BNP

Khaleda returns to her residence after 92 days

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returns to her Gulshan residence in Dhaka today after a 92-day stay at her political office.
5 April 2015, 06:24 AM

Khaleda gets bail in graft cases

A Dhaka court grants bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases in her presence at the courtroom. The court passed the order after counsel for Khaleda, submitted separate bail petitions in the cases.
5 April 2015, 04:02 AM

‘Khaleda returning home tomorrow’

BNP chief Khaleda Zia will return to her house tomorrow after 91-day stay at her Gulshan office. Before that she will go to court at 9:30am, a media wing staff says.
4 April 2015, 17:34 PM

BNP backs Abbas for DSCC mayoral race

BNP decides to back its standing committee member Mirza Abbas for the upcoming mayoral race in Dhaka South City Corporation.
4 April 2015, 16:29 PM

BNP men enter headquarters after 90 days

BNP leaders and activists enter the party central office at Nayapaltan in Dhaka Saturday, 90 days after the law enforcement agencies allegedly locked it.
4 April 2015, 13:53 PM

Graft cases: Khaleda to appear before court Sunday

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a Dhaka court on Sunday to seek bail in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases, her counsel Sanaullah Miah says.
4 April 2015, 06:22 AM

BNP has come to sense: Obaidul Quader

Though late, BNP has come about its senses by participating in the forthcoming city corporation polls, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
3 April 2015, 08:10 AM

Mintoo, Pintu challenge nomination cancellation

Mayor aspirants Abdul Awal Mintoo and Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu appeal to the Dhaka divisional commissioner’s office for validating their nominations for the upcoming Dhaka north and south city corporation elections.
2 April 2015, 11:28 AM

PM for partisan local govt elections

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said local government elections should be held in partisan manner and the related laws should be amended to do so.
1 April 2015, 12:29 PM

HSC exams begin peacefully

HSC and equivalent examinations begin peacefully throughout the country with over 10.5 lakhs examines are expected to appear in the exams.
1 April 2015, 05:00 AM

Somoy TV’s backpack seized

Police this evening seized a portable video transmission backpack of Somoy Television near the Gulshan office of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Dhaka.
31 March 2015, 16:21 PM

Prof Emajuddin warns EC of dire consequences in failure to hold fair Dhaka, Ctg polls

Pro-BNP academic Prof Emajuddin Ahmed has warned the Election Commission of dire consequences if it fails to hold the upcoming Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation polls in a free and fair manner.
31 March 2015, 13:02 PM

Fresh 24-hr hartal from Thursday

BNP-led 20-party alliance calls 24-hour hartal from 6am Thursday demanding return of missing Salahuddin Ahmed. Dhaka and Ctg cities will remain out of its purview.
31 March 2015, 11:40 AM

EC favouring AL supported candidates: 20-party

The BNP-led 20-party alliance alleges that the Election Commission is favouring the ruling party-backed candidates in the upcoming three city corporation elections
30 March 2015, 12:23 PM

48-hr hartal from Monday

20-party calls 48-hour hartal from Monday demanding return of missing Salahuddin Ahmed. Dhaka, Ctg to remain out of purview.
29 March 2015, 08:33 AM

Nasir, Manjur submit nomination form in Ctg

AJM Nasir Uddin and M Manjur Alam Manju, the Awami League- and BNP-backed mayor aspirants, submit their nomination papers to contest the forthcoming Chittagong City Corporation polls slated for April 28.
29 March 2015, 05:01 AM

Blockade on, demo new element in 20-party programme

Shortly after announcing fresh agitation programmes for tomorrow, the BNP-led opposition alliance realizes that it had forgot to include blockade. So, it revised the programme and sent out fresh news release
28 March 2015, 12:52 PM

Manju quits as Chittagong mayor to run for it again

Incumbent BNP backed Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor M Manjur Alam Manju resigns and joins the next mayoral race for the port city
27 March 2015, 06:49 AM

BNP’s Mirza Abbas joins mayoral race

Mirza Abbas, convener of Dhaka city unit of BNP, collects nomination paper for contesting the Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral race on April 28
27 March 2015, 05:19 AM

20-party terms city polls stage-managed drama

BNP terms the upcoming elections to Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations as stage-managed drama to distract people’s attention from its anti-government movement
25 March 2015, 13:56 PM