Police have detained Jatiya Gonotantrik Party (JAGPA) spokesperson Rashed Prodhan's PS Jony Nandi. According to concerned police station, Jonny Nandi was taken from in front of Rashed Prodhan's residence in the capital's Mohammadpur area on Friday afternoon. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional D
Three leaders of BNP and its student wing Chhatra Dal have been suspended over the attack on the vehicle of Jamaat MP (Netrokona-5) Masum Mustafa. The suspended leaders are Purbadhala Upazila BNP joint convener Ishtiaq Ahmed Babu, Upazila Chhatra Dal member secretary Saju Ahmed, an
The High Court on Monday granted eight weeks’ anticipatory bail to Jamaat-e-Islami MP Mufti Amir Hamza in a defamation case filed in Sirajganj. The HC bench of Justice Zahid Sarwar Kajal and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the order after hearing a petition, his lawyer Advocate Mohammad Shis
National Citizen Party (NCP) convener and Opposition Chief Whip in Parliament Nahid Islam on Saturday warned the ruling party, BNP, that it risks provoking another mass uprising if it continues to obstruct reform and follow what he called the “autocratic path” of the ousted Awami League
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman says the opposition will continue its movement in parliament and on the streets to implement the verdict delivered in the July National Charter referendum. At a rally organised by Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis in Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on Friday afternoon
BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will address a May Day rally to be organized by Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal on May 1 at 2:30pm in front of the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan. Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal, BNP’s labour unit, has been making extensive prepa
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday strongly condemned the “attacks” on DUCSU leaders at Shahbagh Police Station in the capital, as well as the “assaults” on activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir in Pabna and Cumilla. In a statement, Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar
The nomination of NCP Joint Convenor Monira Sharmin for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th parliament has been rejected on the grounds that three years have not passed since she held a job at a bank. Returning Officer and Election Commission (EC) Joint Secretary Moin Uddin Khan announc
All 36 candidates from the BNP alliance have been declared valid following the scrutiny of nomination papers for the reserved women's seats in the 13th parliament. The only candidate from the independent alliance has also been validated. Returning Officer and Election Commission (EC) Joint Secreta
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has hit out at certain political elements, accusing them of using the pretext of “state reform” to mislead the public. In a pointed reference to the Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday, he said attempts to “confuse the people about the July Charter” have
BNP chief and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has accused “some political parties” of deliberately misleading the public over the July Charter, while reaffirming his party’s commitment to fully implementing its provisions. Standing before thousands at a public rally at Altafunnesa
The ruling BNP-led alliance has announced its final list of 36 nominees for the women's reserved seats in parliament. The names were unveiled by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at a media briefing at the party’s central office in Naya Paltan on Monday. The nominees are
Several political parties have expressed deep concern over the government’s decision to raise fuel prices, urging an immediate review of the move. In separate statements sent to the media on Sunday, party leaders called on the government to reconsider the decision, with some also suggesting
