Opposition not in parliament for idle talk or history lessons: Jamaat ameer
1 May 2026
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Jamaat alleges voting irregularities in Bogura-6 by-polls, Sherpur-3 election
9 April 2026
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Bangladesh
'If one can't be appointed without party affiliation, that is unfortunate'
7 April 2026
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Parliament
NCP to launch election campaign from Tin Netar Mazar in Dhaka tomorrow
21 January 2026
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Election
Left-aligned platform NPA launched at Central Shaheed Minar
16 January 2026
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Politics
Mamunul Haque hopes Islami Andolan will be on board despite absence from key meeting
15 January 2026
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Politics
Jamaat-led alliance holds emergency meeting without key ally
15 January 2026
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Politics
BNP expels SA Siddique Shaju
14 January 2026
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News
Reaction / Mob rule has no place on campus
11 January 2026
US decision on Jerusalem will have negative impact, Erdogan, Putin say over phone
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone call that the US decision on Jerusalem will negatively impact the region's peace and stability, sources in Erdogan's office says.
8 December 2017
PM rules out possibility of talks with BNP
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will have to take part in the next general election giving an undertaking.
7 December 2017
Shital Pati: PM’s gratitude over Unesco recognition
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today thanked all those involved behind the recent inclusion of traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet in the Unesco's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.
7 December 2017
China Communist Party leaders to meet Khaleda today
A delegation of the visiting Communist Party of China (CPC) is to hold a meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
7 December 2017
Why this controversy over Jerusalem?
CNN journalist Oren Liebermann walks readers through what can be at stake by the declaration of US President Donald Trump recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
7 December 2017
Trump’s view on Jerusalem molded by powerful allies
US president Donald Trump's decision of recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel comes despite widespread criticism from allies in the Middle East and Europe, and concerns from some members of his own Cabinet.
7 December 2017
Arabs, Europe, UN reject Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East condemn the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region and Palestinians said Washington was abandoning its leading role as a peace mediator.
7 December 2017
Bangladeshi-British man held over ‘plot to kill PM May’
A 20-year-old Bangladeshi-British man appears in London court accused of plotting to kill British Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office.
6 December 2017
5 cases filed over BNP-cops clash
Police have filed five cases against BNP leaders and activists including BNP Joint Secretary General Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel in connection with yesterday’s clash with law enforcers in Dhaka.
6 December 2017
Govt has no plan for early elections: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says there is no plan or possibility of early elections.
6 December 2017
CU BCL committee dissolved
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student front of ruling Awami League, dissolves its executive committee of Chittagong University (CU) unit.
6 December 2017
Institute of Health Technology closed, students asked to vacate halls
Institute of Health Technology (IHT) Rajshahi has been declared closed after five female students were injured in an attack at a sit-in programme allegedly by members of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
6 December 2017
Barapukuria graft case: BNP’s Altaf asked to surrender before trial court
The High Court directs former BNP home minister Altaf Hossain Choudhury to surrender before the trial court in Barapukuria coal mine corruption case.
6 December 2017
Graft case: I’m innocent, Khaleda tells court
Denying the Zia Orphanage and Charitable Trust graft allegation, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia claims that she did not commit any offence and give any benefit to anyone by abusing power during her tenure.
5 December 2017
PM returns home
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home concluding her three-day official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of her Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen.
5 December 2017
BNP chief Khaleda Zia gets bail in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia gets bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases after she surrendered before a makeshift court in Bakhshibazar of Dhaka.
5 December 2017
B Chowdhury, Manna form new political alliance
A new political alliance led by Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh President Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has been formed.
The alliance is called Four Party Juktofront which constitutes of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) and Nagarik Oikya, Mahmudur Rahman Manna told The Daily Star tonight.
4 December 2017
Country being run by rulers’ law: Amir Khasru
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury says the country is being run by the rulers’ law not by the rule of law.
4 December 2017
BNP slams EC for ‘hurried DNCC polls’
BNP has criticised the Election Commission's announcement about the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation just a day after its mayor Annisul Huq was buried.
4 December 2017
Graft cases: Khaleda to appear before court tomorrow to seek bail
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear tomorrow before a makeshift court in Dhaka’s Bakshibazar to seek bail in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.
4 December 2017