Tarique is not a Bangladeshi citizen: AG

BNP acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman is not a citizen of Bangladesh as he has no passport, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says.
26 April 2018, 08:22 AM

AL will rule as long as Hasina alive: Hanif

Bangladesh Awami League will rule as long as Sheikh Hasina is alive and active, the party’s Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif says.
25 April 2018, 15:20 PM

Khaleda files concise statement on appeals against her bail

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files two separate concise statements with the Supreme Court on the appeals against the High Court order that granted bail to her in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case in which she was sentenced to five years imprisonment.
25 April 2018, 12:21 PM

PM leaves for Australia tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka tomorrow on a three-day official visit to Australia to join Global Summit of Women in Sydney.
25 April 2018, 11:37 AM

United movement to free Khaleda: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has underscored the need for a united movement to press for the demand of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release.
25 April 2018, 06:31 AM

President Hamid made a unique record

President Abdul Hamid made a unique record in the history of Bangladesh by swearing in as the head of the state for second consecutive term yesterday.
25 April 2018, 06:23 AM

Left-leaning parties demand quota reform in govt jobs

Rejecting the decision of scrapping quota system in government service recruitment, left-leaning political parties demand rational reformation of it.
24 April 2018, 13:46 PM

Quader optimistic of resolving Teesta issue

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader expresses his optimism that the neighbouring India would reach an agreement resolving the long-standing Teesta water-sharing issue.
24 April 2018, 13:34 PM

Relatives waiting at jail gate to meet Khaleda

Five relatives of Khaleda Zia go to Dhaka old central jail to meet the BNP chairperson.
24 April 2018, 11:17 AM

Send Khaleda to United Hospital: SCBA

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demands of the government to immediately send BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to specialised United Hospital for her treatment.
24 April 2018, 09:06 AM

Anti-VC JU teachers demo at campus

For the seventh consecutive day, a group of Jahangirnagar University (JU) teachers demonstrate at campus protesting “assault” on their fellow colleagues.
24 April 2018, 08:40 AM

Tarique submitted passport for asylum: Fakhrul

BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman submitted his passport to the United Kingdom for seeking asylum, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
24 April 2018, 07:21 AM

My Facebook account was hacked: Shahriar Alam

Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam claims that his Facebook account was hacked last night. A post in connection to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman "surrendering his passport" was deleted from his FB profile wall, Shahriar Alam said in a latest post this morning.
24 April 2018, 06:16 AM

AL asks Tarique to show his passport

The ruling Awami League asks BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, now in London, to show his Bangladeshi passport in support of his claim that he did not give up Bangladeshi citizenship.
23 April 2018, 14:23 PM

Tarique returned passport, reiterates Shahriar

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam says BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman along with his wife and daughter handed over their passports to the British Home Office four years ago which indicates that they do not want Bangladesh nationality.
23 April 2018, 14:03 PM

Modi reassures of resolving Teesta issue

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi again assures visiting Awami League delegation to resolve the much-talked about undissolved Teesta Rive water sharing issue.
23 April 2018, 13:27 PM

Cops foil BNP’s demo in Dhaka

Police foil BNP’s demonstration demanding immediate release of the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Dhaka.
23 April 2018, 11:50 AM

Legal action for ‘baseless’ claim on Tarique’s passport handover

Legal action will be taken for State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam’s “baseless” claim that BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman handed over his Bangladeshi passport to the UK Home Office.
23 April 2018, 08:46 AM

Tarique sends legal notice seeking proof of passport submission

BNP acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman sends a legal notice to State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam seeking proof within the next 10 days over the allegation that he has given up his Bangladeshi citizenship by submitting his passport.
23 April 2018, 08:37 AM

Tarique surrenders Bangladesh nationality: Shahriar

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam says Tarique Rahman, now acting chairman of BNP and living in London, has surrendered his nationality by handing over his Bangladesh passport.
22 April 2018, 17:01 PM