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Bangladesh records 19 deaths, 1,094 new virus cases

Bangladesh records 19 deaths, 1,094 new virus cases

-- 2020-10-24 16:34:09

Some 19 people died and 1,094 more were infected with Covid-19 in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8:00am on Saturday. The total number of infected people so far reached 397,507 while the death toll c...

Four-lane highway construction destroying canal used for irrigation

Four-lane highway construction destroying canal used for irrigation

-- 2020-10-19 12:11:16

Some 3,000 acres of agricultural land are set to face an irrigation crisis in Cumilla and Noakhali as a century-old canal is being filled up to construct the Cumilla-Noakhali four-lane highway. Exten...

Quader describes BNP's participation in elections as joke

Quader describes BNP's participation in elections as joke

-- 2020-10-18 19:43:58

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday described BNP's participation and boycott in the elections a joke. "The purpose of their participation in the elections was only to question th...

‘Khaleda not free to receive advanced treatment’

‘Khaleda not free to receive advanced treatment’

-- 2020-10-18 19:36:35

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said their party chief Khaleda Zia is not free enough to receive advanced treatment as she has been released from jail only to stay in her h...

Indictment hearing against Prothom Alo editor, nine others Oct 27

Indictment hearing against Prothom Alo editor, nine others Oct 27

-- 2020-10-13 16:45:08

A Dhaka court today (Tuesday) set October 27 to hold hearing on charge framing in a case lodged over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Naimul Abrar Rahat, against 10 people includin...

BNP picks Jahangir, Selim for Dhaka-18, Sirajganj-1 by-polls

BNP picks Jahangir, Selim for Dhaka-18, Sirajganj-1 by-polls

-- 2020-10-09 20:16:34

BNP on Friday picked SM Jahangir and Selim Reza as its candidates to contest the upcoming Dhaka-18 and  Sirajganj-1 by-elections. BNP Secretary General slam Alamgir announced the names of the ca...

Political identity not to protect criminals, Quader says

Political identity not to protect criminals, Quader says

-- 2020-10-08 19:54:30

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that criminals will not be allowed to use their political identities as shields. The road transport and bridges minister made the remarks while...

Ruling party men tarnishing country’s image: Fakhrul

Ruling party men tarnishing country’s image: Fakhrul

-- 2020-10-08 19:53:48

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that ruling ‘party men’ are badly tarnishing the country’s image in the international arena by indulging in rape...

Dr Kamal serves show-cause notices on Montu, 3 others

Dr Kamal serves show-cause notices on Montu, 3 others

-- 2020-10-04 18:50:36

Gono Forum, led by its president Dr Kamal Hossain, has served show cause notices on its four senior leaders, including former general secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu, for ‘creating chaos in the p...

Govt’s acts making people sacred of politics: BNP  

Govt’s acts making people sacred of politics: BNP  

-- 2020-10-03 19:26:14

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday alleged that people are getting scared of politics due to 'wrongdoings' and 'spiting venom' by the government in the name of politics, reports UNB. "Fo...

AL names candidates for Dhaka-18, Sirajganj-1 by-polls

AL names candidates for Dhaka-18, Sirajganj-1 by-polls

-- 2020-09-30 14:34:08

The ruling Awami League has picked its candidates for the by-elections to the Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 constituencies which are unrepresented in parliament following the deaths of the previous incumbe...

BNP’s politics is in deep crisis, Quader says

BNP’s politics is in deep crisis, Quader says

-- 2020-09-29 19:44:35

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said BNP’s politics is in deep crisis now as the party is getting isolated from the people day by day after failing in elections, by-elec...

Govt gets infected with various viruses, BNP leader says

Govt gets infected with various viruses, BNP leader says

-- 2020-09-29 19:41:54

Stating that the government has ‘got infected with various viruses’, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Tuesday suggested the ruling party leaders to ‘hide their faces behind mas...

Dhaka University BCL demands arrest of rapists soon

Dhaka University BCL demands arrest of rapists soon

DU CORRESPONDENT 2020-09-28 09:43:19

Leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) demanded on Sunday immediate arrest of rapists of the recent incidents across the country including the rape in Murari Chand (MC) College in Sylhet. The Dha...

Govt won’t spare culprits involved in MC college incident: Quader

Govt won’t spare culprits involved in MC college incident: Quader

-- 2020-09-27 17:49:17

Taking serious note of the rape incident in Sylhet MC College, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the culprits involved in such a heinous crime would not be spared. The gove...

Leftist parties to besiege PMO on Oct 15 over jute-mill closure

Leftist parties to besiege PMO on Oct 15 over jute-mill closure

-- 2020-09-27 17:05:11

The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a coalition of eight leftist parties, has announced plans to besiege the prime minister’s office on October 5 in protest against the shutdown of state-owned j...

Gonoforum faction ousts Dr Reza Kibria

Gonoforum faction ousts Dr Reza Kibria

-- 2020-09-26 17:56:59

Ousting party general secretary Dr Reza Kibria, a faction of Gonoforum leaders on Saturday decided to hold the party’s national council on December 26. In an apparent move to hasten the split i...

Quader says BNP leaders stay in AC rooms announcing movement

Quader says BNP leaders stay in AC rooms announcing movement

-- 2020-09-20 19:27:19

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the BNP leaders stay in air-conditioned (AC) rooms after announcing movement, reports UNB. “BNP can o...

Devoted AL activists to get priority in committees: Obaidul Quader

Devoted AL activists to get priority in committees: Obaidul Quader

-- 2020-09-19 19:23:30

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the time-tested leaders and activists of the party will get priority at all levels of committees. “The tested leaders and workers...

Fakhrul for united movement to ‘protect democracy’ 

Fakhrul for united movement to ‘protect democracy’ 

-- 2020-09-19 19:19:21

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said media freedom and democracy in Bangladesh ‘cannot be protected’ without a united movement. “A message should be gi...

Foreign trips to learn how to cook ‘khichuri’ a novel joke: BNP

Foreign trips to learn how to cook ‘khichuri’ a novel joke: BNP

-- 2020-09-15 21:20:13

BNP on Tuesday termed the reported proposal of the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) to send 1,000 government officials abroad to learn how to cook 'khichuri' a unique joke under the rule of Prim...

BNP picks Salahuddin, Rezaul for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls

BNP picks Salahuddin, Rezaul for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls

-- 2020-09-13 19:18:06

BNP has nominated Salahuddin Ahmed and Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Islam to contest the Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-elections respectively billed for October 17. A day after BNP’s nomination board or p...

Bangladesh, India maintain smoother, warmer ties: Obaidul Quader

Bangladesh, India maintain smoother, warmer ties: Obaidul Quader

-- 2020-09-13 17:50:56

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the Bangladesh and India are maintaining smoother, warmer and more futuristic relations than any time in the past. “With her diplomatic ef...

Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls: JP nominates Abdus Sabur, Golam Kabir

Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls: JP nominates Abdus Sabur, Golam Kabir

-- 2020-09-12 18:11:27

Jatiya Party on Saturday announced the names of its candidates for Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-elections. The party nominated its presidium member Mir Abdus Sabur Asud and its Raninagar upazila unit pre...

Rizvi says govt giving wrong info over corona

Rizvi says govt giving wrong info over corona

-- 2020-09-12 16:21:51

BNP on Saturday alleged the government has been providing wrong information about coronavirus cases and fatalities. “How many people are dying of coronavirus and what information is being given...

BNP finds 29 MP aspirants for contesting by-polls

BNP finds 29 MP aspirants for contesting by-polls

-- 2020-09-12 10:14:00

Twenty-nine BNP aspirants are now in the final race to get the party’s ticket to contest the upcoming by-polls to four parliamentary seats in Dhaka, Naogaon and Sirajganj, UNB reports. They hav...

Quader says opposition role crucial for democratic advancement

Quader says opposition role crucial for democratic advancement

-- 2020-09-09 20:55:18

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the role of a strong opposition is very important in advancing the country’s democratic system. Calling upon BNP to come out of t...

BNP to join all upcoming polls: Fakhrul

BNP to join all upcoming polls: Fakhrul

-- 2020-09-07 21:27:45

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said his party has decided to join all the upcoming elections and by-polls. Speaking at a press conference, he also said the party’s...

Awami League names candidates for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls

Awami League names candidates for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls

-- 2020-09-07 13:28:33

The ruling Awami League on Monday announced the names of candidates for Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-election. Party's general secretary Obaidul Quader announced their names at a regular press briefing h...

Khaleda's sentence could be suspended for six more months: Law Ministry

Khaleda's sentence could be suspended for six more months: Law Ministry

-- 2020-09-04 14:13:03

The Law Ministry says it has opined that the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sentences in two graft cases can be extended for another six months based on some conditions. “We&...