President to decide on EC based on consensus: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes the president will take the decision on formation of the election commission based on a consensus of political parties.
17 December 2016, 10:25 AM

BNP hopes for independent EC: Rizvi

The BNP today hoped that an independent election commission will be formed with the consent of all the political parties which will oversee the next general elections.
17 December 2016, 09:50 AM

Talks with president based on Khaleda’s proposal: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that they would meet the president for talks on new election commission in light with the proposal of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia.
16 December 2016, 12:01 PM

Forge unity to build prosperous country: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader calls upon all pro-liberation forces to forge a unity under one platform to build a developed and prosperous Bangladesh.
16 December 2016, 11:39 AM

Khaleda pays homage to Liberation War heroes

Marking the 46th Victory Day, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia pays homage to the martyred freedom fighters who made the supreme sacrifice for the country during the Liberation War in 1971.
16 December 2016, 09:06 AM

Forge consensus to protect independence, sovereignty: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls upon the countrymen to forge a national consensus to protect the country’s independence and sovereignty from the grip of hegemonic forces.
15 December 2016, 11:37 AM

Commodore Rabbani murder: 2 convicts sent to jail on surrender

Two convicts of Commodore Ghulam Rabbani murder case are sent to jail on surrender before a Chittagong court. Rabbani, former KEPZ managing director and a former aide-de-camp of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was shot to death on April 11, 2004.
15 December 2016, 08:58 AM

Khaleda’s bail to be cancelled if she skips graft case hearing Dec 22

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail in Zia Charitable Trust graft case is to be cancelled if she fails to appear before a court in Dhaka on December 22, the next hearing date in the case.
15 December 2016, 04:58 AM

EC to be blamed if NCC polls manipulated: BNP

BNP senior joint secretary general Rizvi Ahmed warns that the Election Commission will be held responsible if the Narayanganj City Corporation election is manipulated anyhow.
14 December 2016, 14:06 PM

BNP-Jamaat to be tried for patronising anti-liberation forces: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warns BNP-Jamaat will be brought to justice on the soil of the country for sheltering the anti-liberation forces.
14 December 2016, 11:03 AM

Kurigram JP MP can’t lead edu instts’ bodies: HC

The High Court issues an injunction restraining Md Ruhul Amin, a Jatiya Party lawmaker from Kurigram-4 constituency, from holding the chairman post of any educational institutions in his area.
14 December 2016, 08:08 AM

PM seeks to identify cause, resources of militancy

Reaffirming her determination to stamp out militancy and terrorism, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls again to identify their cause and source of money to defeat these social vices.
13 December 2016, 11:30 AM

SC bars use of ‘Scale’ as polls symbol

The Supreme Court will ask the Election Commission not to allocate ‘Scale’ as election symbol to any political party.
13 December 2016, 10:20 AM

Khaleda sits with BNP senior leaders

A day after getting invitation from the president over discussion on the Election Commission's reconstitution, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sits with the party's senior leaders to discuss over the issue.
13 December 2016, 10:08 AM

President will take steps on forming polls-time govt, hopes BNP

BNP hopes that President Abdul Hamid will take initiatives over the formation of an election-time government as well as take initiatives on reconstitution of the Election Commission after his discussion with different political parties.
13 December 2016, 08:05 AM

BNP requested to submit names of delegates

BNP is requested to give a list of its representatives for holding talks with President Abdul Hamid on formation of the new election commission on December 18.
12 December 2016, 08:33 AM

Cabinet okays proposal for increasing defence chiefs tenure

The cabinet approves a draft law increasing the tenure of defence chiefs from three years to four years.
12 December 2016, 08:28 AM

Ivy pouring black money: Shakhawat

BNP-backed mayor candidate for Narayanganj, Shakhawat Hossain Khan alleges that his rival candidate from Awami League Selina Hayat Ivy is pouring black money to influence the election as she knows people will not vote for her.
12 December 2016, 06:53 AM

Don’t show Mannan arrested without warrant: SC

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that directed the government not to show MA Mannan, suspended mayor of Gazipur city, arrested in any case without an arrest warrant.
12 December 2016, 06:18 AM

NCC polls: Shakhawat shoots back at Ivy

BNP’s Narayanganj mayor candidate Shakhawat Hossain shoots back at his rival candidate Selina Hayat Ivy saying she has lost the ground beneath her feet.
11 December 2016, 12:53 PM