Ten more parliamentary standing committees were formed today headed by ruling Awami League MPs

Former foreign minister AK Abdul Momen today in parliament said some criminals in his constituency are regularly extorting money from essentials laden trucks

The ruling Awami League today kicked off the sale of nomination forms for the reserved seats for women in parliament

BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas got bail yesterday in six cases filed with Paltan and Ramna Model Police Stations over political violence centring the BNP rally in Dhaka on October 28 last year.

BNP senior secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday said the Bangladesh-Myanmar border has remained unprotected due to the Awami League government’s “subservient” foreign policy.

The Jatiya Sangsad formed 16 more parliamentary standing committees yesterday, all of which are headed by ruling Awami League lawmakers except one by an independent MP

Subservient foreign policy to blame for border situation, says Rizvi

The ruling Awami League is gearing up for a special meeting on Saturday with over 3,000 party leaders, both from central to grassroots, being invited to attend it

BNP-Jamaat is patronising militant organisations, and people of the country should remain alert to any conspiracies they may hatch, said  Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday.

People have to remain vigilant as long as there are militant organisations and BNP-Jamaat is supporting them, said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs minister Anisul Huq today

BNP yesterday termed Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy’s statement on 12th parliamentary election unexpected, as the party thinks it has hurt the democratic sentiment of the people of Bangladesh.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government is not worried about what BNP says over January 7 polls; rather, it is concerned about the price hike of essential commodities.

BNP today termed unexpected the statement of Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy on the 12th parliamentary election as the party thinks it has hurt the democratic sentiment of the people of Bangladesh

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the government is not worried about what BNP is saying over the last polls, but it is concerned about the price hike of essential commodities

A Dhaka court yesterday denied bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed over vandalism at the chief justice’s residence on October 28 last year.

The measures taken by the government to control the price of daily commodities are not working, alleged Jatiyo Party chairman GM Quader today.

A Dhaka court today rejected the bail petition of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir again in a case filed over the vandalism of the chief justice's residence during the BNP-police clash on October 28 last year

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday directed Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to reclaim Lalkuthi’s riverbank.

The waste removal process from the Paris canal in Mirpur will start on Friday, announced Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam yesterday.

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