8 special trains to ferry people there

To ensure a huge public gathering during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Rangpur tomorrow, Western Zone of Bangladesh Railway will run eight special trains from six districts to Rangpur, said BR officials
31 July 2023

Foreign observers have confidence in EC: info minister

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has said that foreign observers seem confident about the Election Commission's ability to conduct free and fair elections in line with the constitution
31 July 2023

Violence in Bangladesh over weekend 'deeply worrying': Amnesty

Amnesty International has said that the violence in Bangladesh over the weekend is deeply worrying and may have implications for the human rights situation before, during, and after the elections
31 July 2023

DMP denies Jamaat permission to hold rally tomorrow

Dhaka Metropolitan Police today denied Jamaat-e-Islami the permission to hold a rally in the capital tomorrow
31 July 2023

No support for AL at home and abroad: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that there is no support for the Awami League government both in the country and internationally
31 July 2023

AL's income Tk 10.71 crore, expenditure Tk 7.87 crore in 2022

The ruling Awami League submitted its annual financial statement to the Election Commission (EC), showing that the party's income was Tk 10.71 crore for the 2022 calendar year
31 July 2023

BNP protest rally begins at Suhrawardy Udyan

BNP has begun a rally at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan to protest the “oppression” on the party leaders and workers during their Saturday’s sit-in programme at different entrances of Dhaka
31 July 2023

BNP can’t broadcast convicted persons’ speech during rally: DMP

Party gets permission to hold rally at Suhrawardy Udyan today on 26 conditions
31 July 2023

'Nothing wrong' in circulating footage of Gayeshwar's meal at DB office: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader did not find anything wrong in circulating photos and videos of senior BNP leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy having lunch at the office of the Detective Branch (DB) of Police during his detention on Saturday
31 July 2023

AL’s Mohiuddin wins Ctg-10 by-election

Awami League candidate Mohiuddin Bachchu won the Chattogram-10 by-polls held yesterday amid a low presence of voters.
30 July 2023

Post sit-ins, BNP weighing up options

As long as it faced no street confrontation, BNP saw a huge success in its recent anti-government demonstrations. But because of the way Saturday’s sit-ins played out, the party high-ups are considering taking a step back from capital-centric anti-government programmes for now.
30 July 2023

Sit-In Violence: Cops sue over 600 BNP activists, spare AL members

Hours after clashes between BNP supporters and law enforcers, who teamed up with ruling party activists, erupted at Dhaka city entrances on Saturday, police filed at least 13 cases against 628 named BNP leaders and activists and many unnamed others till yesterday.
30 July 2023

The horror of BNP’s arson violence back

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the people once again witnessed the horror of arson violence unleashed by BNP as the activists from the opposition party set fire to a number of buses during their protests.
30 July 2023

26 Jamaat activists arrested

At least 20 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e Islami were arrested yesterday in Kishoreganj, Kushtia and Narsingdi.
30 July 2023

AL to stage sit-ins in Dhaka today

Awami League will hold sit-in programmes and processions in the capital today instead of their previously announced “peace rally” movement.
30 July 2023

BNP’s earnings increase seven-fold

BNP’s income last year increased by seven folds while its expenditures doubled compared to 2021, the party’s annual financial report shows.
30 July 2023

Death at peace rally: 'He was not involved in politics'

Family of youth killed in AL factional clash demands justice
30 July 2023

26 Jamaat activists arrested

At least 26 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e Islami were arrested yesterday in Kishoreganj, Kushtia, and Narsingdi
30 July 2023

Spreading videos of lunch is shameful: Gayeshwar

The video and pictures of his lunch at the DB office have been circulated with the intention to mislead people, says the BNP leader
30 July 2023

Ctg-10 by-polls: Independent candidate ‘assaulted’ at polling centre

An independent candidate for by-election to Chattogram-10 has said he was assaulted by the ruling Awami League men at two polling centres today
30 July 2023