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Fakhrul hospitalised with chest pain

-- 2018-04-02 14:03:19

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been admitted to a Dhaka hospital as he complained of chest pain. Vice Chairman of the party Dr AJDM Zahid Hossain said Mirza Fakhrul has been pl...

Bullet-hit Pabna BCL leader dies at RMCH

-- 2018-04-02 11:51:15

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), who was shot and stabbed Sunday evening allegedly by his rivals at Pakshi Rooppur intersection in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila, has died at Rajshah...

Landslide threat to Rohingyas  

-- 2018-04-01 22:23:14

With repatriation of the Rohingya refugees nowhere in sight, the monsoon, almost around the corner, threatens to make their camp life worse than ever before. The threats have lately been highlighted b...

BNP leaders distribute leaflets to pedestrians seeking Khaleda’s release

-- 2018-04-01 19:09:11

Standing committee members and senior leaders of BNP on Sunday distributed leaflets among pedestrians across the capital demanding its chairperson's release from jail. The leaflet also carried massag...

The crime of cooking financial statements  

-- 2018-03-31 22:20:12

The long-lingering concern over cooking of financial statements by a section of unscrupulous companies with the help of some dishonest chartered accountancy (CA) firms has not yet been properly addres...

'I will seek vote, it's my political right'

-- 2018-03-31 21:06:51

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said seeking votes in favour of her party and its symbol is her political right and she will do that. "Seeking votes for Boat is my right. I'm the head of a political...

BNP telling lies about Khaleda’s illness: Quader

-- 2018-03-31 18:14:12

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday alleged that BNP is resorting to lies over Khaleda’s illness to confuse people. “Dhaka’s civil surgeon has already visited...

Boosting alternative delivery channels for banking  

-- 2018-03-30 22:27:51

With technology available more noticeably than ever before, one of the key areas where it is well-suited for public welfare is banking. No doubt, banking and financial transactions in the country have...

Only parties with faith in independence should join polls: Noor

-- 2018-03-30 18:42:30

Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Nooron has said only the parties that believe in the Liberation War and the country's independence should be allowed to join polls. "Only those parties that beli...

Khaleda will get necessary medical care: Obaidul Quader

-- 2018-03-30 16:42:59

The government will arrange necessary medical care for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail after assessing her ailments. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader came up with the statement on Fr...

Strict street discipline can solve traffic jam

-- 2018-03-29 21:57:39

The contention of a number of urban planners and experts at a roundtable held in the city is straight and critical of the expensive projects undertaken so far for smooth commuting in the capital city....

Khaleda falls ill in jail: Rizvi

-- 2018-03-29 17:13:56

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia suddenly fell sick in Nazimuddin Road Old Central Jail on Thursday, confirmed party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. He also said their party secretary ge...

Reducing migration cost

-- 2018-03-28 21:00:23

If low-cost and safe migration of workers from Bangladesh continues to elude, both the competence and remittance earning by the country will shrink. The two issues of low-cost and safe migration are i...

Timely anti-mosquito drive  

-- 2018-03-27 21:17:23

When the memories of last year's crippling disease of chikungunya and the scourge of dengue in the capital previously are haunting people, both city corporations give the impression they are alive to...

Cops detain JL leader over attack in AL meeting

-- 2018-03-27 15:22:55

A Jubo League leader from Khulna city was arrested on Monday night in connection with an attack in Satkhira district town at a discussion meeting arranged by Awami League marking Independence Day. Th...

AL observes Independence Day

-- 2018-03-26 21:30:06

Awami League has paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the 48th Independence and National Day. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to Bangabandhu by pla...

BNP pays tribute to Liberation War martyrs

-- 2018-03-26 18:19:41

BNP has paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing a wreath at the National Mausoleum marking the 48th Independence Day. As their chairperson Khaleda Zia has been in jail since Febru...

Cops arrest three BNP leaders in B’baria

-- 2018-03-26 15:43:31

Three leaders of district unit BNP, including its general secretary Jahirul Haque Khokon, have been arrested in Brahmanbaria on Monday. Nobir Hossian, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Model Police Station...

An occasion for introspection

-- 2018-03-25 22:46:53

Joyous celebration of an occasion like that of the Independence Day is always special to any nation. And when independence is achieved at the cost of blood, the celebration assumes even greater signif...

Rivals stab Khagrachhari BCL man to death

-- 2018-03-25 12:08:35

A Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist was stabbed to death allegedly by his rivals at PDB area in the district town on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Md Rasel, 18, son of Md Nur...

Miscreants shoot dead local AL leader in Comilla

-- 2018-03-25 10:38:36

Some unidentified miscreants shot a local leader of ruling Awami League (AL) dead in Titas upazila of Comilla on Saturday night. The AL activist was identified as Mohammad Monir (48), former presiden...

Making use of World Water Day theme

-- 2018-03-24 21:31:51

This year's World Water Day's theme 'Nature for Water' looks apparently simple. But often the simplest thing in the world proves to be the most difficult task to accomplish. Here the emphasis is on a...

Don't involve in evil activities, home minister urges BCL men

-- 2018-03-24 21:24:11

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has urged Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists not to involve in evil activities. The minister made the call while addressing an exhibition at Sh...

Obaidul Quader rejects any possibility of PM's resignation

-- 2018-03-24 16:06:38

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has rejected any possibility of the Prime Minister's resignation before the next general election. The road transport and bridges minister also said ther...

Pro-BNP panel sweeps SCBA polls

-- 2018-03-24 00:33:14

Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel backed by the BNP-Jamaat alliance has won the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election defeating the Awami League-led alliance Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parisad,...

AL, UP members’ clash in Narsingdi leaves 20 injured

-- 2018-03-23 23:02:25

At least 20 people were injured in a clash between the supporters of a ward-level Awami League (AL) leader and a Union Parishad (UP) member over establishing supremacy at Bogargout village in sadar up...

Saving Kuakata's resort character  

-- 2018-03-23 22:26:20

The way unauthorised structures are sprouting in the Kuakata beach town makes its fate uncertain. A concrete mess is in the making. Several committees are working to build Kuakata as an ideal resort t...

Next election to protect country's existence: Nasim

-- 2018-03-23 21:52:54

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim has said the next general election will be like that of 1970 to protect the existence of independent Bangladesh. "The next election will be like of the 1970 one. It'll...

No election keeping Khaleda in prison: Moudud

-- 2018-03-23 17:37:49

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed has said no election will be held keeping their party chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail. "The government is saying the judiciary is independent. But it's also directing (...

Pro-BNP panel wins SCBA polls

-- 2018-03-23 13:00:44

The BNP-backed Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Parishad has won the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election, winning 10 out of 14 posts. BNP Vice-chairman Advocate Joynul Abedin was ele...