AL will win next election: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says Awami League under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina will win the next parliamentary elections after foiling all conspiracy.
8 September 2018, 08:31 AM

People now getting benefits of development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the common people are now getting the benefits of her government's development programmes as it has been able to lower the inflation rate with sustainable GDP growth.
8 September 2018, 08:01 AM

'We have evidence of what they've done'

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday denied BNP's allegation of arresting its leaders and activists arbitrarily, saying that members of law enforcement agencies do not just arrest any innocent person.
7 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Khaleda was 'forced' to appear at special court

Despite being sick, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was forced to appear before a makeshift court inside the city's old central jail on September 5, her lawyer Zainul Abedin alleged yesterday.
7 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Diamond from a coalmine

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said a new book based on Pakistan Intelligence Branch reports on Bangabandhu would provide people with a great opportunity to know about him elaborately.
7 September 2018, 18:00 PM

JS goes into session Sunday

Jatiya Sangsad will go into its 22nd session on Sunday after a 58-day recess.
7 September 2018, 12:41 PM

BNP wants to meet home minister Sept 9 over Khaleda’s health issue

BNP seeks schedule to meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on September 9 to talk about the health condition of the party’s imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
7 September 2018, 12:13 PM

Brazil presidential election plunged into chaos by attack on far-right frontrunner

The run-up to a presidential election in Brazil plunges into chaos after a knife attack on far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro puts the frontrunner in intensive care just a month before the vote.
7 September 2018, 11:48 AM

Govt out to kill Khaleda in jail: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government is attempting to kill Khaleda Zia by illegally detaining her in jail after sentencing her in a “fabricated case”.
7 September 2018, 07:38 AM

Malaysian PM condemns lesbian caning

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday denounced the caning of two women convicted of having lesbian sex in violation of strict Islamic laws, after the punishment sparked a storm of criticism.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Khaleda's Trial: Makeshift court in jail illegal: SCBA chief

Supreme Court Bar Association President Zainul Abedin yesterday demanded cancellation of the law ministry's gazette that made way for holding trial of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at old Dhaka central jail.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

'Amoral' Trump a danger to US

Top members of Donald Trump's administration are so alarmed by his "erratic" and "amoral" behavior they are actively working to undermine him, an anonymous senior official wrote in The New York Times on Wednesday.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Not finance minister's job to talk about election date

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said Finance Minister AMA Muhith has made a mistake by announcing the date of the next general election.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Finance minister shouldn’t have said this: CEC

Announcing the possible date of the national elections was not an “appropriate act” of Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says.
6 September 2018, 14:43 PM

It’s not a camera trial: Anisul

Law Minister Anisul Huq trashes BNP’s allegation of holding a camera trial against Khaleda Zia and said a court has been set up inside the Old Dhaka central jail in order to ensure her security.
6 September 2018, 13:49 PM

Court confined in jail: BNP over Khaleda’s trial

The government has set up a special court inside the Old Dhaka jail unconstitutionally to meet its politics of vengeance against Khaleda Zia, BNP alleges.
6 September 2018, 12:35 PM

Senior Trump official describes resistance inside administration: NY Times Op-Ed

Many senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration have been working from within to frustrate parts of his agenda to protect the country from his worst impulses, an anonymous Trump official writes in a column published by the New York Times.
6 September 2018, 04:37 AM

MP Rana denied bail again

Awami League lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana was again denied bail in the freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed murder case.
5 September 2018, 18:00 PM

There's good chance JS polls will be held Dec 27

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said there was a good chance that the next parliamentary election would be held on December 27.
5 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Polls Under Neutral Govt: BNP, Juktafront, Gonoforum to wage a united movement

Leaders of the BNP, Juktafront and Gonoforum yesterday stressed the need for unity to wage a movement for a fair and acceptable national election under a neutral administration after dissolving parliament.
5 September 2018, 18:00 PM