Pick observers with no political affiliation, CEC asks monitors

Election observing organistions should be careful in appointing its observers so that no persons with political affiliation get the job, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says.
22 October 2017

‘India wants inclusive polls in Bangladesh’

Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tells BNP that her country wants the next general election in Bangladesh will be held in a free, fair and inclusive manner.
22 October 2017

Sushma Swaraj due tomorrow

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is to arrive in Dhaka on Sunday, October 22, on a two-day official visit to review bilateral issues.
21 October 2017

Spain to grab Catalonia powers as crisis intensifies

Spain is to take unprecedented steps to seize powers from Catalonia's separatist government after Madrid won powerful backing from the king and the EU in its battle to keep the country together.
21 October 2017

Chile poet Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer, deepen mystery: Experts

A team of international scientists says that Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer or malnutrition, rejecting the official cause of death but not laying to rest one of the great mysteries of post-coup Chile.
21 October 2017

Pro-BNP lawyers’ scuffle showed disrespect to law: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the scuffle among the pro-BNP lawyers on the court premises has demonstrated that the party has no respect for the law.
20 October 2017

BNP finds AL’s 11-point proposal ‘unconducive’

BNP terms unconducive the Awami League's 11-point proposal placed before the Election Commission to fair polls as the party thinks those are framed with a motive to control the election and manipulate its results.
20 October 2017

Where will I get remedy?: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia expresses doubt on whether she would get justice in connection with the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust corruption cases.
19 October 2017

Nagorik Oikya proposes poll-time govt for elections

Nagorik Oikya, a newly formed political party, places a 12-point recommendation that included a proposal for holding the next general election under a poll-time impartial government.
19 October 2017

Decision day for Catalonia's separatist leader

Catalonia's separatist leader Carles Puigdemont must abandon his bid for independence from Spain or face an unprecedented move by Madrid to seek a suspension of his region's autonomy.
19 October 2017

Khaleda gets bail in 2 graft cases linked to Zia orphanage, charitable trust graft

A special court in Dhaka grants bail to BNP chief Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases upon a bond of Tk 1 lakh.
19 October 2017

AL’s proposals a barrier for holding fair polls: Moudud

BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed says the proposals placed to the Election Commission by the ruling Awami League is a barrier for holding a free and fair election.
18 October 2017

No plan to arrest Khaleda, says Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader says the government has no plan to arrest BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after her return home from London.
18 October 2017

CEC showers Hasina, AL with praises

Hailing the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says each sector in the country has seen development during the regimes of Awami League.
18 October 2017

World now much closer to Bangladesh over Rohingya issue: FM

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali today said the international community is much closer to Bangladesh than ever before over the Rohingya issue which, he thinks, is an outcome of its diplomacy.
18 October 2017

AL’s proposals ‘neutral’, Obaidul quotes CEC as saying

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda termed the 11-point proposal submitted by the ruling Awami League for holding a free and fair election “neutral”, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said.
18 October 2017

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s wife flies to Australia

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s wife Sushama Sinha leaves for Australia.
17 October 2017

Khaleda awaits legal action: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says lawful action will be taken against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after her return home from London.
17 October 2017

Govt to make mistake if Khaleda arrested: Moudud

BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed says that the government will make a mistake if it arrests the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia implicating her with “politically motivated” cases.
17 October 2017

Pakistan SC notes inconsistencies in Imran's money trail regarding 100,000 pounds

The Supreme Court of Pakistan notes that the money trail submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan regarding a sum of nearly 100,000 pounds was inconsistent.
17 October 2017