A Dhaka court today set May 18 for holding hearing on charge framing in two cases, one for observing fake birthday on National Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, lodged against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Today was fixed for holding the indictment

The nomination paper of Mohammad Zahangir Alam, suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, has been rejected while his mother Zayeda Khatun's one was declared valid for the mayoral post. Md Faridul Islam, the returning officer for the election, today (April 30) informed the

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Saturday (April 29) evening for health check-ups. She reached the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 6:45pm, said her media wing member Shamsuddin Didar. He said the BNP chairperson will undergo

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party is not participating in the upcoming five city elections. He also said that in the city polls, there will be no representation from the party for mayoral and councillor posts.  "We will not join any local

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Saturday (April 29) afternoon for a regular health check-up. Sayrul Kabir Khan, the BNP chief’s media wing member, confirmed the news. According to him, Khaleda Zia is scheduled to go to Evercare

Road Transport and Bridges Minister also the general secretary of Awami League (AL) Obaidul Quader has said that AL will resist if anyone tries to obstruct in holding the election. The Minister said AL wants a participatory and peaceful election. He told this to media after placing

Voting in the election to Chattogram-8 (Chandgaon-Boalkhali) by-election began on Thursday (April 27) morning with over five lakh people expected to exercise their franchise. The voting started at 8am and will continue till 4pm. The total number of voters in this constituency is Tk

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was released from jail on Tuesday (April 25) on bail after more than four and a half months of his arrest. He walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 4pm. Around a hundred party leaders

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was shot to death in Rajbari Sadar upazila on Sunday night. The deceased was Sheikh Sabuj, 29, of Urakanda under Barat union. He was the nephew of Farid Uddin, general secretary of Barat union unit of Awami League. Another one named

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (April 23) said that the country's common people are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr safely and smoothly but BNP doesn't like it.   He said: "The country's Muslim devotees are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr smoothly and

Senior BNP leaders visited the party chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan residence to exchange Eid greetings on Saturday (April 22). Led by the party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the standing committee members Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar

A Satkhira court on Tuesday (April 18) sentenced former BNP MP Habibul Islam Habib and three others to life term imprisonment and 44 others to seven years jail in an arms case filed over the attack on then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina’s convoy in Kolaroa of Sathkhira on August

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (April 17) said sensing defeat in the next national parliament elections, BNP has chosen the way of conspiracy against prime minister Sheikh Hasina. He said: "A deep conspiracy is

A three-member delegation of BNP held a meeting with the US ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas today (April 16).  The delegation led by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to US ambassador's residence at 12:00 pm on Sunday.  During the meeting, they

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader today (April 16) said the government is too busy protecting itself rather than protecting the people. He said, "We have no security anywhere. The government is very busy protecting itself rather than to protecting the people."  GM

The ruling Awami League has nominated its mayoral candidates for city corporation polls in Barishal, Gazipur, Sylhet, Khulna and Rajshahi.  The AL nominees are: Abul Khayer Abdullah in Barishal, Ajmatullah Khan in Gazipur; Khairuzzaman Liton in Rajshahi; and Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury

The ruling Awami League (AL) started distributing the nomination forms for elections to Gazipur, Barishal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rajshahi City Corporations and five municipalities. Organising secretary SM Kamal Hossain received the nomination paper on bahalf of Khulna City Corporation

A Dhaka court today set April 13 for holding hearing on charge framing against BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a graft case filed against them by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Asaduzzaman passed the order

Lakshmipur district BNP convener Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee said that Awami League is using Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to stay in power.  Awami League took people as hostages and committed extrajudicial killings in order to consolidate power, said Anee, also the publicity

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's adviser Khandaker Abdul Muktadir was released three hours after his arrest from the Sylhet Osmani International Airport area on Saturday (April 8) afternoon. Sudip Das, additional deputy commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) confirmed the