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Govt trying to improve image by catching small fry: Fakhrul

Govt trying to improve image by catching small fry: Fakhrul

UNB 2019-10-28 20:39:18

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government is trying to improve its image by arresting only a few ‘small fry’ in the current anti-corruption dr...

BNP MP Harun secures six-month interim bail

BNP MP Harun secures six-month interim bail

UNB 2019-10-28 20:02:30

The High Court (HC) on Monday granted six-month interim bail to BNP MP Harun-ur Rashid Harun of Chapainawabganj-3 constituency in a case filed for abusing duty-free import privilege. The HC bench of...

Family wants to send ‘ailing' Khaleda abroad, says Selima

Family wants to send ‘ailing' Khaleda abroad, says Selima

-- 2019-10-25 20:23:30

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam on Friday said they want to send the former prime minister abroad for better medical care as she is ‘seriously sick’, reports UNB....

Swechchhasebak League president Kausar removed

Swechchhasebak League president Kausar removed

-- 2019-10-23 13:12:45

Swechchhasebak League President Mollah Md Abu Kausar has been removed from his post in the party for his alleged links to illicit casinos. “He was relieved of his duty as per a directive from A...

Omar Faruk removed from Jubo League

Omar Faruk removed from Jubo League

-- 2019-10-20 21:34:06

Omar Faruk Chowdhury has been relieved of his duty as chairman of the ruling Awami League’s youth front Jubo League. The decision was taken during a meeting between party chief Prime Minister S...

Quader takes jab at Menon over election comment

Quader takes jab at Menon over election comment

-- 2019-10-20 13:42:46

Taking a swipe at Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon for his claim that people could not cast their votes in the last parliamentary elections, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on S...

Oikyafront wants to hold public rally on October 22

Oikyafront wants to hold public rally on October 22

UNB 2019-10-16 19:30:13

Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has decided to hold a public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on October 22, protesting the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad.  The alliance wil...

UZ polls in C’nawabganj: Voting underway

UZ polls in C’nawabganj: Voting underway

-- 2019-10-14 13:03:45

Balloting was underway in the Sadar Upazila Parishad election in Chapainawabganj district on Monday. Voting started at 9:00am and will continue till 5:00pm. Three candidates are contesting for the c...

Nabinagar municipality polls begins in B’baria

Nabinagar municipality polls begins in B’baria

-- 2019-10-14 12:31:07

The maiden election to Nabinagar Municipality of Brahmanbaria district is being held on Monday. Voting started at 9:00am and will continue till 5:00pm. A total of 36,764 voters are expected to exerc...

AL not in favour of banning student politics: Quader

AL not in favour of banning student politics: Quader

-- 2019-10-13 20:15:23

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Awami League (AL) does not back the idea of banning student politics but legal action will be taken if anyone commits any misdeed in the na...

BNP leader Hafiz gets bail

BNP leader Hafiz gets bail

-- 2019-10-13 19:28:24

BNP Vice-Chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed secured bail from a court in Dhaka on Sunday in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqul Islam granted the ba...

14-party demands speedy trial in Abrar murder case

14-party demands speedy trial in Abrar murder case

BSS 2019-10-11 20:42:43

Awami League led 14-party Alliance on Friday demanded holding the trial of BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case in a speedy trial tribunal.  “Trial of the killers of Abrar Fahad should be...

Moudud opposes agreement on withdrawal of Feni River water

Moudud opposes agreement on withdrawal of Feni River water

-- 2019-10-11 20:39:06

BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed on Friday the agreement on withdrawal of 1.82 cusec water from the Feni River by India for a water supply scheme in India's Sabroom town in Tripura. The BNP...

‘Will thwart attempt to take Abrar murder to different direction’

‘Will thwart attempt to take Abrar murder to different direction’

-- 2019-10-11 20:36:21

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday condemned BNP’s political approach and said any attempt to take BUET student Abrar Fahad’s murder to a different direction will be thwarted....

Don’t try to destabilise country over Abrar murder: BCL

Don’t try to destabilise country over Abrar murder: BCL

-- 2019-10-09 15:08:08

The acting president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Wednesday warned that it will give a “fitting reply” if anyone tries to destabilise the country over BUET student Abrar Fahad&rsq...

