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‘Bangladesh reviewing ties with Pakistan’
Govt is assessing Bangladesh-Pakistan ties, considering measures need to be taken over Pak reaction after execution of 2 war criminals, says foreign minister.
6 December 2015, 12:22 PM
BNP contesting polls for sake of democracy: Fakhrul
BNP is taking part in the upcoming municipality polls as part of its movement for restoring democracy in the country, party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
6 December 2015, 07:49 AM
Municipal election an acid test for EC, says BNP
BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman says the upcoming municipal election is an acid test for the Election Commission to brighten its image and get rid of its questionable and sordid past.
5 December 2015, 14:12 PM
Chandpur AL mayoral aspirant ‘likely to be elected unopposed’
The nomination of a BNP-blessed mayoral candidate in Chandpur is cancelled, paving the way for the election of the Awami League-backed aspirant unopposed.
5 December 2015, 09:13 AM
1,223 to vie for 235 mayoral posts
A total of 1,223 mayoral candidates submit their nomination forms to contest elections to 235 municipalities on December 30.
4 December 2015, 15:58 PM
BNP demands fresh poll schedule for 3 Feni municipalities
BNP demands that the Election Commission announce fresh election schedule as its candidates could not file nomination due to obstacle created by the ruling Awami League men.
4 December 2015, 14:28 PM
10 hurt in BCL infighting at Comilla University
At least 10 people are injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League Comilla University unit over establishing supremacy near Kotbari Government Laboratory School.
4 December 2015, 09:45 AM
‘Shibir men’ cut Cox’s Bazar BCL leader’s tendons
Islami Chhatra Shibir activists allegedly cut tendons of both ankles of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila this evening.
3 December 2015, 16:14 PM
AL names municipality polls candidates
Ruling Awami League announces the list of its nominated candidates for the upcoming municipality elections scheduled to be held on December 30.
3 December 2015, 12:29 PM
Graft cases: Khaleda to skip tomorrow’s hearing
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will skip tomorrow’s hearing in Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases on health ground.
2 December 2015, 08:22 AM
Fakhrul released on bail
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is released on bail from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur.
1 December 2015, 14:15 PM
Pakistan committed war crimes, atrocities: BNP
Hitting out at Pakistan for its denial of committing war crimes and atrocities during the 1971 Liberation War, BNP says it is a fact that Pakistani forces had carried genocide and atrocities.
1 December 2015, 12:22 PM
EC incapable, spineless: BNP
Terming the Election Commission “incapable, submissive and spineless”, BNP Spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon says it will not be able to hold upcoming municipality polls in a free and fair manner.
1 December 2015, 08:26 AM
BNP finalises municipality mayoral aspirants
BNP finalises the list of its mayoral aspirants in all 236 municipalities across the country to contest the elections scheduled to be held on December 30.
1 December 2015, 08:24 AM
7 Rangpur Shibir men jailed under explosives act
A Rangpur court today jailed seven activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, for 20 years for possessing crude bombs.
1 December 2015, 08:05 AM
‘Don’t allow Jamaat men to run polls’
The Workers Party of Bangladesh urges the Election Commission not to allow any Jamaat-e-Islami activists to take part in the municipality election under the banner of BNP-led 20-party alliance.
30 November 2015, 10:48 AM
2 bodies to resolve inter-ministerial dispute
Cabinet gives approval to a proposal for forming two committees to resolve inter-ministerial disputes.
30 November 2015, 08:09 AM
Municipality polls in time, campaigns sans MPs
EC will not defer municipality polls slated for Dec 30. MPs to remain out of electioneering campaigns, officials say
30 November 2015, 07:48 AM
Energy Secretary Abu Bakar passes away
Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Abu Bakar Siddique died of cardiac arrest at Square Hospital in the capital early today at the age of 58.
30 November 2015, 06:10 AM
BNP man, 2 ‘robbers’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Three, including a root-level BNP leader and two of an alleged robber gang, killed in separate gunfights, law enforcers claim.
30 November 2015, 04:39 AM