Rule of law to be maintained: Ashraf

Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam today says rule of law must be maintained in Bangladesh and all activities in the county will have to be carried out as per the law.
7 October 2016

BNP’s Mosharraf takes a swipe at Chhatra League

BNP standing committing member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain blames ruling party’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra League for carrying out anarchical activities in educational institutions across the country.
7 October 2016

Joy to join AL council

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the only son and ICT adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will join Awami League's national council, slated for October 22-23 at historic Suhrawardy Udyan.
6 October 2016

Country turned into ‘death valley’: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blames Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student front of the ruling Awami League, for turning the country’s educational institutions into its political office.
5 October 2016

Bill passed that denies benefits of president’s office for Zia, Ershad

The Parliament passes the 'President's Pension, Gratuity, and other Privileges Bill, 2016', with the provision that presidents whose tenures are declared illegal or unconstitutional by the higher court would be declared ineligible to receive the benefits.
4 October 2016

Bangladesh will stay beside India if attacked: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says Bangladesh will stay beside India if the neighbouring country is attacked following the ongoing tension with Pakistan.
4 October 2016

Clinton seizes offensive as woes mount for Trump

Donald Trump's presidential hopes suffer a punishing new setback as authorities clamp down on his charitable foundation, while Hillary Clinton seize the offensive to brand him as an unscrupulous businessman.
4 October 2016

Khaleda, Tarique sued for ‘threatening PM’

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and a member of its central executive committee have been sued on charge of giving death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through a Facebook post.
3 October 2016

Trump's tax writeoff shows his 'genius' at business, advisers say

Donald Trump's decision to take a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax return shows his business acumen and "genius" at figuring out how to minimize his tax bill, two of the Republican presidential candidate's advisers say.
3 October 2016

BNP hopeful for talks over polls

BNP is hopeful that the government will sit with them and discuss over holding the next general election under a neutral election commission.
2 October 2016

My first day off in 35 years: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she took her first day off during her two-week visit to UN and Canada during her 35 years of leadership in the Awami League.
2 October 2016

Trump could have avoided paying any taxes for decades: NYT

Donald Trump declares a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax return, allowing him to legally avoid paying taxes for decades, The New York Times reports.
2 October 2016

BNP to resist govt move to set up Rampal plant: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir warns that the government’s attempt to set a power plant in Rampal near the Sundarbans will be resisted by waging a mass movement.
1 October 2016

PM to brief media tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media tomorrow about the outcome of her recent visit to Canada and the USA.
1 October 2016

AL to accord reception to PM on her return today

All preparations of the Awami League have already been completed to accord a rousing mass reception to its president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her return home.
30 September 2016

I will show Nawaz how to respond to Modi at tomorrow's rally: Imran

Following Indian aggression on the Line of Control that killed two Pakistani soldiers, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan tells reporters he will respond to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Raiwind March.
29 September 2016

Arrest order for Tarique, ETV journalist

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and a former journalist of ETV, a private television channel, in a sedition case.
29 September 2016

Legality of EC’s allocation of Inu-led JSD poll symbol questioned

The High Court questions the legality of Election Commission’s decision to allocate poll symbol “moshal” (torch) to the faction of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) led by Hasanul Haq Inu.
28 September 2016

BNP announces 4-day mourning for Hannan Shah’s demise

BNP announces a four-day mourning programme following the death of its standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah.
27 September 2016

Afroza Abbas made Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal president

Afroza Abbas, wife of BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbar, is appointed as president of the party’s women wing Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal.
27 September 2016