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Shahriar urges people to vote for AL

Shahriar urges people to vote for AL

-- 2018-11-04 12:41:33

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, has urged the people to vote for Awami League (AL) in the coming national polls for the sake of continuing the present pace of development in the...

Announce election schedule after dialogue: Dr Kamal

Announce election schedule after dialogue: Dr Kamal

-- 2018-11-03 18:10:42

Jatiya Oikyafront has formally requested the Election Commission to announce the schedule for 11th parliamentary election after the conclusion of ongoing dialogue. Dr Kamal Hossain, on behalf of the...

BNP announces two-day programme marking November 7

BNP announces two-day programme marking November 7

-- 2018-11-03 16:53:52

BNP has announced a two-day programme marking November 7 to observe what it said the 'civil-military uprising' on the day of 1975. Senior joint secretary general of the party Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announ...

No alternative to Sheikh Hasina’s leadership: Shahriar

No alternative to Sheikh Hasina’s leadership: Shahriar

-- 2018-11-03 11:57:12

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said there is no alternative to leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for continuation of development spree in the country. “Bangladesh...

Two Jamaat leaders among 81 held in Bagerhat

Two Jamaat leaders among 81 held in Bagerhat

-- 2018-11-02 18:34:00

Police arrested 81 people, including two Jamaat leaders, from different places of Bagerhat early Friday. The arrested Jamaat leaders are Mohidul Islam, 35, ameer of Betaga union unit Jamaat in Fakirh...

Hopes fading after dialogue, says Rizvi

Hopes fading after dialogue, says Rizvi

-- 2018-11-02 17:52:57

Hopes raised by the dialogue in political circles to break an election-time impasse are fading due to the government’s stubborn attitude to the opposition, said BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. &l...

PM to hold talks with Jukta Front on Friday evening

PM to hold talks with Jukta Front on Friday evening

-- 2018-11-02 16:21:47

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold talks with Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Jukta Front on Friday evening over the next general election. The dialogue is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm at Prime M...

Ershad sceptical about outcome of PM-Oikyafront dialogue

Ershad sceptical about outcome of PM-Oikyafront dialogue

-- 2018-11-01 20:29:37

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said the dialogue between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led 14-party alliance and Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront over the next general election are u...

‘Khaleda to be freed through movement’

‘Khaleda to be freed through movement’

-- 2018-11-01 19:21:11

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said their party will free their chairperson Khaleda Zia and realise their demands for a fair and credible election under a non-party admi...

‘Vote for Boat to enable us complete development works’

‘Vote for Boat to enable us complete development works’

-- 2018-11-01 19:02:29

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sought support of people in the next election to help the current government to complete the development projects taken by her government. "Our tenure is now...

BNP leaders on hunger strike protesting Khaleda's jailing

BNP leaders on hunger strike protesting Khaleda's jailing

-- 2018-11-01 13:23:21

As part of its countrywide programme, the BNP is observing a six-hour mass hunger strike in the capital city on Thursday, protesting the conviction of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitab...

PM to lead 22-member delegation in dialogue with Oikyafront

PM to lead 22-member delegation in dialogue with Oikyafront

-- 2018-10-31 19:30:48

A 22-member 14-party delegation, led by Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will sit in talks with the 16-member Jatiya Oikyafront team at Ganabhaban on Thursday evening. Awami L...

Sramik Dal president among 20 others held in city

Sramik Dal president among 20 others held in city

-- 2018-10-31 18:01:28

Police reportedly arrested at least 20 leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies, including Sramik Dal president Anwar Hossain, after the party's human chain programme in the city. "Polic...

Dialogue with PM pointless, says Fakhrul

Dialogue with PM pointless, says Fakhrul

-- 2018-10-31 17:57:04

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the planned election-time dialogue will not be meaningful, with the party chief Khaleda Zia serving her time in jail. Fakhrul joined other p...

EC to sit Saturday to set election date

EC to sit Saturday to set election date

-- 2018-10-31 13:59:46

The Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to meet on Nov 3 to finalise the date for the 11th parliamentary election. Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda will announce the election date on the s...

