The Election Commission (EC) will hold dialogues with the all political parties from July 17 to 31 ahead of the 12th general elections.  Bangladesh has a total of 39 registered political parties including Awami League and BNP are being invited for the dialogues, Ashok Kumar

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has blamed the government for power outages in the country. BNP’s this leader made the allegation at a discussion at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity auditorium on Wednesday (July 7)

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) made a new story about its movement as the party would now wage the movement after the flood, not after Eid. "...in the past, they waged a movement after Eid or exams. But now they (BNP)

Arfanul Haque Rifat took oath as mayor of the Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually administered the oath to Rifat at Osmani Memorial Auditorium from her official residence Ganabhaban in the capital. All the 36 elected councilors of the

A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed August 2 to hold a hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others. Today was fixed for holding the indictment hearing, but Khaleda Zia failed to appear before the court because of her "illness". 

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today asked her party leaders and activists to make sure that none including her party men would suffer from the backdrop of the Covid-19 outbreak and the Russia-Ukraine war. She said: "Make sure that not a single activist of

Awami League advisory council member Mukul Bose has passed away at a hospital in Chennai early Saturday. He was 68 He breathed his last at 5:20am today (Saturday) while undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai of India.  Awami League office secretary Biplab Barua

A Dhaka court today set July 21 for holding indictment hearing on two cases, one for observing fake birthday on National Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, filed against BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. Today (June 30) was the date

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today (June 29) expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Bangladesh Awami Swechchhasebak League President Nirmal Ranjan Guha. In a message of condolence, she said, "Nirmal Ranjan Guha was a tested worker of the

Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League President Nirmal Ranjan Guha has passed away. He breathed his last at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore Wednesday morning. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina condoled the death and prayed for salvation of the departed soul. She expressed deep

All thana and ward unit committees of Dhaka City North and South Awami Swechasebak League, an associate body and the volunteer wing of the Bangladesh Awami League, have been dissolved. The central leaders in charge of the North and South city units would soon take initiative to form a

Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar, former deputy finance secretary of the Central Juba League urged all to say no to drugs in building a healthy society and skilled manpower.  He made this remark while addressing an anti-drug rally organized by Nandankanan Club at Chattogram on June 26

Leader of the opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad has returned home from Bangkok today (June 27) after nearly seven and a half months’ stay there for medical treatment. Raushan Ershad reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:10 pm on Monday, party sources said.

President of Krishak Sramik Janata League Abdul Kader Siddiqui and founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury today joined the inaugural ceremony of the Multipurpose Padma Bridge. The inaugural ceremony started at 10:00am at the Mawa point with Cabinet Secretary Khandokar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 25) invited BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to visit the Padma Bridge. The Prime Minister made the call at a rally of Awami League at Jazira point after inaugurating the much-expected Padma Bridge on Saturday. Sheikh Hasina said, “People of

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is returning home today from the capital’s Evercare Hospital after treatment for 13 days. Khaleda was admitted in the hospital with various health complications, including cardiac ones, reports our correspondent. Personal physician of BNP chief Dr

Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad will return home on June 27 after receiving treatment in Thailand. Md Mamun Hahan, secretary of Raushon Ershad, confirmed this information. Raushan Ershad will arrive in country on July 27 after receiving treatment.  She will fly for home at

BNP has decided not to join the inauguration programme of the Padma Bridge because of an earlier alleged threat to the life of its chairperson Khaleda Zia.  BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the remarks at a press conference at the chairperson’s

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the 73rd founding anniversary of the ruling Awami League (AL). She paid homage to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation at

Bangladesh’s ruling party Awami League (AL) will be celebrating its 73rd founding anniversary on Thursday (June 23).  Established in 1949 as Awami Muslim League at Rose Garden in the capital's old part of the day and later the party was appeared as Bangladesh Awami