Attack on Khaleda’s motorcade: AL leader sues BNP men

An Awami League leader files a case while a BNP leader lodges a complaint blaming each other in connection with the attack during BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s election campaign at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka.
21 April 2015, 04:50 AM

Khaleda staging drama ahead of city polls: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blames BNP chief Khaleda Zia for staging a drama centering the local body elections scheduled for April 28.
20 April 2015, 14:40 PM

4 injured as Khaleda's motorcade comes under attack

At least four are injured as miscreants attack motorcade of BNP chief Khaleda Zia after she went to campaign for her party-endorsed mayoral candidate Tabith Awal at Karwan Bazar.
20 April 2015, 12:06 PM

Opinion: AL’s crude tactics to stop Khaleda

Dhaka city is in a festive mood. Festoons and streamers deck the roads and alleys. Mayoral candidates are on whirlpool campaigning. Commissioner candidates are bringing out support processions. It all matches what democracy should look like, except what happened yesterday.
20 April 2015, 08:55 AM

Khaleda’s residential security withdrawn

The government remove security men from around the Gulshan residence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
20 April 2015, 07:49 AM

Mirza Abbas pledges livable Dhaka

Wife of BNP-blessed mayor for Dhaka south city Mirza Abbas unveils his manifesto with a slogan to build a livable Dhaka city.
20 April 2015, 05:54 AM

Khaleda changes electioneering route amid protests

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia changes her electioneering route amid strong protests by ruling party men at Dhaka’s Uttara.
19 April 2015, 11:43 AM

63pc of CCC candidates are businessmen: Sujon

Most of the mayor and councillor aspirants in the upcoming Chittagong City Corporation elections are businessmen, Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik, a civil society platform, said.
18 April 2015, 14:01 PM

Level playing field not yet ensured: BNP

BNP alleges that the Election Commission has failed to create a level-playing field for all candidates of the upcoming Dhaka and Chittagong City Corporations elections.
18 April 2015, 11:45 AM

‘Mayor’s powers insufficient to solve problems’

Several mayoral aspirants for the Dhaka North City Corporation observe that the prevailing problems of city dwellers cannot be solved due to absence of adequate power vested in a mayor.
17 April 2015, 06:19 AM

Mayor aspirant Saifuddin unveils 18-point pledge

Saifuddin Ahmed, Jatiya Party-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation, makes a set of pledges including freeing the city from traffic jam if he is elected.
16 April 2015, 14:05 PM

Tabith pledges smooth traffic, safe footpaths in Dhaka

BNP-endorsed Dhaka north mayor candidate Tabith Awal announces polls manifesto with high priority on ensuring smooth traffic and making footpaths safer for pedestrians.
16 April 2015, 06:59 AM

Opinion: Thank you, Khaleda

We can thank Khaleda Zia and her party BNP for at least one thing that they have contributed to Bangladesh politics: They have made hartal redundant for this country.
16 April 2015, 06:39 AM

Driving reverse gear?

I have a recurring nightmare that plagues me every few months. While the circumstances are not always identical,
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM

17-point ‘manifesto’ declared for BNP-backed candidates in Dhaka city polls

A platform of professionals which is supporting the BNP-backed candidates in the upcoming Dhaka city elections has set a 17-point priority list.
15 April 2015, 15:31 PM

All war trial verdicts to be executed: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to execute the remaining war crimes trial verdicts saying Bangladesh war criminals committed much more heinous crimes than Iraq’s Saddam Hussein.
15 April 2015, 11:07 AM

Red notice on Tarique ‘negative strategy’: BNP

BNP terms issuance of red notice by Interpol against BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman as a “negative strategy and a confusing campaign”.
15 April 2015, 10:35 AM

Interpol may help countries arrest red alert persons

Interpol issues red notice to help detect a fugitive criminal, but it is an individual country’s jurisdiction whether the person would be arrested or deported to his country of origin, official says after issuance of red notice on Tarique Rahman.
15 April 2015, 10:30 AM

Split order on Abbas’ bail in 2 cases

High Court gives split verdict on bail plea of BNP-endorsed Dhaka mayor candidate Mirza Abbas in two criminal cases. The chief justice will now appoint another bench for the bail hearing.
15 April 2015, 09:39 AM

SC to hear Mojaheed, SQ Chy appeals Apr 28

Supreme Court fixes April 28 for starting hearing on appeals of convicted war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
15 April 2015, 04:30 AM