Vote for boat to continue development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought to vote for “boat”, urging the people to elect Awami League again to attain the “developing nation” status and complete the unfinished works
11 November 2023

Chinese envoy’s remark on polls doesn’t reflect people’s desire: BNP

BNP today said the Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen's recent comment on Bangladesh's next national election does not reflect the hopes and aspirations of people.
11 November 2023

BNP has lost people's support after Oct 28: Kader Siddique

Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) President Kader Siddique today said BNP has people's support after October 28 as they set vehicles on fire in name of the movement
10 November 2023

Polls on time with or without BNP

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque yesterday said the elections must be held on time to protect the constitution.
10 November 2023

Deal with BNP’s attacks, prepare for elections

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the party has two tasks to deal with ahead of the elections.
10 November 2023

‘Full prisons and false charges’

The Guardian yesterday ran a story on the current political situation in Bangladesh focusing on the arrest and harassment of the opposition leaders and activists amid BNP’s anti-government movement just months before the national election.  
10 November 2023

Bangladesh now under 'brutal one-party rule': Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today asserted that Bangladesh is now under a “brutal” one-party rule like North Korea
10 November 2023

Sabotage cases: Tangail, Feni BNP leaders sent to jail

Tangail District BNP General Secretary Advocate Farhad Iqbal and three local leaders of Jubo Dal in Feni were sent to jail today in two separate sabotage cases
10 November 2023

India, US exchange views on Bangladesh

India and the US today discussed the political developments in Bangladesh ahead of the upcoming national polls at a high-level meeting in New Delhi
10 November 2023

Deal with BNP's attacks, prepare for elections: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the party has two tasks to deal with ahead of the elections.
10 November 2023

64 buses set on fire in Dhaka since October 28: DMP

A total of 64 buses was set on fire in the capital from October 28 to November 9, police said today.
10 November 2023

48-Hour Blockade: 7 more vehicles torched, 365 BNP activists detained

Over 350 people were arrested, 13 more cases filed and seven vehicles set on fire yesterday, with the 48-hour nationwide blockade, called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, ending at 6:00am today.
9 November 2023

Don’t comment on diplomats’ remarks

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked her party colleagues not to comment on remarks made by foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka.
9 November 2023

BNP looking to turn up the heat

The BNP is planning to intensify its oust-government movement by blending hartals and blockades with programmes like sit-ins right after the announcement of the election schedule, party insiders said.
9 November 2023

Bus torched in Mirpur

Receiving the information at 11:10pm, two fire engines rushed to the spot and doused the blaze at 11:35pm
9 November 2023

Polls will be held on time despite disruptions: home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the national elections will be held on time and all the steps have been taken by the government to make the elections free, fair, and impartial
9 November 2023

Jamaat calls 48-hour blockade from Sunday

Jamaat-e-Islami's acting secretary general Maulana ATM Masum announced the new blockade programme in a statement today
9 November 2023

15 arson incidents across country in 37 hrs: Fire Service

Of these, seven incidents were reported in the capital's Hazaribagh, Tatibazar, Kakoli, Mirpur, Dhanmondi, Baridhara, and Matuail areas
9 November 2023

KMP offers Tk 20,000 bounty to help catch arsonists

The Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) has announced a reward of Tk 20,000 to help catch arsonists during the BNP-Jamaat's blockade, a KMP press release said last night
9 November 2023

Khasru among four BNP leaders sent to jail after remand

Four BNP leaders, including its standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, were sent to jail today on completion of their different terms of remands in connection with three separate cases
9 November 2023