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BCL internal strife at Comilla Univ leaves 10 injured

-- 2017-12-15 01:00:12

At least 10 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Comilla University unit were injured in fractional clash over Victory Day cricket tournament on the campus on Thursday afternoon. Rezaul I...

Khaleda pays homage to martyred intellectuals

-- 2017-12-14 12:00:00

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday paid tributes to martyred intellectuals by placing a wreath at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial at Mirpur in the city, marking the Martyred Intellectuals&rs...

Govt to oppose any attack on minority: Quader

-- 2017-12-14 12:00:00

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the present government is determined to resist any attack on the minority community. The incumbent government under the dynamic leadership of Pr...

AL destroying spirit of liberation: BNP

-- 2017-12-14 10:19:23

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday accused the Awami League (AL) of destroying the spirit of the Liberation War whenever they come to power by enfeebling freedom of expressi...

Bolstering ceramic sector

-- 2017-12-14 09:43:02

The country's ceramic industry, once best known for high quality tableware, thanks to few innovative entrepreneurs, has over the years witnessed a multi-dimensional growth. It has now developed to a s...

Quader eyes bringing back fugitive war criminals

-- 2017-12-14 07:52:16

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday expressed hope of bringing back war criminals from abroad who were awarded death sentence. "I hope that the present government would bring b...

Land Minister’s son expelled from Jubo League

-- 2017-12-14 07:33:31

Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif’s son Shirhan Sherif Tomal has been expelled from Jubo League. Action against Tomal, who is also the Ishwardi upazila Jubo League president, was taken follow...

Stemming the rot

-- 2017-12-13 09:45:06

The frustration of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman over performance of his officials in investigation and interrogation in graft cases calls for urgent attention. The Supreme Court and t...

No quake preparedness yet

-- 2017-12-12 12:00:00

Nothing moves forward in this country without a tragedy taking the nation off guard. It was only after thousands of workers perished in Rana Plaza collapse and other deadly factory fires that apparel...

Govt out to suppress alternative views by regulating judiciary: BNP

-- 2017-12-12 12:00:00

The government will now try to suppress alternative views and paths by regulating the judiciary, alleged BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. "We've struggled for a long time for the in...

BNP to join next polls for existence: Quader

-- 2017-12-12 12:00:00

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the BNP has to participate in next general election for the sake of their existence. The Road Transport and Bridges Minister made the remarks wh...

Judges' disciplinary rules unconstitutional: Moudud

-- 2017-12-12 10:08:53

Former law minister and BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has termed the disciplinary rules for lower court judges 'unconstitutional'. According to him, the disciplinary rules is q...

BNP forms steering committee to monitor Rangpur polls

-- 2017-12-11 09:32:44

Vice-Chairman of BNP Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku has been made chief of his party’s central election steering committee formed to monitor Rangpur City Corporation polls. The Election Commission has...

Respecting human rights

-- 2017-12-11 09:07:48

This year's International Human Rights Day marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of the seven decades since the proclamation of one of the most significant agreements in human history in 1948...

Price hike: BNP's countrywide demo Wednesday

-- 2017-12-11 02:34:57

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stage rallies and processions across the country, including all thanas in the capital, on Wednesday in protest against the growing price hike of rice, pulse, on...

Khaleda raises concern over Trump’s decision on Jerusalem

-- 2017-12-10 12:00:00

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday expressed deep concern over US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Khaleda said that it would seriously affect peace an...

Party bigger to me than relatives: Ershad

-- 2017-12-10 08:37:03

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has said his party is bigger to him than his brothers and other relatives. The former president made the remarks on Sunday referring to recent decision to expel his ne...

Robberies on Dhaka-Chittagong highway

-- 2017-12-10 07:43:08

The traders who use the Dhaka-Chittagong highway for transporting their goods to and from Chittagong have a long list of worries. The safety of their merchandise always remains at the top of the list....

Khaleda’s meeting with BNP policymakers Sunday night

-- 2017-12-09 12:24:45

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit in a meeting with the party's senior leaders on Sunday night to discuss the country's latest political situation. The meeting will be held at the BNP chief...

Govt starts bad politics to spread confusion: BNP

-- 2017-12-09 12:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the government has initiated bad politics to spread confusion among people ahead of the next general election. "What do you (govt) want to g...

High-tech park  

-- 2017-12-09 09:43:39

Setting up a high-tech park in every district of the country is not an outlandish proposal. Bangladesh is in an economic stage of development where it can afford the luxury of taking up a more ambitio...

Zia family's corruption already proved: Obaidul Quader

-- 2017-12-09 09:21:57

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has claimed that corruption allegations against Zia family were already proved and there is no need to prove it again. "The corruption of Zia family were...

'People must choose AL for development'

-- 2017-12-09 06:07:41

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said for the sake of the advancement people must choose Awami League. "There is no alternative to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for country's development...,"...

PM’s comments on Khaleda totally false, fabricated: BNP

-- 2017-12-08 12:00:00

BNP accused the Prime Minister of giving ‘false and defamatory’ information about its chief Khaleda Zia and her family members’ assets in Saudi Arabia. “The PM’s comment...

Quality control lab for agro-processed foods  

-- 2017-12-08 10:33:03

Inadequate lab testing for quality control of food products for domestic as well as export markets has for long been a deterrent to the growth of the country's food processing industry. While lab test...

Don’t cast vote for BNP: Mosharraf

-- 2017-12-08 05:12:02

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain urged the people not to cast their vote for BNP in next polls. “The party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia became champion for fi...

Pro-Liberation force should remain in power: Maya

-- 2017-12-07 12:00:00

An Awami League (AL) senior leader said on Wednesday the pro-liberation force should remain in power to uphold the Liberation War spirit, reports BSS. "The pro-liberation force should remain in power...

BNP sees no level-playing field in Rangpur polls

Agencies 2017-12-07 12:00:00

The Election Commission is giving the ruling party mayoral candidate an edge over others in Rangpur city corporation election, the BNP has said.   That means the polls fall short of a level play...

Ensuring efficient functioning of union digital centres             

-- 2017-12-07 10:59:34

The move to reach the fruits of digitisation to the doorstep of the rural people through establishment of union digital centres (UDCs) would sound quite pleasant. But there is always a gap between exp...

I never misused power as PM, says Khaleda

-- 2017-12-06 12:57:39

Pleading innocent in two graft cases, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday told a court that she had never misused the power as the Prime Minister during her tenure, reports UNB. "The false and f...