Refuting Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader's comments on the access of journalists to Bangladesh Bank (BB), senior joint secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Sunday that if the journalists are not allowed at the bank (BB) then
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent BNP’s International Affairs Committee member and former mayoral candidate of Dhaka South City Corporation, Ishraque Hossain, to jail by rejecting his bail petition in a case filed on charges of treason. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad As-Shams Joglul H
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP leaders are making absurd comments as they are suffering from mental trauma. He said this while replying to a question after joining a programme in a city hotel. About BNP leaders claims that A
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal called upon all on Saturday to boycott the Awami League (AL) government for the sake of boycotting Indian and Israeli products. "If we boycott the present Awami League government then it will be possible to boycot
A polling centre will be suspended if even a single fraudulent vote is cast, let alone if the centre is occupied, says Election Commissioner Md Ahsan Habib Khan. “If someone tries to use their muscle or black money to spread their influence, call the police,” he said. “If they fa
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday that the Awami League (AL) government has introduced neo-Baksal rule in the country. He made the comment in a statement issued on the day expressing concern over denial of bail petition of Narayanganj d
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday that the ruling Awami League (AL) government has introduced neo-BAKSAL rule in the country. He made the comment in a statement issued on the day while expressing his concern over denial of bail plea of
A Dhaka Court on Wednesday sent Kamrul Ashraf Khan Poton, a former lawmaker from the Narsingdi-2 constituency and owner of contracting firm Poton Traders, and four others to jail after cancelling their ad-interim bail in a case filed for stealing government imported fertiliser.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed until August 25 this year a High Court verdict that asked the jail authorities not to keep death sentence prisoners in the solitary confinement before the end of all legal processes. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC,
Farakka Barrage will become a dangerous threat to the very existence of Bangladesh, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Almagir on Wednesday. "May 16 is Farakka Day, a historical and important day of our national movement. People of Bangladesh participated
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said their party believes the United States maintains the same position as before regarding the issue of free and fair elections in Bangladesh. "Basically, what we have seen is that they (US) have consistently spoken in favour of a fre
BNP has expelled 51 more of its grassroots leaders for participating in the third phase of the upcoming upazila elections by violating the party's decision. With this latest action, the party has so far expelled 199 leaders for contesting the upazila polls, going against its directives. These pun
Accusing the government of creating a serious crisis through a lopsided election on January 7, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday voiced concern that the country's economic situation is now very "alarming". Talking to reporters after a meeting with a faction of Gono Odhik
