Monday, 20 Jan, 2025

Politics

Polls on date even Khaleda’s absence: Tofail

BHOLA: Awami League senior leader and commerce minister Tofail Ahmed claimed that the national elections will be held in time even if BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia doesn’t join it. The minister said this while addressing as chief guest at a cloth distribution program in Bhola sadar on

Get ready for movement: Moudud

DHAKA: BNP standing member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has asked the leaders and workers of his party to take preparation for street movement in the upcoming days. The BNP senior leader gave the direction while speaking at a discussion meeting at the National Press Club in the city on

PM for scopes to serve country again

DHAKA: Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday (June 23) called upon the countrymen to give scope to the Awami League for serving the country again. “Bangladesh gained independence, development and is marching forwards led by Awami League. It is my call on

BNP to join polls to avoid disaster: Quader

NARAYANGANJ: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said BNP’s political position will be worse than Muslim League if it boycotts the next parliamentary election. The minister made the remarks on Thursday (June 22) while inspecting activities of Bangladesh Road Transport

Khaleda’s self-defense hearing deferred till June 29

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (June 22) has deferred till June 29 the hearing on BNP Chief Khaleda Zia’s self-defense statement in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case filed by the ACC. Moreover, the court of Judge Md Akhtaruz-zaman also adjourned quizzing the probe officer of Zia

Khaleda appears before court in graft cases

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has appeared before a special court on Thursday (June 22) to place her self-defence statement in Zia Orphanage and Charitable Trust graft cases filed by the ACC. Khaleda Zia has reached the Special Judge Court-5 in the capital's Bakshibazar around

Attackers on Fakhrul to be identified: Quader

GAZIPUR: Terming the attack on BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alalmgir as unexpected, Awami League General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said an investigation is underway and the vested quarter behind the attack will be identified. He

Khaleda, Fakhrul greet countrymen on Shab-e-Qadr

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and the party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have greeted the Muslim ummah, including the people of Bangladesh, on the occasion of holy Shab-e-Qadr. The BNP chief and the party’s spokesperson issued separate massages on the

Quader orders to issue show-cause notice for two RHD engineers

GAZIPUR: Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader has asked the authorities concerned to issue show-cause notice against two executive engineers of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) for their negligence of duty. The minister made the order while inaugurating the Highway

Case filed over attack on Mirza Fakhrul

CHITTAGONG: A case has been filed in court over the attack on BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s motorcade while he and other BNP leaders were on the way to distribute relief goods among landslide victims in Rangamati. The case was filed at Chittagong Additional

BNP activist hacked dead in Khulna

KHULNA: A local BNP activist was hacked to death by miscreants in Khulna city on Tuesday night (June 20). The deceased was identified as Abdullah Al Faisal Shiplu Molla, 26, son of M Faruquzzaman Babu Molla from Deana area of Daulatpur in the city. Khulna Metropolitan unit BNP Joint

Mirza Fakhrul off to Australia

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left for Australia for celebrating eid there with his daughter and son-in-law. Fakhrul and his wife Rahat Ara Begum left Dhaka at around 01:05 am Wednesday in a Singapore Airlines flight. The BNP leader will celebrate eid with

Khaleda wants topple of government for missing men’s return

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said that the disappeared leaders and activists of her party will return after topple of the current oppressive government. She said this while speaking at an Iftar party at a hotel in the city on Tuesday (June 20). The BNP chief hosted the

Muhith’s resignation demanded in Parliament

DHAKA: Jatiya Party MP Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu has strongly criticized Finance Minister AMA Muhith for indiscipline in the financial sector, and said that a criminal offence should be brought against him. The party’s presidium member at general discussion on the proposed national budget

Country’s democracy caged by Awami League: Mosharraf

DHAKA: BNP standing committee Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has commented that the democracy of the country is now caged by the ruling Awami League. He made the comment while speaking at a rally in the front of the National Press Club in the city on Monday (June 19). Jatiayatabadi

AL infighting kills 1, injures 7 in Kushtia

KUSHTIA: An activist of the Awami League was killed and seven other people received bullet injuries during infighting between two groups of the ruling party in Kushtia on Sunday (June 18). The incident of the infighting took place over establishing supremacy at Amla Bazar under Mirpur

Shata Nagorik condemns attack on Mirza Fakhrul

DHAKA: Shata Nagorik Jatiya Committee, a BNP-backed platform of country’s eminent citizens, on Sunday (June 18) protested and condemned the attack on BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his motorcade in Chittagong. Shata Nagorik president and former vice-chancellor

Khaleda accuses AL of attacking

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has accused the ruling Awami League of attacking her party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his motorcade. The BNP chief made the accusation in a press statement issued on Sunday afternoon (June 18), hours after the attack at

Demo staged in different parts for attack on Fakhrul

DHAKA: The leaders and activists of the BNP on Sunday (June 18) immediately staged demonstration in different parts of the country protesting attack on the motorcade of their party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. In Narayanganj, Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, the youth body

Quader condemns attack on Mirza Fakhrul

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has condemned the attack on BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir while the BNP leader was on the way to distribute relief goods among landslide victims in hilly areas. Quader expressed the reproach to reporters while