Speaker mourns death of lawmaker Rushema

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury expresses deep shock and sorrow at the death of Rushema Begum, a reserved seat Awami League lawmaker.
10 July 2019

5 JS body reconstituted

Parliament reconstitutes five parliamentary standing committees incorporating BNP and Gonoforum MPs as members in those parliamentary watchdogs.
9 July 2019

Drums of development being played all the time: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir slams the prime minister for her explanation on gas price hike and said the price has been increased to ensure the interest of some people within the ruling quarter in the name of development.
9 July 2019

Awami League Parliamentary Party meeting on July 11

Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) will hold a meeting at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on July 11.
9 July 2019

Ershad's condition remains unchanged: GM Quader

The health condition of ailing Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad is unchanged.
9 July 2019

Ex-MP Rana freed on bail

Amanur Rahman Khan Rana, former Awami League lawmaker of Tangail-3 (Ghatail) constituency, walks out of Tangail District Jail on bail after 34 months in two district Jubo League activists murder case.
9 July 2019

JS polls: Shujan demands Supreme Judicial Council to probe irregularities

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) demands a Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to probe the irregularities that took place in the 11th national election.
9 July 2019

JSD MP urges govt to enact law for trying rapists

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal MP Shirin Akhter in parliament demands that the government enact a new law ensuring exemplary punishment of rapist and oppressors of women and children.
8 July 2019

Kader Siddique quits Oikyafront

Krishak Sramik Janata League walks out of Jatiya Oikyafront alleging that the alliance failed to wage movement against the government.
8 July 2019

PM slams US congressman for proposal to attach Rakhine with Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina strongly criticises the US congressman for his proposal to attach Myanmar’s Rakhine State with Bangladesh to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
8 July 2019

Murder of 2 AL men: SC upholds ex-MP Rana’s bail order

The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court verdict that granted bail to former Awami League lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a murder case, clearing the way of his walk out of jail.
8 July 2019

Conservative party wins Greek polls, ousts left-wing PM

Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis comfortably wins Greece’s parliamentary elections, delivering a stinging blow to leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after a tumultuous four years in office as the country struggled through a crippling financial crisis.
8 July 2019

Hartal lost its appeal, says Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says hartal has lost its appeal as people hardly respond to such programmes.
7 July 2019

Ershad’s condition unchanged

The health condition of ailing Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has remained unchanged, the party’s acting chairman GM Quader says in a press release.
7 July 2019

LDA observes hartal, announces fresh programme

The half-day hartal enforced by Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) protesting the recent gas price hike passes peacefully except for a few incidents of picketing.
7 July 2019

Gas tariff hike: Gonoforum to stage demo Tuesday

Gonoforum will stage demonstration across the country on Tuesday protesting the gas price hike and the national budget for the 2019-20 fiscal.
6 July 2019

Crimes mark a sharp rise for law-and-order downslide: BNP

BNP alleges that the incidents of killing, rape and other social crimes marked a sharp rise due to serious slide in law-and-order situation.
6 July 2019

Ershad’s condition unchanged

The health condition of ailing Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has remained unchanged, the party’s acting chairman GM Quader says.
6 July 2019

PM to brief media on China visit Monday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a press conference on Monday to brief journalists about the outcomes of her just-concluded visit to China.
6 July 2019

‘BNP kept courts in their pockets during their rule’

Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq remarks that the BNP kept courts in their pockets and turned justice into farce during their tenure.
5 July 2019