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BNP demands JU VC’s removal 

-- 2019-09-16 15:28:15

BNP on Monday demanded the government sack Jahangirnagar University (JU) Vice Chancellor Farzana Islam immediately for reportedly bribing Chhatra League leaders. “There’s an interesting...

Breaching party discipline to invite legal action, warns Quader

-- 2019-09-16 14:58:27

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said legal action will be taken against those who have breached party discipline. “Not only organisational action but administrative and...

Shovon, Rabbani removed from BCL amid controversies

-- 2019-09-14 22:15:44

Amid various controversies, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) President Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon and General Secretary Golam Rabbani were removed from their respective posts. The Awami League's...

Jatiya Party a potential party: GM Quader

-- 2019-09-14 19:53:07

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Saturday urged the leaders and activists of their party to get united putting aside all the divisions among them to play an important role in pro-people politics. &...

‘Student to Start-Up’ chapter-2 to kick off Sunday

-- 2019-09-14 18:20:50

The 2nd chapter of ‘Student to Start-Up’ competition for students will kick off on Sunday to find out young entrepreneurs having innovative ideas as they can contribute to the country&rsqu...

I will be back in journalism: Obaidul Quader

-- 2019-09-14 17:30:12

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, who was once a journalist, has expressed a desire to return to his old profession after the end of his current job as a minister. The road transport and...

AL wants strong opposition for democracy: Hasan Mahmud

-- 2019-09-13 17:34:41

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the Awami League (AL) government wants a strong opposition party to continue the practice of democracy in the country. The minister came up with th...

PM dealing with BCL issues, Quader says

-- 2019-09-11 14:34:44

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself is looking into the matter involving the incumbent president and general secretary of Bangladesh Ch...

Wage a greater movement against govt: Fakhrul to people

-- 2019-09-11 14:11:07

BNP on Wednesday urged people to put up a resistance against the current government through waging a greater movement to ‘restore their rights, democracy’ and uphold the Liberation War spi...

BNP forms human chain demanding Khaleda’s release

-- 2019-09-11 12:05:20

BNP leaders and activists on Wednesday formed a human chain in Dhaka, demanding Khaleda Zia’s release from jail. The protest that started around 11:00am at the National Press Club is set to run...

Quader welcomes BNP’s decision to join Rangpur by-polls

-- 2019-09-10 15:16:48

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday welcomed BNP for its decision to take part in the Ranpur by-election saying it is a very positive move in politics, reports UNB. “Ho...

JaPa nominates Ershad’s son Shad for Rangpur-3 by-elections

-- 2019-09-08 21:03:19

Rahgir Al Mahi Shad is standing in the parliamentary by-polls to Rangpur-3 with the ticket of the Jatiya Party his father HM Ershad founded. The seat fell vacant with the death of Ershad on July 14,...

Raushon Ershad becomes opposition leader in parliament

-- 2019-09-08 20:14:34

Jatiya Party has selected Raushon Ershad as the Leader of the Opposition in parliament keeping the decision to pick its Deputy Leader of the Opposition pending. The decision over the opposition leade...

'No decision over dissolution of BCL committee'

-- 2019-09-08 19:46:08

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the Awami League did not take any decision to dissolve the existing committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). "But, Prime Ministe...

BNP nominates Rita Rahman for Rangpur-3 by-polls

-- 2019-09-08 17:44:32

BNP has nominated Rita Rahman, chief of People’s Party of Bangladesh, one of the components of the 20-party alliance, as its candidate to contest the Rangpur-3 by-election. Party's senior joint...

Jatiya Party splits leadership duties

-- 2019-09-08 13:17:06

The Jatiya Party has reached a compromise on the leadership tussle between its founder HM Ershad’s brother GM Quader and widow Raushon Ershad that threatened to split the party. The party has a...

150 AL rebels to get show-cause notice from Sunday

-- 2019-09-07 17:01:24

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said more than 150 rebel candidates of Awami League in the last upazila election and their patrons will get show-cause notice from Sunday. Quader, al...

Five aspirants collect BNP form for Rangpur by-polls

-- 2019-09-07 17:00:37

Five people, including two women, have collected the nomination forms of BNP to contest the upcoming by-election to Rangpur-3 seat with its ticket. They are BNP Rangpur city unit late president Mozaf...

JP chaos not AL’s headache

-- 2019-09-06 19:08:10

The Awami League is unfazed by the leadership tussle that is consuming the Jatiya Party after the death of HM Ershad, the ruling party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said, reports bdnews24.com...

Indictment hearing in Barapukuria graft case against Khaleda Oct 7

-- 2019-09-05 17:58:24

A Dhaka court on Thursday set October 7 to hold hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda and others. Thursday was fixed for holding hearing on the...

Ershad’s son Saad may seek nomination for by-polls

-- 2019-09-03 14:30:18

Saad Ershad, the son of late Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, may seek the party nomination for the Rangpur-3 by-polls. The seat became vacant after the death of the former military dictator. The Jat...

BNP should seek apology before accusing AL: Hasan Mahmud

BSS 2019-08-31 18:07:01

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said BNP must seek apology to the people for the killing of thousands of people during their regime before pointing gun at Awami League.  “BNP has...

AL govt to be accused of committing crime one day: Fakhrul

UNB 2019-08-31 18:03:47

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday claimed that the current government will be accused of committing crime against humanity someday for "indulging in the incidents of enforced...

Make sure ‘hyenas’ don’t return to power, says PM

-- 2019-08-30 19:28:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the people of the country to remain cautious so that the country does not go under the control of the evil force who were involved in August 15 massacre....

BCL expels three Barishal unit leaders

-- 2019-08-28 11:38:50

The Bangladesh Chhatra League expelled three of its leaders on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in vandalism and obstruction of government work. Those who have been expelled are – Chhatr...

'Zia was mastermind behind assassination of Bangabandhu'

BSS 2019-08-27 19:39:01

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was the mastermind behind the murder of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family membe...

Awami League pays homage to Nazrul

-- 2019-08-27 13:34:10

Awami League on Tuesday paid tributes of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam marking his 43rd death anniversary. The party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader placed a wreath at the poet’s grave by...

'Rangpur-3 constituency very important for Jatiya Party'

-- 2019-08-26 17:57:00

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Sunday said their party has formed the nomination board before the announcement of schedule for the by-election to Rangpur-3 constituency as the seat is very importa...

'Govt has no diplomatic success in resolving Rohingya crisis'

-- 2019-08-26 17:53:39

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the government has no diplomatic success in resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis and repatriating the displaced Myanmar nation...

SC clears way for graft trial against Moudud

-- 2019-08-25 14:56:08

The Supreme Court has turned down BNP leader Moudud Ahmed's plea to review a High Court order that paved the way for continuing the trial proceedings of a corruption case against him. The case filed...