DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that the government has lost the moral rights to cling to the power due to failure, misrule and misdeeds.   He made the comment while speaking at a doa mahfil at the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the city

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has criticized the government for debating over the 16th Amendment verdict that went against the government and the Parliament. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday (August 10), the BNP leader said that there is no scope of debate

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has undergone a surgery on one of her eyes in London. The surgery was a successful one, operated at Moorfields Eye Hospital in City Road of the United Kingdom city on Tuesday evening (August 8). Quoting her secretary ABM Sattar in London, the

DHAKA: Awami League senior leader and commerce minister Tofail Ahmed has sharply criticized the Supreme Court judges for their observations in the verdict on the 16th constitutional amendment.    Tofail Ahmed came down heavily on the SC judges when he was speaking at a discussion

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists beat up at least 12 leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, in the Rajshahi University. The incident took place at Shaheed Suhrawardy Hall of the university early hours on

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday (Aug 9) has granted permanent bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed by the ACC. An HC bench comprising Justices M Enayetur Rahim and Shahidul Karim passed the order after holding final hearing on a ruling

DHAKA: The BNP has expressed concern over the Cabinet’s stance about the verdict of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. The party alleged that the government has taken position against the judiciary through opposing the verdict.   BNP’s senior leaders expressed the concern

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary also Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said that it is not obligatory for his party to meet the demand of a poll-time aid government. Besides, Awami League doesn’t have any pressure over the issue, he said.   The senior

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has expelled its central committee deputy secretary of Environmental Affairs, Mizanur Rahman Pikul, for breaching party discipline and code of conduct.  BCL issued a notice signed by central committee president and general secretary in

DHAKA: Awami League presidium member and health and family welfare minister Mohammed Nasim has once again said that the next Parliamentary polls must be held under the incumbent government.   Mohammed Nasim, also spokesperson of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, said this while

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday (Aug 6) filed a petition with the High Court for transferring the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against her to another court. BNP chief Khaleda’s lawyers filed the petition to the HC bench comprising Justices Md Shawkat Hossain and

BARISAL: Police detained three leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including Barisal city unit nayebe ameer and general secretary, from Alekanda area in the city on Sunday afternoon (August 06). The detainees- nayebe ameer Md. Bajlur Rahman Bacchu, general secretary Jahir Uddin

JHENAIDAH: Miscreants hacked a leader of Swechhasebok League, a wing of the ruling party, to death at Arabpur area of Jhenaidah town Sunday (August 6). The deceased was identified as Firoz Ahmed, 30, an activist of Swecchasebok League and son of one Ansar Ali in Chanpara area.  

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said that free, fair and participatory election is not possible under the incumbent government. He said this while addressing a seminar on 'Demand of National Election under Non-Party Supportive Government' at the National

IU: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, suspended an activist of its Islamic University (IU) unit over assaulting the ‘Daily Independent’ correspondent Shah Alam on the campus.   Shah Alam was assaulted by the BCL activists Mitu Kabir and

DHAKA: The BNP has slammed Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith for his remark on the 16th amendment, saying that the minister’s remark carries ominous sign.   BNP senior joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central

BOGRA: Police detained at least eight BNP leaders of Shibganj upazila unit of Bogra as they were allegedly trying to commit sabotage act.    The BNP leader was held in a drive conducted from Friday midnight (Aug 04) to Saturday morning (August 05). The detainees were identified as

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad said that it is humiliating to stay in the cabinet. “If the Prime Minister allows, Jatiya Party will leave the cabinet,” he said. He said these at a press conference at the party’s Banani office in the city on Thursday (Aug 03) Ershad

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that if the country was civilized and democratic, the government would have resigned after the release of the Supreme Court full verdict on 16th amendment to the Constitution. He made the comment at a press conference

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has commented that a new polarization is going on in the politics centering the next general elections. “It is positive for the politics,” he said. Obaidul Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, made the comment