Business factor in our politics

President Abdul Hamid and Chief Justice SK Sinha, in their recent comments, have really spoken for the people while talking about the abnormal rise of businessmen in politics.
13 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Intruders beat up BNP leader inside central office

Unidentified miscreants assaulted an assistant organising secretary of BNP in the party's Naya Paltan office in the capital yesterday,
13 October 2015, 18:00 PM

JnU teachers decide to participate in admission test

Jagannath University teachers will participate in the university’s admission test programme, a press release from their behalf says.
13 October 2015, 15:15 PM

Militants plotted to destabilise country

Four suspected militants, arrested in the capital's Jatrabari on January 18, had been involved in a conspiracy to topple the democratic government through subversive activities and establish a Khilafat State, read the charge sheet submitted against them.
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Pro-AL teachers sweep JU senate

Pro-Awami League Bangabandhur Adarsha o Muktijuddhar Chatonai Biswasi Progotisil Shikkhok Somaj Panel swept the teachers'
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM

DU BCL demands better amenities for students

The Dhaka University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday submitted a memorandum to the vice chancellor demanding that
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s politics now in pockets of businessmen

President Abdul Hamid yesterday lamented that the country's politics has gone in the pockets of businessmen.
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Rivalling BCL, Jubo League run amok in port city

Followers of two expelled leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo League chased each other with sharp weapons and
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Kader Siddique applies to run for Tangail-4 JS seat

Krishak Sramik Janata League President Abdul Kader Siddique and nine others yesterday submitted nomination papers to contest Tangail-
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM

All waiting for AL to quit

Everybody is waiting for the Awami League to quit power as there is no rule of law and democracy in Bangladesh, said HM Ershad,
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM

OMG!

“Everybody is waiting … when the Awami League government would quit.”
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Local polls to be partisan

The LGRD ministry is seeking changes to the local government laws allowing political parties to nominate candidates in local body
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM

PM now blames Khaleda

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday alleged that BNP chief Khaleda Zia is conspiring from abroad to destabilise
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Is nat'l unity possible?

In the wake of the recent murder of two foreigners, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for national unity to tackle militancy and extremism in the country. His Awami League counterpart Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif, however, outright dismissed any such possibility, once again exposing the deep division between the two rival parties.
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM

JCD leader shot in ‘gunfight’ with cops

A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader is shot in an alleged gunfight with police at Moghbazar in Dhaka.
8 October 2015, 13:54 PM

Don't demolish illegal extension of railway workers' houses

A faction of Bangladesh Railway Sramik League Central Committee yesterday urged the railway authorities to evict
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh court puts BNP man, neighbour on 10-day remand

A Rangpur court yesterday placed two people on 10 days' remand in connection with the murder of Japanese citizen, with cops claiming to have made a “major breakthrough” in the case.
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Mirza Fakhrul's bail extended

The Supreme Court yesterday extended till November 2 its bail order for BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Ruling AL choking opposition

Accusing the ruling Awami League of making politics tough for the opposition, BNP yesterday alleged that the
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Fakhrul gets bail in bomb blast case

A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed over bomb blasts on December 9, 2012 during a road blockade.
5 October 2015, 20:41 PM