a split as two of its components announced to leave it. National Awami Party (NAP) and National Demo...