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
The BNP is observing the 45th death anniversary of its founder and former President Ziaur Rahman today (Saturday). The party and its associate bodies chalked out an eight-day programme to observe the death anniversary nationwide with due respect. The programmes began on May 25 and will continue un
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the party will move forward following the path shown by its founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. In a statement issued on Friday on the occasion of Ziaur Rahman’s 45th death anniversary, Fakhrul said BNP remains committed to
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday visited the graves of his father late president Ziaur Rahman, and his mother former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia after offering Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah. The prime minister, accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahman, arrived at the grave
Speakers at a discussion organised by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday called for a reform-oriented, pro-people and self-reliant national budget - aimed at improving living standards through equitable wealth distribution. They said the budget must not become a tool for public exploitation or f
BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Friday walked from his residence to his political office in Gulshan. “The BNP chairman walked from his residence on Gulshan Avenue to his political office (nearby) this afternoon,” Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul I
National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has allegedly been attacked in Jhenaidah, with eggs hurled at him. In a Facebook post, he said the incident took place outside the Old Collectorate Mosque in Jhenaidah around 2pm on Friday, blaming Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal.
A youth leader of the BNP camp has been shot inside a party office in Khulna city, leaving him critically injured. Another man was also wounded when he tried to intervene, police said on Thursday, bdnews24.com reports. The incident took place around noon at the office of Ward No. 9 BNP in P
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Thursday has withdrawn the organisational suspension imposed on Sheikh Tanvir Bari Hamim, convener of Kabi Jasim Uddin Hall unit Chhatra Dal under Dhaka University unit, restoring him to his post after around two and a half months. The decision was announced in a
BNP Vice Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Thursday alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami is behind most of the wrongdoings now taking place in different sectors in Bangladesh. “If I mention the name, everyone will recognise them. They can never earn the trust and confidence of people. They have no signi
