Bangladesh politics
BNP to fall apart, says Hanif
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif says BNP will fall apart for resorting to terrorism and siding with war criminals.
30 October 2015, 11:57 AM
Mobin’s resignation won’t affect BNP: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the resignation of its vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury will not affect the party.
30 October 2015, 10:55 AM
Mojaheed war trial: Jamaat plans demo for tomorrow
Jamaat-e-Islami will hold demonstrations across the country tomorrow demanding release of condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.
30 October 2015, 08:26 AM
US travel alert won’t hamper Bangladesh’s economy: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says the US travel alert for its citizens in Bangladesh will not hamper the country’s economy.
18 October 2015, 14:21 PM
PM vows intolerance to terrorism, blames BNP for foreigner killings
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her firm determination to not tolerate any militancy and terrorism in the country.
15 October 2015, 13:18 PM
No atmosphere to enjoy Eid: Khaleda
Frightful anarchy is prevailing in the country as people’s lives and their properties have no security, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says.
23 September 2015, 13:37 PM
Khaleda greets Hasina for Eid
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sends Eid-ul-Azha greetings to her political archrival and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
19 September 2015, 09:19 AM
Does our constitution need reform?
A total of 16 amendments have been brought to our constitution over the past four decades. But it is difficult to find any amendment which was actually aimed at improving the constitution's quality, enhancing people's rights and paving the way for flourishing democracy.
17 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A ceasefire between the battling Begums!
Another twist in the tale is that where previously Sheikh Hasina wanted to draw Khaleda Zia into elections on her terms, now it is the latter who is trying to draw the Prime Minister into calling a snap election.
30 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Reflection on Bangladesh's democratic governance
It is high time for all of us to accept our own mistakes that led us to the present state of play. Rather than transferring blame onto others, all the stakeholders must talk among themselves first, and then reinvigorate from within. Once we have done that, we can then take the next step to put a common agenda together and place it before the citizens for national consideration.
29 July 2015, 18:00 PM
To 'kill' a political party!
A political party cannot be merely reactive to political events and even much less suffer from duality of command exacerbated by string pulling by the absentee landlord.
29 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Ashraf removed from LGRD ministry
Syed Ashraf has been removed from LGRD ministry, cabinet secretary confirms. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain replaces him as LGRD minister.
9 July 2015, 10:42 AM
Opinion: Has BNP forgotten its anti-Indian past?
BNP's spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon's claim that their party has never done anti- Indian politics in the past is a complete denial of the truth. The party's anti-Indian politics has been evident in numerous ways.
31 May 2015, 10:18 AM
Feeling down? Watch this clown (video)
Video of an Awami League activist protesting against Dr Zafar Iqbal goes viral as he admits before camera that he doesn’t know what he is complaining about.
17 May 2015, 09:04 AM
BNP leader visits Salahuddin at Shillong hospital
BNP’s assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Jony visits Salahuddin Ahmed at a Shillong hospital in the Meghalaya state of India.
15 May 2015, 15:28 PM
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14 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Salahuddin needs govt’s ‘humane attitude’: BNP
BNP urges the government to show a “humane attitude” towards Salahuddin Ahmed by assisting his family to bring him back home safely from India.
14 May 2015, 13:51 PM
Interpol’s Dhaka office sends ‘letter of request’ to arrest Salahuddin
Interpol’s Dhaka office has sent a “letter of request” to its New Delhi office to arrest BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was found in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, two months after his missing from Dhaka.
14 May 2015, 12:12 PM
Dhaka's Primacy: Rome without Empire?
The removal of elected mayors and councillors does not bode well for Bangladesh's local governance system.
13 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Comrades in the woods
To make the future even bleaker, the Communist movement in Bangladesh lacks a visionary leadership. The weakening strength of the left is also directly proportional to the rise of rightwing politics.
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM