BCL run riot at DU hall overnight

Chhatra League activists run riot at Bijoy Ekattor Hall - chasing at resident teachers, vandalising provost's office, beating up a campus reporter and terrorising students for hours trying to give space to their supporters at the hall rooms forcefully.
14 March 2017

11 criminal cases: Khaleda faces indictment if not appear on Mar 28

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be indicted in a sedition and 10 other criminal cases if she doesn’t appear before two Dhaka courts on March 28.
14 March 2017

No deal except Teesta to be accepted: BNP

BNP warns that people will not accept any deal except Teesta water sharing if it is signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India tour in April.
13 March 2017

UK political parties warned of Russian hacking threat

A British intelligence agency tells political parties to protect themselves against potential cyber attacks, citing allegations that Russian hackers tried to influence last year's US presidential election.
13 March 2017

Trump tried to call NY prosecutor Bharara before firing

Two days before US Attorney Preet Bharara was fired, President Donald Trump tried to call the high-profile New York prosecutor in what a White House official says was an effort to "thank him for his service and to wish him good luck."
13 March 2017

No deal against country’s interest: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader underscores that the government will not seal any deal with India against national interests.
12 March 2017

BNP leaders criticise PM for ‘false statement’

BNP leaders criticise Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments that BNP held power in 2001 through an undertaking with India.
12 March 2017

Bangladesh to give befitting reply if attacked: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh must have the preparation to give a befitting reply if it is attacked by anyone although it is a peace-loving nation.
12 March 2017

PM misusing state power: BNP

BNP Vice Chairman Khandaker Mahbub Hossain alleges that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is using state facilities “unethically” to carry out electioneering in favour of her party.
11 March 2017

Nazma, Apu to lead Jubo Mohila League

Nazma Akhtar and Apu Ukil are re-elected president and general secretary respectively of Jubo Mohila League, the youth women front of the ruling Awami League.
11 March 2017

Diplomat Mijarul Quayes passes away

Bangladesh Ambassador to Brazil and former foreign secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes passes away in Brasilia, Brazil. He was 57.
11 March 2017

Khaleda to be acquitted if court remains neutral: Moudud

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed says his party chief Khaleda Zia will be acquitted if the court remains neutral.
10 March 2017

AL to accept people’s mandate if defeated in JS polls: Quader

Sheikh Hasina will not influence voters even if she is defeated in the next general election, says Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, assuring the Election Commission of extending all-out support to hold the free, fair and credible election under PM's supervision.
10 March 2017

Deal with India will be betrayal: BNP

A security or military deal with India will be betrayal to Bangladesh and its people, BNP alleges.
10 March 2017

No army deployment in upcoming local elections: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says the Election Commission does not have any plan to deploy army at the voting stations during the upcoming by-polls and Comilla City Corporation elections.
9 March 2017

BNP’s Salauddin hospitalised for kidney surgery

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed is admitted to a hospital in Hariana of India for kidney operation, where he will undergo surgery on Friday, March 10, 2017.
9 March 2017

Fakhrul wants disclosure of Dhaka-Delhi deals

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urges the government to disclose the deals that will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India tour.
9 March 2017

Zia Orphanage graft: End trial in 60 days, says HC

The High Court transfers the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court and asks to complete the trial proceedings in 60 days from receiving the order.
8 March 2017

Militancy problem remains under control: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal categorically says the militancy problem in the country remained under control amidst people-police joint efforts.
7 March 2017

Govt wants to keep BNP in polls over threat: Fakhrul

BNP alleges that the government is trying to keep the party in the next general election threatening that the party’s registration with the Election Commission will be scrapped if it does not participate.
6 March 2017