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Hasina criticises Khaleda’s Padma Bridge comments

-- 2018-01-04 08:10:01

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came down heavily on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday for the latter’s comments on Padma Bridge saying that she would not have uttered those words had she been i...

BCL men injured in factional clash at CU

-- 2018-01-04 07:38:40

At least two students were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Chittagong University unit.  The clash broke out at a programme marking the politica...

DMP urges BNP to hold indoor programme

-- 2018-01-04 05:06:14

Dhaka Metropolitan (DMP) police on Thursday called upon BNP to arrange an indoor programme instead of going for outdoor one on Friday. BNP publicity affairs secretary Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Anee mad...

Jessore AL man dies in ‘bomb attack’

FE Online Desk 2018-01-03 12:00:00

An activist of ruling Awami League was killed in a “bomb attack” by his rivals over enmity in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore on Wednesday noon. The deceased was identified as Abbas Molla...

Next parliamentary polls under EC : Quader

-- 2018-01-03 12:00:00

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that the next general election would be held under the Election Commission (EC), not under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. "Next polls will be he...

2015 arson attack: Warrant out for Khaleda

-- 2018-01-02 12:00:00

A Comilla court has ordered the arrest of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 48 other leaders and activistsin the Zia Or of her party in a murder case filed over the 2015 arson attack on a bus in Choudda...

Khaleda's presence prompts authority to open door for JCD discussion

Rezaul Hannan with SM Najmus Sakib 2018-01-02 12:00:00

The authority of a venue for holding a prescheduled discussion organised by BNP’s student wing in Dhaka opened gate on Tuesday after intervention by party chairperson Khaleda Zia. The BNP chief...

Govt’ cannot prevent BNP from participating in election: Khaleda

-- 2018-01-02 10:30:46

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) cannot be prevented from participating in the upcoming parliamentary election irrespective of what the government wants. The party’s Chairperson Khaleda Zia s...

BNP hatching conspiracy to create turbulence: Hasan

-- 2018-01-02 04:25:29

Awami League Publicity and Publications Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said BNP is hatching conspiracy to create a disordered situation in the country centering the next general election. "BNP wants to ca...

JCD factional clash leaves one dead

-- 2018-01-01 07:57:43

A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was killed in a factional clash in Court Point area of Sylhet on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Abul Hasnat Shimu, former assistant...

BNP is scary for people: Hanif

-- 2017-12-31 12:00:00

Joint general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Mahbubul Alam Hanif said that BNP is a nightmare for the mass people of the country. "Awami League doesn’t fear BNP; the common people of the...

AL wants no bloodshed in Bangladesh: PM

-- 2017-12-31 12:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her party does not want to see any bloodshed in the country. "Bangladesh will be a developed and prosperous country...it'll will march forward," she said. The P...

'Missing' BNP leader Sadat on 3-day remand

-- 2017-12-31 12:00:00

A Dhaka court granted on Sunday a three-day remand to interrogate BNP leader Syed Sadat Ahmed, who was arrested on Saturday night after four months of 'disappearance'. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate P...

Regrettable people disappearing in independent country: B Chowdhury

-- 2017-12-31 10:42:22

President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday said it is regrettable that people are getting disappeared in an independent country. "We fought the Liberation War for...

Khaleda urges countrymen to 'restore democracy' in 2018

-- 2017-12-31 05:56:06

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has urged the people of Bangladesh to work together for restoring the 'lost democracy and voting rights' in 2018. The former Prime Minister made the call in a message on t...

BNP wants to hold rally on January 5

-- 2017-12-30 12:00:00

BNP wants to hold a rally on January 5 at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka to protest 10th parliamentary election held on that day in 2014. The party observes January 5 as 'Democracy Killing Day' every year...

BNP has faith in conspiracy: Hanif

-- 2017-12-30 12:00:00

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub-Ul Alam Hanif has said BNP doesn't have any faith in election commission; rather their faith is now in conspiracy. "BNP don't have any faith in people, peo...

Fakhrul expresses optimism about returning to power

-- 2017-12-30 06:15:19

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed his optimism and confidence about returning to power through the 11th parliamentary polls. "We've been on a movement, and will...

'Elections to 126 local bodies marred by violence'

-- 2017-12-29 09:12:11

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the elections to 126 local bodies on Thursday were 'marred by widespread violence and various irregularities'. "There were irregu...

Khaleda graft case: Court sets Jan 3, 4 for further arguments

-- 2017-12-28 12:00:00

A court on Thursday fixed January 3 and 4 for placing further arguments in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Dhaka Special Co...

2017 sees continuation of BNP’s ‘bad patch’  

-- 2017-12-28 09:33:00

Although BNP had a plan to stage a comeback in politics reorganising it at the grassroots level, the outgoing year - 2017 - apparently turned into another bad year for it as the party confined itself...

Quader for stern action over nomination infighting

-- 2017-12-28 07:27:04

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that punitive action would be taken against any party man involved in nomination infighting centering the election to the Dhaka South City Corpor...

AL executive committee to sit January 6

-- 2017-12-27 12:00:00

Awami League central executive committee will sit at Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister on January 6. The meeting, with AL President Sheikh Hasina, also the Prime Minister, in t...

Jatiya Party will be a factor in election: Ershad

-- 2017-12-27 11:05:39

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has claimed his party will be a factor in the next national election. The former President on Wednesday also said they are yet to decide whether they will contest the...

CPB faces Muhith's criticism

-- 2017-12-27 09:17:45

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has criticised Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) for their protest against the irregularities and corruption in banking sector. Responding to a question of a reporter on...

State counsel fails to prove allegations against Khaleda: Lawyer

-- 2017-12-27 05:20:43

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's lawyer Advocate Abdur Rezzak Khan has said the state counsel failed to prove any allegations against her. They lawyer made the remarks while presenting the defence argum...

Graft case: Khaleda's lawyer concludes arguments for third day

-- 2017-12-26 12:00:00

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's lawyer concluded the defence arguments for the third day in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. Khaleda Zia's defence lawyer Advocate Abdur Rezzak Khan placed the closin...

AL to name mayor candidate after schedule: Quader  

-- 2017-12-26 10:39:03

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said his party is seeking public opinion to choose the mayoral candidate for the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-election....

Next election under current parliament: Tofail

-- 2017-12-26 06:08:58

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said next national election will be held under the existing parliament. The Awami League advisor said the constitution gives this parliament's validity up until Jan...

Singer Shafin to vie for DNCC mayor post

-- 2017-12-26 04:29:14

Popular Band singer Shafin Ahmed will contest in the by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post. Bobby Hajjaj, chairman of newly formed Nationalist Democratic Movement, announce...