BNP expels lawyer for defending Abrar murder suspects

BNP expels lawyer for defending Abrar murder suspects

-- 2019-10-09 13:59:14

BNP has expelled its lawyers’ front leader Advocate Morsheda Khatun Shilpi for defending in court the alleged killers of BUET student Abrar Fahad. Morsheda, a member of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi For...

BNP losing its existence, says Obaidul Quader

BNP losing its existence, says Obaidul Quader

-- 2019-10-06 20:48:49

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP is gradually losing its popularity and existence as they always react negatively to any initiative taken by the government. The road t...

Rizvi demands cancellation of documents signed with India

Rizvi demands cancellation of documents signed with India

UNB 2019-10-06 20:46:14

Accusing the government of violating the constitution by signing ‘anti-state’ bilateral documents with India, BNP's senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday demanded the...

Jubo League expels Samrat, Arman

Jubo League expels Samrat, Arman

-- 2019-10-06 18:01:51

Jubo League expelled Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and Vice President Enamul Hoque Arman following their arrests in Cumilla over alleged links to the illegal casino busine...

Shad Ershad wins by-election to Rangpur-3 constituency

Shad Ershad wins by-election to Rangpur-3 constituency

-- 2019-10-05 20:06:10

Jatiya Party candidate Rahgir Al Mahi Shad alias Shad Ershad, also a son of party's late chairman HM Ershad, has won the parliamentary by-election to Rangpur-3 constituency. Returning Officer Shahtab...

No one’s mercy is needed to have Khaleda freed: BNP

No one’s mercy is needed to have Khaleda freed: BNP

-- 2019-10-03 13:53:30

A day after a call by the party MPs to the Prime Minister for taking steps for releasing their chairperson on bail, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said Khaleda Zia will...

'Khaleda will go abroad for treatment if she gets bail'

'Khaleda will go abroad for treatment if she gets bail'

-- 2019-10-01 20:27:23

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is 'willing to travel abroad to receive advanced medical treatment if she gets bail'. BNP's Joint Secretary General Md Harunur Rashid, also a lawmaker, gave the informatio...

Wrongdoers under surveillance: Quader

Wrongdoers under surveillance: Quader

-- 2019-10-01 17:55:16

Mentioning that the ongoing anticrime drive will also be conducted across the country, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said many of those involved in various misdeeds are...

AL rally attacked outside UN headquarters in NY

AL rally attacked outside UN headquarters in NY

-- 2019-09-28 20:19:26

A rally of the Awami League (AL) in New York was attacked during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's address to the United Nations General Assembly. Activists of the local chapters of the ruling party and...

Oikyafront demands 'national government'

Oikyafront demands 'national government'

UNB 2019-09-28 19:24:35

Accusing the ruling party of taking the country to the brink of ruination, Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront on Saturday demanded that a national government be formed to protect the nation. In a...

Those got casino money won’t be spared: Obaidul Quader

Those got casino money won’t be spared: Obaidul Quader

UNB 2019-09-27 19:06:22

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said no one of those who got the share of casino money will be spared. “Investigation is going on to catch not only the small fry, but al...

'AL leaders helping corrupt people from behind the scene'

'AL leaders helping corrupt people from behind the scene'

UNB 2019-09-27 19:03:27

Claiming that the government has lost control over the ruling party leaders and activists, BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed has alleged that influential Awami League leaders and ministers are helping th...

Court imposes embargo on Chhatradal activities

Court imposes embargo on Chhatradal activities

BSS 2019-09-23 19:33:01

A Dhaka court has imposed embargo on the activities of newly-elected central committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal, the student wing of BNP. Dhaka 4th Senior Assistant Judge Nusrat Sahara Bithi passed...

Chhatra Dal gets new leadership

Chhatra Dal gets new leadership

-- 2019-09-19 13:54:41

Fazlur Rahman Khokon has been elected president and Iqbal Hossain Shyamol general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP. BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas announced t...

AL candidate withdraws nomination to support Jatiya Party

AL candidate withdraws nomination to support Jatiya Party

-- 2019-09-16 17:42:12

Awami League candidate Rezaul Karim Razu has withdrawn his candidature from the by-polls to the Rangpur-3 seat, which fell vacant after the death of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad. Razu, general sec...