DHAKA: BNP senior leaders including Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir weren’t permitted to meet their convicted party chief Khaleda Zia at jail on Eid Day. They went to meet Khaleda Zia at the Old Central Jail at Nazim Uddin Road, at noon. Police reportedly obstructed

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia greeted countrymen on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha from jail. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi told reporters at a press conference held at BNP's central office in city’s Nayapaltan area on Tuesday (August 21). Ruhul Kabir

BHOLA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said BNP has no option rather than participating in the upcoming national parliamentary elections. “BNP has no alternative but coming to the elections, no matter what they say. Their existence won’t last if they don’t come to the election

DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists brought out a sudden procession in Dhaka Tuesday (August 21), led by its Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, demanding immediate release of their party chief Khaleda Zia.  They brought out the procession in Shyamoli area of the city,

NOAKHALI: Police detained an activist of Jubo Dal in Khilpara union under Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali. He was identified as Parvez. A LG and two cartridges were recovered from his possession. Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed Parvez in a drive carried out in Sreepur village.

DHAKA: A Dhaka court granted bail to 20 students involved in the quota reform movement including Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Council. Multiple Judges of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court granted bail on Monday (August). 

DHAKA: Mentioning government’s misrule and dictatorial attitude, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said people are terrified and the joy of Eid festival is absent among them. The senior BNP leader made the remarks at a press briefing in city’s Naya paltan party

DHAKA: The 22nd session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad will begin on September 9. JS public relations office released an official order in this regard on Sunday afternoon (August 19). ‘The House will go into its session at 5:00pm on the day (Sunday),’ the release said. Earlier at

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary also Minister for Road Transport & Bridges Obaidul Quader’s Facebook account has been hacked by unknown hackers. The minister informed the matter to department concerned.  “Sir’s Facebook ID has been hacked. Log into the ID failed for

DHAKA: The Parliamentary Nomination Board meeting of ruling Awami League will be held on Monday (August 20). The meeting, chaired by AL’s Parliamentary Nomination Board President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be held at Ganabhaban at 7:00 pm. The disclosure was made in a

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has hinted that the ruling party won’t hold any dialogue with BNP, ahead of the 11th national parliamentary polls to be held in December. “Dialogue will hold before the next election (12th national polls), but not this time,”

DHAKA: Family members of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia met with her in Dhaka central jail on Saturday afternoon (August 18). The five family members are- Khaleda’s (late) younger son Arafat Rahman Koko’s wife Sharmili Rahman, sister Selina Islam, nephew Dr. Mamun and Koko’s younger

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said there is no chance to move away from the constitutional electoral process ahead of the general election.  Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remarks to reporters at a program in National Museum

DHAKA: A Dhaka court placed Lutfur Nahar Luna, a quota reform leader, into three-day remand in a case filed under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kaji Kamrul Islam passed the order after Rafiqul Islam, investigation officer of the case,

DHAKA: Sensing that a plot to oust the government is in progress in the country, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader termed it a 1/11 like conspiracy.   “A part of the media assisted those who wanted to depoliticize the country in 1/11. That quarter of the media is now

COX’S BAZAR: A Jubo League leader was hacked to death following a dispute over land, in Maheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar Wednesday (August 16). The deceased—Ziabul Huq, 40, is former vice president of Matarbari union unit Jubo League. Locals and police sources said Ziabul had a

DHAKA: Health Minister Mohammad Nasim said Awami League will score hat-trick if it comes to power winning the next parliamentary election as it will be its 3rd consecutive times in power. Health Minister came up with this assertion in a discussion on National Mourning Day at the

DHAKA: BNP has announced to hold a rally in Dhaka on September 1 to mark its 40th founding anniversary. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement at a press briefing in party’s central office on Tuesday (August 14). Moreover, BNP will also hold a

NOAKHALI: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP is hatching a plot to foil the upcoming general election after being failed repeatedly to mobilize any movement. He also expressed firm conviction that BNP’s conspiracy will be defeated under the leadership of Prime

DHAKA: The High Court extended till October 3 the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and adjourned till October 2 the hearing of her review plea challenging the 5-year jail term in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman