Most college teachers prefer coaching: Nahid

Most of the college teachers prefer coaching rather than taking regular classes at institutions, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid says.
30 August 2016, 08:17 AM

Jamaat’s hartal Wednesday as SC bins Quasem’s review plea

Jamaat-e-Islami calls a dawn-to-dusk hartal for tomorrow (Wednesday) as the Supreme Court dismisses the petition of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali seeking review of its judgement that had upheld his death penalty.
30 August 2016, 04:46 AM

Cabinet okays Zila Parishad Bill

The Cabinet approves the draft of the Zila Parishad (Amendment) Bill, 2016, making it clear about the formation of ‘electoral college’ with public representatives from all tiers for Zila Parishad election.
29 August 2016, 08:14 AM

Khaleda may come up with reaction after PM speech

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to come up with her reaction following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press conference on Rampal coal based power plant this afternoon.
27 August 2016, 08:21 AM

‘Revoking Zia’s Swadhinata Padak will be suicidal’

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expresses grave disappointment at the government’s alleged move to revoke the Swadhinata Padak of his party’s founder Ziaur Rahman.
26 August 2016, 12:18 PM

Graft case against Ershad: 24yr-old plea on Sunday’s hearing list

The 24-year-old appeal of former president HM Ershad against a lower court verdict that jailed him for three years in a corruption case has come up in the hearing list of the High Court.
25 August 2016, 11:46 AM

BNP’s Aman, Aazam step down from posts

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advisers Amanullah Aman and Ahmed Aazam Khan have stepped down from their local posts.
25 August 2016, 09:33 AM

Rampal power plant: BNP’s demo depends on govt response

BNP's programme regarding the relocation of Rampal coal-fired power plant depends on the government’s response, the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir tells journalists.
25 August 2016, 07:45 AM

Refrain from Rampal project: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia urges the government to refrain from implementing Rampal power plant for the sake of the country’s ecological balance and natural beauty.
24 August 2016, 11:07 AM

Khaleda to brief media tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will brief the media tomorrow on the ongoing political situation of the country.
23 August 2016, 17:25 PM

Arrest warrant issued against Khaleda in Narail

A Narail court issues an arrest warrant against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her comment questioning the number of martyrs in the country's Liberation War.
23 August 2016, 14:29 PM

Govt enacting laws to ‘curb freedom of expression’: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir criticises the government for its move to enact laws preventing people from speaking freely.
23 August 2016, 12:49 PM

Verdict on Nizam Hazari's JS membership now Aug 30

The High Court defers to August 30 the delivery of its verdict on a writ petition challenging the legality of holding the post of lawmaker by Nizam Uddin Hazari, an Awami League leader in Feni.
23 August 2016, 10:32 AM

Tarique’s implication in Aug 21 attack politically motivated: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir strongly condemns the government for blaming the party’s several senior leaders including Tarique Rahman for the August 21 grenade attack incident.
22 August 2016, 12:41 PM

HC urged to hear Ershad’s plea challenging jail sentence

The Anti-Corruption Commission prays to the High Court to fix a date for hearing an appeal filed by former president HM Ershad against his three years’ jail sentence in a corruption case in 1992.
22 August 2016, 06:36 AM

August grenade attack: PM holds Khaleda responsible

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina holds BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia responsible for the much talked about August 21 grenade attack that left at least 24 people dead in 2004.
21 August 2016, 11:12 AM

Aug 21, a tainted chapter in political history: BNP

BNP says the 21st August grenade attack was the most stigmatised and tainted chapter in the country’s political history.
21 August 2016, 07:34 AM

BNP has given shelter to Bangabandhu killers: Nasim

Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim blasts BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for his comment that Awami League men were active behind the assassination of Bangabandhu and his family members.
20 August 2016, 12:03 PM

Govt uses militant issue to suppress opponents: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that the government wants to use militancy issue for its political gain instead of eliminating the menace from the country.
19 August 2016, 09:36 AM

Boys need to be ‘more attentive’, PM says

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina advises boys to be more attentive to their studies as girls are moving forward in education.
18 August 2016, 08:20 AM