DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi warned the government saying the negligence over the medical treatment of Khaleda Zia will not result in good.  “Sheikh Hasina jailed her (Khaleda Zia) to let her suffer from hunger and lack of treatment. Khaleda’s fate

DHAKA: A seven-member BNP team has started a discussion with Home Minister Asaduzzman Khan Kamal, over treatment issues of ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The BNP leaders arrived in the secretariat around 3pm.    The team includes secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir,

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directive to allow imprisoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia undergoing treatment in a specialized hospital. The HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Ahmed Sohel is likely to hear the petition. Following

SAIDPUR:  Ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader alleged that BNP is trying to create disarray ahead of coming national elections after failing in ant-government movement.   Obaidul Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, came up with the allegation at a press

DHAKA: It is the matter of prison authority to determine the hospital where BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will be given treatment and it is the court which is carrying out her trial as those are not the matters of government.   Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday (September 9)

DHAKA: A BNP team is supposed to meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in Dhaka Sunday (September 9). BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will lead the 10-member team. The BNP top leaders will hold discussion on ailing BNP chairperson’s treatment, Press Wing

SATKHIRA: Unidentified assailants shot Satkhira’s Krishnanagar union parishad chairman also Kaliganj upazila unit Jatiya Party secretary general KM Mosharraf Hossain to death Saturday (September 8) night.   He was son of late Soluddin Gazi from Krishnanagar. Witnesses said

DHAKA: Former President and Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad said his last and only goal is to establish the party in power. He also directed party leaders and activists to get ready as JP will nominate candidates for 300 seats in the upcoming parliamentary election. Ershad made

NATORE: Urging the people of Natore district to vote for Awami League in the next polls, party Secretary General Obaidul Quader said BNP has done no work at all so that people will vote for it.  Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said it at a street rally in Natore rail

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government is desperately locking for an escape route after sensing its inevitable collapse.  “We believe a national unity will be formed very soon to oust this dictatorial government,” he added. The senior BNP

DHAKA: Awami League on Saturday (September 8) formally kicked off election campaign to mobilise voters and supporters for 2018 national election. A team of the ruling party led by its General Secretary also Minister for Road Transport & Bridges Obaidul Quader launched a tour to the

DHAKA: Trashing BNP’s allegation, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said law enforcement agencies do not arrest any innocent person.  Home minister was addressing the triennial conference of Bangladesh Chhatra Jubo Oikya Parishad at the Institution of Engineers in the city on

DHAKA:  BNP wants to meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to discuss about health condition of its imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia on September 9. 10 BNP leaders sent a letter, signed by Khaleda Zia’s personal secretary ABM Sattar, to the home ministry on Thursday

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged evil powers of putting efforts to assassinate their convicted party chief Khaleda Zia by keeping her deprived of proper treatment. “BNP chairperson is very ill. We are not only concerned but shocked, being learned about

DHAKA: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has announced that he would not contest the upcoming parliamentary polls. “Probably, I would join the election-time government as I won’t contest polls anymore” Muhith made the confirmation while talking to the reporters after

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said only Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina knows when the polls-time interim government to be formed. Besides, the Election Commission will decide the Voting Day. So, none should speak on these issues, the senior ruling party leader

DHAKA: The makeshift court setup inside the old central jail for conducting trial of Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is not an open court as per constitution and law, said lawyers of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association (BSCBA). THE BSCBA

DHAKA: A Dhaka special court on Thursday (September 6) deferred to October 18 the hearing of forming charge in Gatco corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Lawyers of two other accused--Tanvir Ahmed and Galib Hossain of the same case pleaded for adjourning the hearing as

DHAKA:  Refusing to appear before court over and again, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday (September 5) told the makeshift trial court, set up on old central jail premises, to go give her as much punishment as it wishes.     Khaleda also said, “I am physically very sick.

DHAKA:  The newly-elected mayors of Rajshahi and Sylhet City Corporations have taken their oath of office on Wednesday (September 5). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at Shapla Hall of her office at 10:55 am. The newly elected councilors were