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Democracy and development should get equal importance, Moyeen Khan says

-- 2021-07-13 21:57:33

BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday said Bangladesh should prioritise democracy and development equally as freedom fighters sacrificed their lives to achieve these two objectives. The B...

Violation of health rules to invite severe disaster, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-07-13 21:39:07

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged all to remain careful about the spread of coronavirus and not to make any mad rush at ferry ghats, bus-launch terminals and cattle markets...

BNP questions fire service's role in dousing Narayanganj fire

-- 2021-07-11 18:40:24

Describing the horrific fire at the Hashem Food and Beverage factory in Narayanganj as an incident of murder, BNP on Sunday questioned the role of the Fire Service and Civil Defence as it took huge ti...

Obaidul Quader urges all to stand by distressed people

BSS 2021-07-11 18:34:44

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday called upon all irrespective of opinions and party affiliations to stand by the distressed and working-c...

BNP sees ‘massive corruption’ in Ashrayan Project

-- 2021-07-10 19:29:38

BNP on Saturday alleged that there has been ‘massive corruption’ in the construction of houses meant for landless people as the Prime Minister’s gift under the Ashrayan Project as ma...

Quader urges vigilance against vested interests

UNB 2021-07-08 18:49:32

Obaidul Quader, general secretary of Awami League, on Thursday said that some elements are overplaying the defects found in the construction of only 24 out of thousands of houses gifted to the homeles...

PM greets Raushan, GM Quader on Eid-ul-Azha

-- 2021-07-06 21:02:44

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday greeted Leader of the Opposition Begum Raushan Ershad and Jatiya Party Chairman, also the deputy opposition leader, GM Quader on the occasion of the forthcoming...

Buy vaccines urgently with money from mega projects, says BNP

UNB 2021-07-05 19:05:26

BNP on Monday called upon the government to procure Covid vaccines on an emergency basis by diverting money allocated for mega projects as the pandemic has turned critical in the country. "Our specif...

BNP, NGO men cannot be found beside people, Hasan Mahmud says

BSS 2021-07-04 22:27:10

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said BNP and NGO personalities, who are always busy criticising the government, cannot be found beside the countrymen during the COVID-1...

Fakhrul describes PM’s statement as unexpected, indecent

-- 2021-07-04 22:17:19

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday termed ‘unexpected, indecent and devoid of political etiquettes’ the Prime Minister's statements in parliament about Ziaur Rahma...

Khaleda has to seek mercy from President to go abroad, says law minister

-- 2021-06-30 19:58:27

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has to first confess her corruption offence and seek pardon from the president before she can be allowed to go abroad for medical treatment, Law Minister Anisul Haq said on...

Two BNP central leaders quit

-- 2021-06-29 20:55:08

Two military-officer-turned BNP leaders have resigned from the party on personal and health grounds. BNP’s ex-forest and environment affairs secretary Col (retd) Shahjahan Mia and the party&rsq...

Obaidul Quader describes BNP as party of repressors, looters

-- 2021-06-26 20:30:16

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has described BNP as a political party of branded repressors and looters of people’s property. The road transport and bridges minister came up with...

1,557 journalists urge government to show sympathy towards Khaleda

-- 2021-06-26 20:25:08

A group of journalists have urged the government to show sympathy towards former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia by allowing her to take advanced treatment abroad considering her overall contributions to t...

AL plans to celebrate its 72nd foundation anniversary Sunday on limited scale

-- 2021-06-22 12:10:52

The Awami League, the oldest and largest political party in Bangladesh, will celebrate its 72nd foundation day in a restricted manner on Sunday, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The anniversary program...

Once debt-ridden Bangladesh becomes loan-providing country, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-06-20 20:52:34

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Bangladesh, a debt-ridden nation 12 years ago, has now become a loan-providing country by making un...

Bangladeshis’ deposits in Swiss banks increased by 62.6pc in 2020, says BNP

-- 2021-06-19 19:56:33

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the accounts of Bangladeshis in Swiss banks are increasing as the government has introduced an “economy of looting&rdqu...

BNP leader Nipun Roy Chowdhury freed from jail

-- 2021-06-18 18:35:31

BNP leader Nipun Roy Chowdhury has been released from jail on bail two and a half months after she was arrested in a case tied to the violence in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan. A member of the party&rsqu...

Khaleda Zia struggling to survive, Abbas says

-- 2021-06-15 20:36:26

BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Tuesday said their party chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is struggling to survive for lack of advanced treatment. "Our leader Begum Khaleda Zia was...

Nasir Mahmood is a ‘good man’, Jatiya Party MP Chunnu says

-- 2021-06-15 16:42:51

Senior Jatiya Party MP Md Mujibul Haque, nicknamed Chunnu, has come to the defence of real estate businessman Nasir U Mahmood, the prime suspect in the attempted rape case filed by actress Pori Moni....

BNP wants permanent accommodation for slum dwellers

UNB 2021-06-08 18:21:31

BNP on Tuesday demanded the government arrange permanent accommodation for slum dwellers. ""The government's first priority should be to ensure permanent accommodation for them (slum dwellers). Adequ...

BNP chose path of conspiracy, accuses Quader

UNB 2021-06-08 18:14:58

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that the BNP has chosen the path of conspiracy to avenge its defeat in both elections and movement. "If any violent situation is created...

BNP desperate to take dark paths to regain power, Quader says

-- 2021-06-06 20:06:04

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP is desperate to take any dark path to regain power. "The BNP is desperate to regain the lost power. So they want to take the country t...

Bangladesh becomes victim of int’l politics over vaccine, allege BNP lawmakers

-- 2021-06-06 19:57:22

Lawmakers from Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday alleged that the government has mismanaged the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines and containment of the virus. The allegation was made by Md Harun...

Opposition BNP calls budget 'deceptive'

FE REPORT 2021-06-05 10:39:36

Terming the proposed national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021-22 deceptive, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday said the budget didn't allocate enough for health and social safety as per peo...

Bangladesh records 1,887 new infections; 34 deaths

-- 2021-06-04 17:02:39

Bangladesh’s coronavirus caseload has jumped by 1,887 in a day to 807,867. The death toll from the COVID-19 illness rose by 34 in a 24-hour count to 12,758, according to the latest government d...

Budget only to widen debt burden, says BNP

UNB 2021-06-03 23:33:27

BNP on Thursday described the proposed national budget for FY22 as anti-poor one and said people's debt burden will get heavier if it is implemented. The party also thinks the ruling party leaders an...

Jatiya Party terms budget ‘impractical’

-- 2021-06-03 22:45:29

Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, has rejected the budget proposed for the FY22, calling it ‘fictional and impractical.’ “The budget presented for 2021-22 is prepared...

AL to sell nomination forms for by-elections from Friday

-- 2021-06-03 14:05:30

The ruling Awami League will start the sale of nomination forms for by-elections to the parliamentary constituencies of Dhaka-14, Sylhet-3, and Cumilla-5 from Friday. Aspiring candidates will be able...

BNP to ‘restore’ democracy through movement, says Fakhrul

UNB 2021-06-01 21:47:51

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said their party will surely restore democracy, free Khaleda from jail and protect the country's independence and sovereignty together with...