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Torab gets acquitted in BDR case

-- 2017-11-27 12:00:00

Awami League leader of Dhaka city Torab Ali is among the persons who were acquitted by the High Court in BDR mutiny case. Most of the convicts were jawans or non-commissioned officers of the erstwhil...

BNP presses partymen for door to door visit

-- 2017-11-27 10:30:55

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has asked his party leaders and activists to go to door to door to mobilise people's support. He also asked his party colleagues to get united, organ...

Good governance

-- 2017-11-27 10:29:44

Once again good governance and improved corporate management have been extolled by the chairman of one of the parliamentary standing committees. Md. Tajul Islam, chairman of the parliamentary standing...

AL-backed panel sweeps Khulna Bar polls

-- 2017-11-27 03:03:15

AL-backed Sommilito Ainjibi Somonnoy Parishad has won the annual election to the executive committee of Khulna District Bar Association, bagging eight out of 14 posts, including that of president. BN...

Taking on counterfeiters of currency notes

-- 2017-11-26 10:03:29

If the law enforcers have most of the time tiptoed right on the heels of counterfeiters of currency notes, the distance at times widened with the most unwelcome negative impact on monetary and busines...

BNP says govt ‘sold’ itself to Myanmar

-- 2017-11-26 09:49:48

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government has 'sold itself' to Myanmar through signing the Rohingya repatriation instrument with the neighbouring country. "Und...

RCC polls govt, EC’s acid test: BNP  

-- 2017-11-26 06:22:31

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said the upcoming Rangpur and other city corporations’ election will be decisive in testing validity for both the government and the Elect...

AL to win in next election : Quader

-- 2017-11-25 12:00:00

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said that his party would win in the next general election because of its sincerity and capability. Quader told the reporters while visiting Dhaka-Tangai...

'Govt used public servants for political purposes'

-- 2017-11-25 12:00:00

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the government is using the public servants for political purposes. The BNP leader made the allegation while addressing a...

BNP sceptical about proper implementation of repatriation deal

-- 2017-11-25 10:28:42

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday voiced concern whether the Rohingya repatriation instrument signed with Myanmar will be implemented effectively or not, reports UNB. Talki...

Yet another power tariff hike

-- 2017-11-25 10:00:34

It is nothing surprising that the energy adviser or the state minister concerned would defend the latest power tariff hike at an average rate of 5.3 per cent, terming the upward revision 'insignifican...

Govt failed to implement election pledges: B Chy

-- 2017-11-25 02:39:27

President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday said the government has failed to deliver on all fronts and implement its election pledges. He said while speaking at a...

Bringing discipline to highways  

-- 2017-11-24 09:57:41

The pervasive anarchy besetting traffic movement in the country's big cities including the capital is spreading to the highways, not quite unsurprisingly. It could not have been otherwise, since there...

‘People will vote AL for PM’s honesty’

-- 2017-11-24 09:04:36

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said Awami League will win in the next general election due to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's honesty and proficiency in politics, which is...

BNP to face critical juncture if boycotts poll: Tofail

-- 2017-11-24 04:27:20

BNP has no alternative way other than joining the next general elections under the present government, said Awami League Advisory Council Member and Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed. BNP will face th...

Miscreants kill female AL leader in Brahmanbaria

-- 2017-11-23 12:00:00

Unidentified miscreants killed a female Awami League leader in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Wednesday night, Officer-in-Charge of Nabinagar police station confirmed it to FE Online. The decea...

AL infighting leaves 10 injured

-- 2017-11-23 12:00:00

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League (AL) and its affiliate organisation Swechchasebak League over establishing supremacy at Ghullia village in Mohammadpur...

Khaleda claims ‘complete innocence;’ next hearing Thursday

-- 2017-11-23 12:00:00

Khaleda Zia, Chairperson of the BNP, has claimed during her testimony in the Zia Welfare Trust graft case that she is ‘completely innocent.’ She made the comment in reply to a question fr...

Hartal on Nov 30 protesting power tariff hike

-- 2017-11-23 12:00:00

Different political parties including BNP and the left-leaning ones have protested government's latest move to hike electricity price. The leftist political parties have declared to enforce an eight-...

Quader threatens befitting reply to arson attempt

-- 2017-11-23 11:53:59

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that BNP will no longer be allowed to resort to any arson attack in the name of movement. He also said that any anarchy would be faced with a be...

Minimum wage for RMG workers  

-- 2017-11-23 07:49:22

The move initiated by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (BGMEA) for institutionalising wage board for the garment workers is no tiny blip to be overlooked. It is a major...

Present govt to continue in office during polls: Tofail

-- 2017-11-23 01:19:11

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed speaks at a seminar organised by Sector Commanders Forum at the National Press Club in the city on Wednesday marking the UNESCO recognition of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur...

BNP chooses Babla for Rangpur city polls

-- 2017-11-22 12:00:00

BNP picked its Rangpur city unit BNP president Kausar Zaman Babla as its mayoral candidate in the Rangpur City Corporation polls slated for December 21. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alam...

Our eyes turned dry: Obaidul Quader

-- 2017-11-22 10:37:30

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said that their eyes turned dry after shedding tears during BNP regime. "Our eyes have turned dry after shedding tears as 21,000 leaders and activists of...

Fakhrul takes inspiration from Mugabe's resignation

-- 2017-11-22 10:13:03

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has found inspiration in the downfall of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. Terming the incumbent Awami League-led government as a 'heavy stone', th...

Celebrating television

-- 2017-11-22 09:10:49

Ever since the proclamation of 21st November as the World Television Day by the United Nations in December 1996, the status of the sarcastically called idiot box has plummeted. One of the reasons for...

Govt wants 'dynasty' in private banks: BNP

-- 2017-11-22 08:59:32

BNP has alleged that the government plans to create a scope for pro-Awami League businessmen to establish dynasty in private banks. The party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made t...

BCL factional clash wounds 20 in Ctg

-- 2017-11-21 12:05:17

At least 20 people were wounded on Monday night during a clash between two groups of local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), ruling party-backed student wing, near Chittagong Medical College and Hospi...

Nizam masterminded Khaleda’s convoy attack: AL leader

-- 2017-11-21 12:00:00

A leader of Feni district Awami League has blamed lawmaker Nizam Uddin Hazari for recent attack on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's convoy last month. Azharul Haque Arzu, a leaders of Feni district AL,...

Brother of deceased Al leader sues 15 in Satkhir

-- 2017-11-21 11:48:39

Samiullah, brother of the deceased Al leader Solaiman, filed the case against 15 people in connection with Awami League leader murder at Asasuni upazila in SatkhiraTthe case was filed against 15 peop...