BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed today (Saturday) said ousted prime minister and death-row convict Sheikh Hasina worked to protect the interests of a neighboring country instead of serving the interests of Bangladesh. “Her primary objectives in staying in power were to plunder
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has claimed that those who demanded elections are now “speaking differently”, reflecting a shift in their stance. He said some parties initially opposed holding a referendum but later “pressured the government” to organise it on the sam
Zubaida Rahman, the daughter-in-law of BNP chief Khaleda Zia, has visited the former prime minister at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, where she has been receiving critical care for more than two weeks. Zubaida reached the hospital on Saturday afternoon after leaving her parents’ home in Dhanmon
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s travel to London for advanced treatment will be delayed until she is medically declared fit to travel by an air ambulance, her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said on Saturday. “Her travel abroad is being delayed, and in the future, her medical con
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said their party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman may return to Bangladesh anytime as all preparations for his homecoming have been completed. "Who is raising questions about Tarique Rahman not returning? I really don't understand. Those w
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today (Saturday) said the replantation of hand of 20-year-old Tasfin Ferdous of Tongi who lost his hand in a terrorist attack on November 9, is a rare success. Praising the doctors at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS), R
A new multi-party political alliance is set to launch ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, bringing together the Jatiya Party factions led by Anisul Islam Mahmud and Anwar Hossain Manju, along with several smaller groups. Ruhul Amin Hawlader, secretary general of the Anisul-led facti
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that party chief Khaleda Zia’s long-running health complications began during her two-year imprisonment under the Awami League government. He described it as the result of “criminal negligence” and a lack of proper med
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday said that autocracy was defeated on December 6, 1990 in the country which resulted in liberation of democracy. In a post on his verified Facebook page, he said, “December 6 is an unforgettable day. On this day in 1990, the era of autocracy came to
The plan to take critically ill BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to London for advanced treatment now depends on her health condition, as the Emir of Qatar has arranged a special air ambulance from Germany after technical issues with the earlier one. The medical board treating the BNP chief decided on
Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman on Friday said it is "irrelevant" to debate whether BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman is a Bangladeshi voter, despite his intention to contest the national election. "Since he has sought to run in the election, it must be assumed he is a citizen and a voter
A long-term political roadmap and the fate of the nation will be determined in the next few weeks, says Mahi B Chowdhury, the son of late president AQM Badruddoza. Mahi’s comment appeared on his Facebook page on Friday, reports bdnews24.com. A spokesman for Bikalpa Dhara, Bangladesh, Mahi
Zubaida Rahman, the wife of Tarique Rahman and daughter-in-law of BNP chief Khaleda Zia, has arrived in Dhaka. She landed at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport on board a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 10:45 am on Friday, according to Atikur Rahman Rumon, a BNP spokesman. &ldq
