A local leader of the ruling Awami League was shot dead allegedly by miscreants at Gopalpur municipality under Lalpur upazila in Natore district on Tuesday night. Slain Manzur Rahman Manju, 45, from the upazila’s Bahadipur village, was vice president of Awami League’s

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Evercare Hospital today (May 1) for some medical tests as per her medical board's decision. Khaleda Zia will be taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Wednesday evening from her Gulshan residence, said the party press wing

Awami League Central Working Committee will hold a meeting today (April 30).   The meeting will be held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official Ganabhaban residence at 7 pm, said a press release.   Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today (April 26) expelled its 75 grassroots leaders for participating in the upcoming Upazila elections violating central decision.  Among the ousted candidates, 28 are Upazila chairman while 26 vice-chairman candidates and 21 female

A Dhaka court today (April 25) granted bail to BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in six cases after he surrendered before the court and sought bail. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Jaglul Hossain passed the order. The cases were filed with

The Election Commission (EC) has decided to postpone the Upazila Parishad (UP) elections in Thanchi, Ruma and Rowangchhari of Bandarban district. "The elections of the three upazilas under Bandarban district have been postponed due to ongoing joint law enforcement operations in

Awami League (AL)'s Dhaka City South Unit has postponed its peace and development rally which was scheduled to be held on April 26. A press release issued in this regard today (April 22) said the rally was postponed as police didn't permit holding the rally on that day. It

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday (April 22) postponed its rally scheduled for April 26 due to the ongoing heatwave. A statement was issued in this regard by the party today. The rally was supposed to be held in front of the party's central office in Dhaka's

A Dhaka court today (April 22) set July 29 for the hearing on charge framing of 11 cases, including a sedition case, filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Today was fixed for the appearance of the BNP chief before the court but Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Ash Shams Jaglul

The ruling Awami League (AL) has issued an directive asking the family members and relatives of the ministers and AL lawmakers not to contest in the upcoming upazila polls and take part in the election campaign. "At the directive of AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,

Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke held a meeting in Dhaka today (April 18). Sarah Cooke met with the BNP leaders to “understand the party's political strategy,” the British High Commission said in a post on X

A Dhaka court today (April 18) sent BNP central leader Habibur Rashid Habib and Jubo Dal sports affairs secretary Abul Mansur Khan Dipak to jail as they surrendered in a sabotage case filed with the capital's Paltan Model Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Akteruzzaman

After boycotting the national poll, BNP has now decided not to join the upcoming upazila parishad polls in all phases under the current government. The party took the decision at a meeting held on Monday night. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi disclosed it

The historic Mujibnagar Day will be observed tomorrow marking the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s first government on April 17, 1971. Following the Pakistan army's genocide on unarmed Bangalees on the black night of March 25 in 1971, senior leaders of Awami League

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (April 15) sought the list of imprisoned BNP leaders, otherwise, BNP has to seek an apology to the nation for making falsehoods about the number of its imprisoned people. He said: “The number of BNP’s captive leaders was

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (April 13) said BNP is misleading the people by giving fabricated information of "abduction-torture". He said this while condemning the speech of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul

At least four members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in an attack in Chandraganj, Lakshmipur on early Saturday (April 13).  The incident took place around 2:30 am near a local pond in the Pachpara area of Chandraganj union. The victims, identified as M.

A Bangla translation of an English-language biography of BNP chief Khaleda Zia was handed over to the former prime minister on Saturday (April 6). Titled “Begum Khaleda Ziar Jibon O Sangram” (Begum Khaleda Zia’s Life and Struggles) the book has been translated into

An opposition politician from Bangladesh intends to submit testimony from an expert witness from his country in support of his habeas corpus application for alleged wrongful detention. Lawyer Kee Shu Min, representing MA Quayum, 61, informed High Court judge K. Muniandy that the

A Dhaka court today (April 4) sentenced former Jatiya Party lawmaker of Gaibandha-1 constituency Col (retd) Abdul Kader Khan to four years in jail in a corruption case filed for growing wealth illegally. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 passed the order.