All fifty candidates of Awami League were declared elected unopposed in the 50 seats reserved for women in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS). At the end of deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers today, returning officer Md Moniruzzaman Talukdar announced each candidate in 50 reserved

The visiting US delegation met with senior leaders of the BNP on Saturday (Feb 24) afternoon and discussed the country's current political situation and the sufferings of jailed opposition members. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Amir

A Dhaka court today (Feb 22) granted the bail application of BNP Vice Chairman, former home minister, Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury in the case filed in connection with the attack on the residence of the chief justice. There is no obstacle to his release from prison

BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain returned home from Singapore on Wednesday (Feb 21) after receiving treatment. He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1am. "My father is now better Alhamdulillah than before. He received treatment at

A Dhaka court today (Feb 20) granted bail to BNP’s vice chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu in another three cases filed at Paltan police station in the capital.  With this, the BNP leader secured bail in eight out of 10 cases. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka

A Dhaka court on Monday (February 19) granted bail to BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas in a case filed with Dhaka Railway police station. Dhaka Judicial Magistrate Julhash Uddin passed the order this afternoon. According to Mirza Abbas’ lawyer Mohiuddin Chowdhury,

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (February 18) said independent MPs can now criticize the government along with MPs from Jatiya Party (JaPa) in the parliament.   Quader also state minister for roads transport and bridges made the remark after submitting the

A Chattogram court on Sunday (February 18) granted bail to lawmaker Mohiuddin Bachchu of Chattogram-10 (Khulshi-Pahartali) constituency in a case filed in connection with the violation of electoral code of conduct. Chattogram Fourth Metropolitan Magistrate Md Salauddin passed the

BNP’s vice chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu was shown arrested in eight cases filed against him at three police stations in the capital. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) magistrate Md. Sultan Shohag Uddin passed the order over a petition filed by the defense lawyer.

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Friday (February 16) said the government has no role in filing cases against Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus. He made the remark while talking to reporters at Akhaura railway station in Brahmanbaria. “The National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (February 16) advised BNP to prepare for the next general election instead of thinking about the next movement. Quader also Road Transport and Bridges Minister made the suggestion at a joint meeting of the party held at the Awami

A Dhaka court today (February 15) set March 6 for hearing a graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 14 others. Judge Ali Hossen of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 re-fixed the date after holding a short hearing on two of the defendants' exemption pleas. As the

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury were released from Keraniganj Central Jail on Thursday (Feb 15) afternoon. Earlier on Wednesday, A Dhaka court granted bail Mirza Fakhrul and Amir Khasru in a case filed for

Awami League (AL) today (Feb 14) announced the names of its nominated candidates for the reserved women's seats in the 12th National Parliament. General Secretary of the party Obaidul Quader announced the names of 48 candidates of Awami League in Ganabhaban in afternoon. Earlier

A Dhaka court today (February 14) granted bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in a case filed for vandalising the chief justice's residence. Since they were granted bail in all 11 cases related to

A Dhaka court on Wednesday (February 14) deferred till April 22 the hearing on charge framing of 11 cases, including a sedition case, filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Acting Judge Faisal Atiq Bin Kader of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court set up at Keraniganj

The Awami League (AL) parliamentary nomination board meeting will be held today (February 14) to finalise candidates for reserved women's seats in the 12th parliament. The meeting will start at 12:00pm at Ganobhaban under the chairmanship of party President Sheikh Hasina, reads a

The interviews of Awami League (AL) aspirants for the reserved seats for women in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will be held tomorrow (Feb 14). The interviews will begin at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Ganabhaban official residence in the capital at 10 am, according to an AL press

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today (Feb 13) said the Awami League government would be brought to book for committing misdeeds during its entire regime. “Between 1972 and 1975, as many as 20,000 leaders and activists of Jasad and opposition parties,

BNP is set to begin its 6-day mass contact programmes today (Feb 13) to press home their demand to release party chairperson Khaleda Zia and jailed leaders, to reduce prices of daily commodities, and cancelling the January 7 election. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir