Remain alert against those out on killing mission: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all to remain alert against the anti-liberation forces who are now out on a killing mission to undermine Bangladesh globally.
13 November 2015, 10:16 AM

Jamaat leader held in Sylhet

Police arrest Jamaat-e-Islami district (South) unit general secretary Maulana Lokman Ahmad on various charges from his house in South Surma upazila.
12 November 2015, 06:05 AM

Arson case: Arrest warrant for Bulu, Sohel, 12 other BNP men

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against 14 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Barkatullah Bulu and Habib-Un-Nabi Khan Sohel in a case filed for torching a bus in Dhaka.
10 November 2015, 07:37 AM

No unfit water vessel in the country: Minister

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan tells the parliament that there is no unfit river vessel in the country.
9 November 2015, 16:12 PM

Door for talks should be kept open: Ashraf

Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam says the door for dialogue is needed to be kept open for the sake of politics.
9 November 2015, 15:23 PM

Arrest warrant against Tarique unlawful: BNP

BNP criticises the authorities for issuing an arrest warrant against the party’s senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman and termed it illegal.
9 November 2015, 13:50 PM

Arrest warrant issued for Khoka in sedition case

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against BNP Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka in a sedition case.
9 November 2015, 08:18 AM

Shawkat gets HC bail in 3 arson cases

High Court grantes ad-interim bail to BNP chairperson's adviser Shawkat Mahmud for six months in three arson cases.
9 November 2015, 07:46 AM

Amnesty committed heinous act: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina comes down heavily on the Amnesty Intentional for its reported remarks on Bangladesh’s freedom fighters and the trial of war criminals.
8 November 2015, 11:03 AM

Arrest warrant issued against Tarique for calling Bangabandhu ‘Pakbandhu’

A Dhaka court issues an arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman in a case filed for calling Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman “Pakbandhu” (friend of Pakistan).
8 November 2015, 06:12 AM

Municipality polls: BNP hints at participation

BNP hints that it will participate in the upcoming municipality elections which is to be held by the end of this year. “The final decision in this regard will be taken after the BNP chairperson (Khaleda Zia) returns home from London,” says Moudud Ahmed, a standing committee member of the party.
7 November 2015, 08:40 AM

Country in deep crisis: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia demands that the government release all arrested political leaders and return the countrymen their voting rights.
5 November 2015, 14:56 PM

Extremism may rise ‘in absence of democracy’: Ripon

Extremism may rise in the country what he said in absence of democracy and rule of law, BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon says.
5 November 2015, 13:27 PM

Panic grips people after cop murder: BNP

BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon says the country’s law and order cannot be called “normal” when law enforcers are being killed by criminals.
4 November 2015, 14:32 PM

Fakhrul sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail after he surrendered before it over three violence cases.
3 November 2015, 09:55 AM

Khulna city mayor Moni suspended

The government suspends BNP-backed Khulna City Corporation Mayor Moniruzzaman Moni as he has been charged in two violence cases.
2 November 2015, 15:18 PM

Analysis: Distasteful comments

Should we call them unthinking or distasteful or outcome of politics overpowering ethics, tastes and values? Yes, we are talking about what the politicians and ministers are saying about the recent attacks on publishers and freethinkers.
2 November 2015, 08:22 AM

Country under ‘monarchic’ rule: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that monarchy has been established in Bangladesh obliterating democracy.
2 November 2015, 06:09 AM

SC asks Fakhrul to surrender by tomorrow

The Supreme Court rejects three petitions filed by BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, seeking extension of its order that granted him bail in three arson and vandalism cases.
2 November 2015, 04:52 AM

Graft case: SC scraps Mamun’s acquittal

The Supreme Court scraps the High Court judgement that had acquitted businessmen Giasuddin Al Mamun in a corruption case.
1 November 2015, 04:25 AM