Sajjad Hossain

A section of BNP lawmakers has expressed disappointment over the controversy surrounding State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam, saying it has created discomfort within the ruling party and risks damaging the government’s image.

When public projects, family ties and political power converge, jokes are no substitute for scrutiny

Waterlogged roads forced pedestrians to pay extra or wade through dirty water

In its first budget in two decades, the BNP government yesterday boosted allocations for education and health and significantly expanded social safety programmes, reflecting its key electoral pledges.

The BNP has assigned its reserved-seat women MPs to constituencies won by opposition parties as part of a strategy to keep the ruling party active in areas where it has no elected lawmaker.

The performances of ministers, state ministers, and lawmakers are under close scrutiny as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has begun reviewing their efforts to deliver on the BNP’s election pledges, advance development initiatives, and maintain party discipline.

From gate duty to meat distribution, their Eid is spent keeping buildings running

Leaders cite declining grassroots activity as focus shifts to government and parliamentary responsibilities

When the BNP swept to power in February, expectations ran high. After years of misrule, voters were hungry for change.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday instructed BNP lawmakers from seats reserved for women to work in coordination with opposition MPs and local party leaders, particularly in constituencies where BNP candidates lost in the national election.

The ruling BNP will once again ask the opposition to join a special parliamentary committee on constitutional amendments in line with the July National Charter when parliament’s second session begins on June 7.

The island has built a small but functioning economy around cargo transport, informal trade, MFS-based transactions and steady demand

Opposition parties have already started preparing for the upcoming local government elections by fielding single candidates, while the ruling BNP is still trying to manage internal grouping and identify acceptable candidates through local consultations, party insiders said.

A Jahangirnagar University student survived an attempted rape on campus, raising urgent questions about safety, accountability, and the administration’s response

The BNP has decided to launch a month-long programme to counter what it says is the opposition’s misleading portrayal of the party as anti-reform, as well as criticism over the government’s handling of the measles outbreak.

The BNP has taken an initiative to make ministers accountable not only in parliament but also before the party’s grassroots leaders, party sources said.

BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will sit with grassroots leaders today as the ruling party seeks to restore discipline and strengthen its organisational structure.

The ruling BNP is planning to restore its chain of command, discipline leaders and activists, and stregthen its organisational structure amid concerns that unruly behaviour by some party members could damage the government’s public image.

A ministerial visit after the crisis cannot erase chest-deep water, flooded shops and drainage failure

Anticipating protests from opposition parties over the ongoing fuel crisis across the country, ruling BNP leaders are considering launching counter political campaigns while urging the administration to step up vigilance against fuel oil hoarding.