Rizvi slams govt for soaring prices of essentials

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today criticised the government for its failure to control the soaring prices of essential goods and provide relief to the general public
22 November 2024

Bhutan envoy calls on Fakhrul

Bhutan's Ambassador to Dhaka Rinchen Kuentsyl yesterday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed ways to enhance the effectiveness of SAARC.
21 November 2024

Student movement: 18-member executive committee formed

Full martyrs’ list by Dec 31, says Sarjis
21 November 2024

People to decide if AL can contest election or not

The people will decide whether the Awami League will be allowed to take part in national elections, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday.
20 November 2024

Salman F Rahman conspiring against country from jail: Rizvi

BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today alleged that jailed Awami League leader Salman F Rahman is making nefarious efforts from jail to destabilise the country
20 November 2024

People to decide which party to do politics or join polls: Fakhrul

He reiterated that BNP prefers the process to happen sooner rather than later.
20 November 2024

BNP factions clash over council in B’baria, section 144 imposed

The conflict stems from a division within the local BNP. One faction, loyal to Mehedi Hasan Polash, central Krishak Dal joint general secretary, sought to ensure the council's success, while Khaleque's faction opposed it.
20 November 2024

Khaleda to be sent abroad very soon: Fakhrul

"Khaleda was kept in a small, damp cell. That's why her health has deteriorated severely," he added
20 November 2024

Polls delay will deepen crisis

Leaders of BNP’s highest decision-making platform yesterday expressed frustration over the chief adviser’s failure to outline a definitive election roadmap during his recent address to the nation.
19 November 2024

Political party consensus will determine speed of reforms, election

Prof Yunus says in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam
19 November 2024

Section 144 imposed in B'baria over 2 BNP counter programmes

The Bancharampur upazila administration has imposed Section 144 as two factions of the BNP announced counter programmes at the same location and time today in Brahmanbaria..Bancharampur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Abul Monsur issued the order yesterday, he confirmed to The Daily Star
19 November 2024

AL must face trial before contesting in elections

The Awami League must be held accountable for committing mass killings before being allowed to participate in elections, Sarjis Alam wrote in a Facebook post yesterday.
19 November 2024

BNP will form ‘national govt’ if voted to power

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said his party, if voted to power, will form a “national government” with participation from all parties that supported them throughout.
19 November 2024

Ex-panel mayor of Barishal City Corporation Kohinoor arrested

Police have arrested Kohinoor Begum, former panel mayor of Barishal City Corporation (BCC) and general secretary of Barishal Metropolitan Mohila Awami League
19 November 2024

Most cases to suppress mass uprising withdrawn: Asif Nazrul

He made the statement at a press conference titled "100 Days of Interim Government: A Report from the Ministry of Law" held at the Secretariat.
19 November 2024

A conspiracy is brewing somewhere

Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of BNP, warned party members yesterday about an ongoing conspiracy and urged them to remain vigilant.
19 November 2024

Ex-food minister Qamrul held in Dhaka

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained former food minister Qamrul Islam from the capital's Uttara last night
18 November 2024

Holding polls not govt’s only responsibility

Just holding elections is not the sole responsibility of the current interim administration, since it is a revolutionary government, not a caretaker, Nahid Islam, adviser to the posts, telecommunications, and information technology ministry, said yesterday. 
18 November 2024

CA’S speech: BNP upset at the absence of polls roadmap

BNP has voiced disappointment over the chief adviser’s latest national address stating that it lacks an outline of a polls roadmap.
18 November 2024

Scuffle breaks out between JCD, students at Ctg MES College

A scuffle broke out between a group of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) members and some general students at Omar Gani MES College in Chattogram this afternoon
18 November 2024