Around 1200 leaders and activists of the Awami League joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Gopalganj on Wednesday. The joining ceremony was held at Jangal Bazar area under Nijra Union of Gopalganj Sadar upazila, where the new members formally joined the BNP by presenting flowers to Gop
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday staged a protest rally and demonstration in the capital against repeated increases in fuel and electricity prices, as well as the rising cost of essential commodities. The programme, organised by the party's Dhaka city units, was held at the north gate of Bai
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has approved the full 151-member central executive committee of its youth wing Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal. The committee will continue under the leadership of President Abdul Monayem Munna and General Secretary Nurul Islam Nayan. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General
A 151-member fully-fledged central executive committee of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal was announced on Thursday, with Abdul Monayem Munna as president and Mohammad Nurul Islam Nayan as general secretary. The information was disclosed in a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul
Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday warned against any attempt to take over or control Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, saying the people will not accept any such move. He alleged that the government is trying to hand over Islami Bank to individ
Former Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Mayor Dr Selina Hayat Ivy was released from jail on Wednesday night on bail. She walked out of Kashimpur Central Women's Jail in Gazipur around 10:10pm after all necessary legal formalities were completed, UNB reports. Shirin Akter, superintendent o
State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain today (Wednesday) warned that if anyone disrespects the freedom fighters, another mass uprising will be necessary in the country. “The ‘Razakars of 1971 who opposed the country’s War of Liberation, would face public
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced rallies for Thursday in all metropolitan cities, including Dhaka, in protest against the hike in electricity tariffs. In a statement on Wednesday, the party strongly condemned the decision hiking the electricity prices and demanded its immediate withdrawal,
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday claimed that the country is not in a “good condition” and accused the government of moving towards fascism. Speaking as the chief guest at a civic gathering held at the District
Tension flared in Bhola before the funeral of veteran Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed, as activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal staged a protest before the funeral. Around 11am on Tuesday, the BNP student and youth wing activists gathered at the Bhola Government High School gro
Dr Tasnim Jara, former senior joint member secretary of National Citizen Party (NCP), who contested the 13th parliamentary election as an independent candidate, on Monday dismissed claims that she held negotiations with BNP as false and imaginary. In a post on her verified Facebook page, Jara resp
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that “many covert extortionists” have found shelter within Jamaat-e-Islami. “They (Jamaat-e-Islami) are making big claims, saying extortion has been carried out over the telephone. But they should look at themselves
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the revolutionary programmes of former president Ziaur Rahman have resumed under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He made the remark to reporters before paying tribute to Ziaur Rahman at his grave in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Saturday morning to mark h