BNP forms human chain protesting Khaleda's jailing

BNP forms human chain protesting Khaleda's jailing

-- 2018-10-31 12:28:12

BNP leaders and activists have formed a human chain in the city on Wednesday protesting the conviction of its chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Several hundred BNP leaders a...

'No prominent outcome possible from dialogue without prudence'

'No prominent outcome possible from dialogue without prudence'

-- 2018-10-30 20:31:36

Noted political observers and analysts are not expecting any prominent outcome from the dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties, to be held on November 1, unless both sides demonstrate thei...

‘Next polls as per constitution’

‘Next polls as per constitution’

-- 2018-10-30 19:47:33

Awami League advisory council member and Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday said the next general election will be held as per the country’s Constitution. “Sheikh Hasina would rema...

Govt trying to destroy democratic atmosphere: Fakhrul

Govt trying to destroy democratic atmosphere: Fakhrul

-- 2018-10-30 17:05:14

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government is trying to eliminate opposition parties and destroy the democratic atmosphere by 'using' the court. The BNP leader...

Quader hopes Oikya Front won’t bring Jamaat to talks

Quader hopes Oikya Front won’t bring Jamaat to talks

-- 2018-10-30 15:42:43

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader hopes that the Jatiya Oikya Front will not allow the Jamaat-e-Islami to join the dialogue with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “I think there is no s...

Oikyafront welcomes PM’s decision on dialogue

Oikyafront welcomes PM’s decision on dialogue

-- 2018-10-29 20:56:05

Jatiya Oikyafront on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's decision on holding talks with it over the next general election. "We called upon the Prime Minister for talks. We've come to know...

BNP to stage demo on Tuesday

BNP to stage demo on Tuesday

-- 2018-10-29 18:04:48

BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on Tuesday, protesting the conviction of their party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia charitable graft case. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul...

Awami League to hold dialogue with Jatiya Oikyafront

Awami League to hold dialogue with Jatiya Oikyafront

-- 2018-10-29 17:00:02

The Awami League has announced to sit in a dialogue with Jatiya Oikyafront leaders over the next general election very soon. Party's general secretary Obaidul Quader made the announcement on Monday a...

Oikyafront to hold rally in capital on Nov 2

Oikyafront to hold rally in capital on Nov 2

-- 2018-10-29 13:07:49

After holding its public rallies in Sylhet and Chattogram, Jatiya Oikyafront led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has decided to hold another rally in the capital on November 2 to push for its seven-point demand,...

Accept demands in due time: Dr Kamal

Accept demands in due time: Dr Kamal

-- 2018-10-27 20:14:07

Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain urged the government to accept seven-point demand of Jatiya Oikyafront in due time. He also threatened to bring the government to justice in future if it does no...

Jatiya Party absolutely ready for JS polls

Jatiya Party absolutely ready for JS polls

-- 2018-10-27 18:16:57

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said there is no uncertainty about the national election now and his party is absolutely ready for it. The former president came up with the remark while t...

Oikyafront’s rally begins in Chattogram

Oikyafront’s rally begins in Chattogram

-- 2018-10-27 17:07:56

The rally of Jatiya Oikyafront has started in front of BNP office in Chattorgram with an aim to mobilise public support in favour of the alliance's seven-point demand. The rally activities started ar...

Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury joins Bikalpadhara

Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury joins Bikalpadhara

-- 2018-10-26 18:28:25

Former BNP leader Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury has returned to the political scene and joined Bikalpadhara. Bikalpadhara led by former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury found two other new members: form...

Fakhrul sympathetic to BNP's reformist leaders: Quader

Fakhrul sympathetic to BNP's reformist leaders: Quader

-- 2018-10-26 17:43:48

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said  it is natural that BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir would be sympathetic to the reformist leaders of BNP as he was a refor...

Govt wants another lopsided election: Fakhrul

Govt wants another lopsided election: Fakhrul

-- 2018-10-26 17:42:21

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government is trying to keep opposition parties out of the next general election race. "They (govt) want to retain power b...