GCC polls: CEC meets Gazipur SP, Dhaka DIG

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda holds a meeting with the Superintend of Police in Gazipur Harun-ur-Rashid and Dhaka range Deputy Inspector General Abdullah Al Mamun at Nirbachan Bhaban.
14 June 2018, 08:46 AM

BNP leaders want to meet Khaleda on Eid

BNP senior leaders want to meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia inside the jail on the Eid day.
14 June 2018, 07:38 AM

Trump-Kim summit makes momentum to overcome tension: Dhaka

Bangladesh welcomes the historic Summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un which has generated 'momentum' to overcome long-drawn tensions.
14 June 2018, 06:09 AM

World escaped nuclear weapons threat: SKorea president

South Korean President Moon Jae-In says the world escaped the threat of war after Singapore summit, echoing US President Donald Trump's upbeat assessment of his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
14 June 2018, 04:49 AM

Lawyer seeks Khaleda’s release on parole

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain urges the government to release Khaleda Zia from jail on parole considering a humanitarian ground for her better treatment.
13 June 2018, 13:50 PM

Modi accepts Virat's fitness challenge

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepts the fitness challenge given to him by Indian Captain Virat Kohli on his twitter account.
13 June 2018, 08:47 AM

100yr-old woman to stand against Imran Khan in election

"I will pay extra attention to education for girls if I end up winning," Hazrat Bibi vows.
13 June 2018, 05:10 AM

BNP wants to bear Khaleda’s treatment cost at United Hospital

BNP will bear all expenses required for better treatment of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia at private United Hospital, party's Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain says.
12 June 2018, 14:13 PM

Khaleda Zia will be taken to CMH if BNP wants: Home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today says they will take BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) for conducting necessary wellness check if the party wants.
12 June 2018, 12:10 PM

Muhith under attack in JS for mollycoddling banks

Opposition MPs continue their scathing attacks on Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Parliament for his 'failure' to restore discipline in the banking sector.
12 June 2018, 10:07 AM

‘Khaleda's medical expenses to be covered by family’

Stating that all medical expenses will be covered by the family, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's younger brother today wrote to the home ministry seeking better treatment for her.
12 June 2018, 07:04 AM

Khaleda not taken to hospital, for now

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not be taken to a hospital for now, according to what prison authorities say.
12 June 2018, 06:01 AM

Khaleda to be taken to BSMMU on her consent: IG prisons

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on June 12 for her necessary test and treatment if she agrees, Inspector General of Prisons Brig Gen Syed Iftekhar Uddin says.
11 June 2018, 12:30 PM

Govt plans tougher law for narcotics: Home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal tells parliament that the government has drafted a new law to ensure capital punishment to masterminds, godfather and patrons of illegal drug trading.
11 June 2018, 09:24 AM

Action if you call me ex-JP minister: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith warns to take proper steps if Jatiya Party members call him a former minister of the party again.
11 June 2018, 09:01 AM

Speaker congratulates women’s Asia Cup T-20 team

The Jatiya Sangsad Speaker congratulates Bangladesh women's cricket team for achieving a historical victory against India in the Asia Cup T-20 cricket final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
11 June 2018, 08:09 AM

Fair trade, fool trade, Trump vents anger on NATO allies, EU, Trudeau post-G7

US President Donald Trump fires off a volley of tweets venting anger on NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the wake of a divisive G7 meeting over the weekend.
11 June 2018, 06:12 AM

NKorean, US officials try narrowing differences on eve of Trump-Kim summit

US and North Korean officials are in talks in Singapore today in a late bid to narrow differences before their leaders hold a historic summit aimed at finding ways to end a nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula.
11 June 2018, 04:27 AM

Pro-BNP forum calls for release of Khaleda Zia

A pro-BNP forum calls upon the government to release BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail on humanitarian grounds ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
10 June 2018, 15:30 PM

Sohel Taj speaks of conspiracy against him, his family

Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj makes accusation of “conspiracies to eliminate the bloodline of Tajuddin Ahmad from politics”.
10 June 2018, 15:23 PM