M’SINGH, CUMILLA Cities: Titu, Suchona win big

Amid polling marked by sporadic incidents of violence, Awami League leader Tahsin Bahar Suchona was voted Cumilla city mayor while in Mymensingh, Ekramul Haque Titu, also a ruling party leader, is set to be the mayor for the second time in a row.
9 March 2024

JP splits again, Raushan new faction chief

Raushan Ershad and Kazi Mamunur Rashid have been elected chairman and secretary general of Jatiyo Party by its council, which officially split the party again.
9 March 2024

Jatiyo Party splits again

Raushan Ershad, Kazi Mamunur Rashid elected chairman, secretary general
9 March 2024

Finance minister accuses BNP of lying about remittances

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today alleged that the opposition parties, including BNP, are lying about the inward remittance of the country
9 March 2024

No political prisoners in jail: home minister

Refuting BNP's claim that thousands of its workers are languishing in jail as political prisoners, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said police have arrested those who have violated laws
9 March 2024

First city polls under new AL govt today

Mymensingh and Cumilla cities go to polls today to pick their mayors and councillors, just two months after the Awami League formed a new government.
8 March 2024

SCBA Election: Vote counting halted due to altercation

The vote counting in the Supreme Court Bar Association  election was halted yesterday morning, following an altercation due to alleged interference from a group of outsiders on behalf of a candidate.
8 March 2024

JP braces for fifth split

It was all but confirmed. Just like two partners staying separated and waiting for an official divorce date, the fifth split of Jatiyo Party has been on the cards since its debacle in the January 7 election.
8 March 2024

BNP lying about remittance

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali yesterday alleged that the opposition parties, including BNP, are lying about the inward remittance of the country.
8 March 2024

Int'l Women's Day Rally: Police foil Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal’s rally

Police foiled BNP women's wing Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal's rally in Dhaka, marking International Women's Day today
8 March 2024

'Strange democracy' prevailing in country: BNP

BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan today said that a strange Awami League-style democracy has been prevailing in the country
6 March 2024

2011 violence case: Hafiz sent to jail

A Dhaka court yesterday sent BNP vice chairman Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed to jail in a 2011 political violence case in which he was convicted in December last year.
5 March 2024

AL retains power by killing people, says Mirza Abbas

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas today said ruling Awami League retains power by killing people
5 March 2024

JS passes Speedy Trial Bill amid opposition protest

With the passing of the bill, the law becomes permanent; JP MPs say it may become a tool to oppress the opposition
5 March 2024

Two-day SCBA election from tomorrow

The two-day annual election of the Supreme Court Bar Association will start today morning
5 March 2024

Collective effort needed to end Gaza genocide

A collective effort is needed to end the ongoing genocide in Palestine’s Gaza, said Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday.
3 March 2024

Loan defaulters eating up country's economy: JP MP

Jatiya Party Co-Chairperson Salma Islam today in parliament called upon the government to take stern actions against the loan defaulters, bank looters, and money launderers for destroying the backbone of the country's economy
3 March 2024

Government incompetency to blame

BNP has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the fire incident at a six-storey commercial building on Bailey Road in Dhaka that claimed 46 lives and injured many.   
1 March 2024

JCD gets partial central and DU committees

BNP today announced a new seven-member partial central committee for its student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), replacing the existing body.
1 March 2024

62 BNP men, including Ishraque, get HC bail

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas and former Dhaka City Corporation Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka’s son Ishraque Hossain were among those who secured bail
29 February 2024