BNP
HC questions acceptance of charges against Moudud
The High Court questions the legality of a lower court order that accepted charges against former BNP minister Moudud Ahmed in a land related case.
4 May 2015, 11:45 AM
Abbas’ bail hearing deferred again
High Court defers again the bail hearing of senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas until May 24 in two criminal cases.
4 May 2015, 06:09 AM
Khaleda pays tribute to Pintu
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her party leaders and activists pay tribute to Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu at its central office at Nayapaltan in Dhaka. Later, the first namaz-e-janaza of Pintu, who died of heart attack at Rajshahi Central Jail yesterday, was held there.
4 May 2015, 05:25 AM
Khaleda blames govt for Pintu’s death
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges that the government shifted former BNP lawmaker Nasir Uddin Pintu to Rajshahi jail from Dhaka “in a bid to kill him”.
3 May 2015, 16:14 PM
Ex-BNP MP Nasiruddin Pintu dies
Ex-BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, who was serving life-term for carnage at Pilkhana headquarters of paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles force, dies of heart attack.
3 May 2015, 07:01 AM
Bogra Jubo Dal man shot in custody
A local leader of Jubo Dal, the youth front of BNP, was shot on his leg while in police custody in Bogra Sadar.
3 May 2015, 05:21 AM
Hasina 'dispels' Ban's worry
Irregularities in last week's city corporation polls and BNP's decision to boycott the election halfway into the voting featured
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
BNP demands fresh city polls
BNP urges Election Commission to cancel Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections alleging massive irregularities and demands fresh polls.
2 May 2015, 11:28 AM
PM wants UN chief to advise BNP to return to democratic politics
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses her hope that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will suggest BNP to return to the democratic politics shunning the path of terrorist and militant activities.
1 May 2015, 18:04 PM
Miscreants damage Zia’s grave decor
Miscreants partially damage the decoration of the tomb of BNP founder and late president Ziaur Rahman in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
30 April 2015, 06:11 AM
UN for probing city polls ‘allegations’
In view of the freshly concluded dodgy mayor elections in Bangladesh, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls for probe into those allegations.
29 April 2015, 05:03 AM
Tabith demands re-election to DNCC
BNP-endorsed mayoral candidate Tabith Awal urges the Election Commission to hold fresh election to the Dhaka North City Corporation alleging widespread vote rigging and irregularities during Tuesday’s voting.
28 April 2015, 18:54 PM
UK envoy disappointed with BNP’s boycott
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Gibson expresses his disappointment with the boycott by BNP endorsed candidates from the city corporation elections partway through voting.
28 April 2015, 13:04 PM
Free rickshaw ride for voters
AL-backed Dhaka South City Corporation mayor candidate Sayeed Khokon and a number of councillors allegedly hire rickshaws to give voters a free ride to the voting centres.
28 April 2015, 10:30 AM
Vote rigging fest at Dhaka College (video)
Presiding officer looks helpless as BCL men enter all the six polling booths of Dhaka College polling centre and stuff ballot boxes at their will.
28 April 2015, 08:46 AM
BNP’s pull out preplanned: Hanif
BNP’s pull out from the mayoral race was preplanned, Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said.
28 April 2015, 08:10 AM
BCL men threaten presiding officer at DU centre
Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling party, Awami League, threaten a presiding officer for barring them from entering a polling centre in Dhaka University.
28 April 2015, 07:41 AM
All BNP-backed mayoral candidates pull out of race
All the three BNP-endorsed mayoral candidates for DNCC, DSCC and CCC boycott election alleging massive vote rigging by whom they identified as pro-ruling Awami League men.
28 April 2015, 05:50 AM
Tabith files written complaint
Tabith Awal, BNP-based mayoral candidate for DNCC, submits written complaint to the presiding officer of Tejgaon College saying that his polling agents were barred from entering the polling centre.
28 April 2015, 04:19 AM
AL to accept election results, says PM
Casting her vote in the city corporation election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Awami League will accept the election result whatever it is.
28 April 2015, 03:37 AM