BNP

Publish ad asking Khaleda to face court May 17: Court

A Dhaka court ask state-owned Sonali Bank to publish an advertisement asking BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three of her members to appear before it by May 17 in Dandy Dyeing loan default case.
12 April 2015, 08:03 AM

SC clears way for Rizvi’s remand

The Supreme Court clears the way for police to take BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed on remand for interrogation in a vandalism case.
12 April 2015, 07:47 AM

Political turmoil ate up $2.2b in 3 months

Bangladesh suffers a financial loss of around $2.2 billion in the last three months due to political turmoil, according to a World Bank report.
12 April 2015, 06:07 AM

AL men ‘attack’ BNP activists in Ctg

Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League activists allegedly carry out an attack on BNP activists in Chittagong during inauguration of BNP’s election offices.
11 April 2015, 13:55 PM

Decision on army deployment Apr 19

The decision on army deployments ahead of the city corporation polls of Dhaka and Chittagong will be taken on April 19, the chief election commissioner said.
11 April 2015, 11:38 AM

Cases keep BNP-backed candidates at bay

BNP-backed mayor and councillor candidates cannot participate in the city polls campaigns or electoral activities properly due to the cases filed against them, a senior BNP leader says.
11 April 2015, 08:24 AM

City polls: BNP endorses Tabith for Dhaka north

BNP endorses Tabith Awal, elder son of Abdul Awal Mintoo, for Dhaka north in the forthcoming city polls after a meeting between drummer group and party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
9 April 2015, 16:02 PM

Electricity will go to every house: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her government's commitment to reach electricity to every house saying seventy percent people now have access to electricity and much time would not be needed to reach electricity to every house.
9 April 2015, 14:46 PM

HC extends stay on Barapukuria case against Khaleda

High Court extends its stay by six months on the proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine graft case against BNP chief Khaleda Zia.
9 April 2015, 12:03 PM

Alal freed, Rizvi denied bail

BNP’s youth front Jubo Dal’s President Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal walks out on bail while the party’s Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was denied bail.
9 April 2015, 11:47 AM

Salam, Bobby, Kabari quit mayor race

BNP-tent aspirant Abdus Salam, sacked advisor to Jatiya Party chief Bobby Hajjaj and ruling party’s Sarah Begum Kabari pull out from Dhaka’s mayoral race.
9 April 2015, 10:48 AM

Gibson meets Khaleda, welcomes her move

Two days into BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s return to her house, she meets British High Commissioner Robert Gibson and discusses Dhaka city corporation polls.
8 April 2015, 12:39 PM

BNP drummer Dhaka Andolon forms action body

Adarsha Dhaka Anodolon, a platform that will beat the drum for BNP sponsored candidates in the Dhaka city corporation polls, form its steering committee.
8 April 2015, 11:32 AM

CJ assigns new HC bench to hear Khaleda pleas

A High Court bench is assigned to dispose of four petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of the proceedings of three graft cases.
8 April 2015, 04:45 AM

Tabith now a valid mayor candidate

With loan default allegation no longer standing in the way, Tabith Awal, son of BNP’s Abdul Awal Mintoo, is now a legal candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation polls.
7 April 2015, 15:12 PM

Khaleda returns with failure: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned to her residence embracing failure and defeat after staying 92 days in her office aiming to topple the government.
7 April 2015, 14:31 PM

PM flouting election law: BNP

The prime minister is flouting electoral laws by sponsoring the candidates of Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation polls, BNP complains.
7 April 2015, 13:49 PM

Salahuddin’s wife seeks PM’s help, again

The wife of “missing” BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed moves a memo seeking the prime minister’s intervention to trace her husband’s whereabouts.
7 April 2015, 13:06 PM

Dhaka city polls: Mintoo challenges HC order

BNP-backed mayoral aspirant Abdul Awal Mintoo files an appeal with Supreme Court challenging High Court order that upheld cancellation of his nomination for DNCC polls.
7 April 2015, 08:10 AM

City polls campaign kicks off

The mayoral and councilor aspirants launch campaign for the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations poll.
7 April 2015, 07:14 AM