HC to decide on Maya’s ministership: Dr Kamal

Constitution expert Dr Kamal Hossain says the High Court may decide the legality of Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya’s ministerial post following his acquittal in a corruption case.
3 July 2015, 13:40 PM

AL unwilling to quit fearing trial: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the ruling Awami League does not want to hold election in fear of facing trial after leaving the power for its irregularities and corruption.
2 July 2015, 16:00 PM

Middle-income status in 3 yrs: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh affirms that Bangladesh will become a middle-income country within the next three years as the country has already stepped into that stair through becoming a lower middle-income country.
2 July 2015, 12:04 PM

Mosharraf admitted to BSMMU

Senior BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from Kashimpur jail after he complained of chest pain.
2 July 2015, 07:57 AM

Give list of money scamsters by 72hrs: BNP

BNP gives the government a 72-hour ultimatum to publish a list of money launderers.
2 July 2015, 07:49 AM

SC bail for Goyeshwar, no bar to release

Supreme Cour upholds a High Court bail for BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and paves way for his release from jail.
2 July 2015, 07:25 AM

Order on Fakhrul’s bail Jul 5

The Supreme Court fixes July 5 for passing orders on three government petitions against the High Court order that granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases.
2 July 2015, 05:28 AM

AL MP's son Rony fired the gunshots that killed 2: Police

Cops confirm Rony, son of AL lawmaker, fired gunshots that killed a pedestrian and an auto-rickshaw driver at New Eskaton in Dhaka on Apr 14, adds there will be no problem to prove it at court.
1 July 2015, 06:58 AM

Khaleda questions BGB’s capability

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia questions the capability and competence of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in keeping the country’s border secured.
30 June 2015, 15:03 PM

BNP demands Qamrul’s resignation

Accusing Food Minister Qamrul Islam of importing rotten wheat from Brazil, BNP demands his immediate resignation.
30 June 2015, 11:56 AM

Opinion: Real Crocodile tears in the Sundarbans

Within days of three French banks deciding not to invest in the Rampal 1320 megawatt coal power plant next to the Sundarbans, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday criticised those who opposed the power plant.
30 June 2015, 07:46 AM

Maya, Qamrul should resign: TIB chief

The ministers for relief and disaster management and food should resign willingly over corruption allegations, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) says.
30 June 2015, 07:36 AM

Rampal plant no threat to Sundarbans: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says if there was any possibility of adverse effects on the Sundarbans due to Rampal power plant, the government would not have decided to construct the plant.
29 June 2015, 14:13 PM

Cut power tariff, BNP tells govt

BNP demands that the government reduce power tariff after adjusting current oil price on international market and revising the deals signed with private power generating companies.
29 June 2015, 13:48 PM

HC clears way for Khaleda’s graft trial

The High Court clears way for the lower court to continue the trial proceedings of Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
29 June 2015, 08:07 AM

Khaleda accuses govt of ‘politicising judiciary’

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia accused the government of “politicising the judiciary” and all other institutions.
28 June 2015, 14:42 PM

US report on human rights ‘disgraceful’ for Bangladesh: BNP

BNP terms “disgraceful” for the country the recent US report that focused on human rights practices in Bangladesh.
27 June 2015, 16:20 PM

Falu sent back from Dhaka airport

Khaleda Zia's adviser Mosaddak Ali Falu is denied to board on a flight for Saudi Arabia at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
27 June 2015, 15:34 PM

Khaleda to be kept at Kashimpur jail: Inu

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be brought to book for “fire-bomb terrorism” and kept in Kashimpur jail.
26 June 2015, 12:20 PM

Khaleda attends Jamaat iftar

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia attends an iftar organised by Jamaat-e-Islami at a city hotel.
25 June 2015, 16:05 PM