Govt popularity: IRI findings contradictory, says BNP

BNP turns down US-based International Republican Institute’s survey findings that ruling Awami League government’s popularity has increased, saying the results are “contradictory and devoid of reality”.
5 September 2015

SC scraps Mockbul’s acquittal

The Supreme Court scraps a High Court verdict that acquitted former Awami League lawmaker Mockbul Hossain and his wife in a corruption case.
3 September 2015

Bodi is innocent: Kamal

Ruling Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi’s involvement was not found in any drug smuggling case, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today.
3 September 2015

No cooperation from countries sheltering Bangabandhu killers: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleges that government is not getting cooperation from US, Canada and Pakistan governments to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers, now living in those countries.
2 September 2015

Blogger Ananta murder: Accused admits involvement

Mannan Rahi, an accused of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das murder, gives a confessional statement before a Sylhet court.
2 September 2015

Power, gas price hike: 20-party demo Saturday

The BNP-led 20-party alliance announces a countrywide demonstration for Saturday protesting the recent power and gas price hike.
2 September 2015

No politics of vengeance: Khaleda

Urging national unity, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia today said she would do fair politics for the greater interest of the people forsaking politics of revenge.
1 September 2015

Govt unstable, may soon announce polls: Moudud

Claiming that the government is in an unstable situation, senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed says it might soon announce the general election.
1 September 2015

Root out ‘weeds’ from AL, BCL: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls for uprooting all “weeds” from Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League to build the organisations with Bangabandhu’s ideals.
31 August 2015

AL earned Tk 9.5 crore in 2014

Ruling Awami League submits its audited financial statement for 2014 to the Election Commission showing an earning of about Tk 9.5 crore.
31 August 2015

Khaleda urges UN to probe enforced disappearance incidents

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls upon the United Nations to carry out an investigation into the enforced disappearance of Bangladeshi people that took place between 2009 and 2015.
30 August 2015

Ex-PMO secretary Waheeduzzaman’s FF certificate scrapped

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq says freedom fighter certificate of former PMO secretary Molla Waheeduzzaman has been scrapped.
30 August 2015

Dr Kamal places 11-point ‘Charter for National Unity’

Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain announces an 11-point “Charter for National Unity” stressing the need for electing honest and competent public representatives through a fair and inclusive election free of black money and armed cadres.
30 August 2015

Arrest warrant against Mirza Abbas, 19 others

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against BNP leader Mirza Abbas and 19 others in connection with two separate arson attack cases filed with Mirpur Police Station in June 2010.
30 August 2015

20-party to stage demo against power, gas price hike

The BNP-led 20 party alliance will stage countrywide demonstration this week protesting the recent power and gas price hike.
30 August 2015

‘Adding insult to injury’

Jatiya Party, a key component in the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, in an immediate reaction has criticises the government for raising power and gas prices.
27 August 2015

Shawkat remanded in Lalbagh arson case

BNP chairperson's adviser Shawkat Mahmud is shown arrested today in connection with a Lalbagh arson case of January this year.
27 August 2015

Graft cases: Khaleda skips hearing again

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia skips the trial proceedings of Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases due to her illness.
27 August 2015

Money laundering: Khandaker Mosharraf’s bail stayed

The Supreme Court stays for two weeks a High Court bail order for BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.
27 August 2015

Jatiya Party faction leader Kazi Zafar dies

Former prime minister and now chief of a faction of Jatiya Party, Kazi Zafar Ahmed died at a Dhaka hospital this morning.
27 August 2015