Dhaka warns Islamabad over video distorting history

Dhaka lodges a strong protest and warns Islamabad against distorting history through misleading video-footage posted on the webpage maintained by the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka.
31 October 2017, 08:15 AM

Rangpur City Corporation elections on Dec 21

The Rangpur City Corporation elections will be held on December 21. The EC will provide details of the Rangpur city election schedule on November 5, Helaluddin Ahmed, acting secretary of the Election Commission, says.
31 October 2017, 08:13 AM

Unesco recognises Bangabandhu’s 7th March speech

Unesco recognises the historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as part of the world’s documentary heritage.
31 October 2017, 05:33 AM

Khaleda's motorcade attackers will be brought to book: Hanif

Joint General Secretary of Awami League Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif says the miscreants, who carried out an attack on the motorcade of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, would be bought to the book.
30 October 2017, 13:15 PM

Khaleda slams govt for her motorcade attack

Condemning the attacks on her motorcade in Feni, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that the attackers are known to the government.
30 October 2017, 12:56 PM

Intensify diplomatic effort to repatriate Rohingyas: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls upon international communities and powerful countries to mount pressure on Myanmar to ensure safe return of Rohingyas, who fled to Bangladesh following persecution of Rakhine.
30 October 2017, 06:05 AM

Zia Orphanage Trust graft trial against Khaleda to go on: SC

The Supreme Court has cleared way for Zia Orphanage Trust corruption trial against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, to be continued at a lower court.
30 October 2017, 04:24 AM

AL’s remark on motorcade attack irrelevant: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the comments made by Awami League leaders that the attack carried out on Khaleda Zia’s motorcade was a result of internal feud is totally “irrelevant.”
29 October 2017, 07:35 AM

Attempt to kill Hasina: 11 Freedom Party members jailed for 20 years

A Dhaka court sentences 11 Freedom Party members to 20 years’ imprisonment for their attempt to kill present Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 1989.
29 October 2017, 06:58 AM

Khaleda reaches Cox’s Bazar to visit Rohingya camps

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia reaches Cox’s Bazar from Chittagong to visit the Rohingya camps in Ukhia upazila and distribute relief materials among the displaced Myanmar nationals.
29 October 2017, 06:45 AM

BNP attacked own motorcade to make big news: Quader

Yesterday’s attack on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s convoy was planned by them to make “big news”, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader alleges.
29 October 2017, 05:57 AM

Attack on Khaleda’s motorcade outcome of internal feud: AL

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader blames BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for attempting to create a volatile situation in the country in the name of relief distribution among Rohingyas.
28 October 2017, 15:36 PM

Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont calls for opposition to Spanish takeover

Catalonia's separatist leader calls on Catalans to peacefully oppose Spain's takeover, in a staged appearance that seems to convey that he refuses to accept his firing, which was ordered by central authorities.
28 October 2017, 07:12 AM

Khaleda’s motorcade comes under attack in Feni

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade comes under attack on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Feni when she was en route to visit Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar.
28 October 2017, 05:21 AM

Khaleda Zia's court statement 'shameless falsehood': Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader describes BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's statement in the court on the Awami League and its president as "shameless falsehood", saying that it will create confusions in the country's political arena.
27 October 2017, 14:27 PM

Dissolution of parliament a must for acceptable polls: BNP

The next general election will not be held in a free and fair manner without dissolution of the current parliament and deployment of army, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
27 October 2017, 12:15 PM

Spain set to impose direct rule in Catalonia as crisis spirals

Spain is prepared to impose direct rule in Catalonia, an unprecedented step that risks sparking unrest with secessionists calling on the Catalan parliament to make a defiant declaration of independence.
27 October 2017, 09:15 AM

US releases trove of Kennedy assassination files

The US government releases a mammoth, long-awaited trove of secret files on the assassination of President John F Kennedy, but withheld others for further review on national security grounds.
27 October 2017, 04:47 AM

Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Sharif

A Pakistani court issues an arrest warrant for ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after he failed to appear before the court over anti-corruption allegations, local media say, but he can avoid arrest by paying bail.
26 October 2017, 09:35 AM

‘Decision on army deployment when polls near’

The Election Commission will decide later whether to deploy army as the next general elections are still far away, Chief Election Commissioner says.
26 October 2017, 06:20 AM