DHAKA:  The second namaj-e-janaja of Jatiya Party chairman and leader of opposition in the parliament Hussain Muhammad Ershad was held at the South Plaza of National Parliament Complex Monday (July 15).  Tributes pour on the former president as his janaja ended around 10am.

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader flew to Singapore on Sunday (July 14) afternoon for medical purposes. He left the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Singapore on a flight at 1:25pm. Obaidul Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges minister, will take

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed his deep shock and sorrow at the death of Jatiya Party Chairman and former president HM Ershad. In the message, the BNP leader prayed for salvation of the departed soul and expressed deep sympathy to Ershad's

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday (July 14) expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former president and main opposition Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad. Obaidul Quader, also the Bridges minister, in a mourning note, prayed for eternal

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad’s body will be taken to Rangpur on Tuesday (July 16), said party’s secretary general Moshiur Rahman Ranga. His body will be brought back on that day to bury at Combined Military Graveyard in Dhaka, he added.  The first namaj-e-janaja the

DHAKA: State minister for expatriates' welfare and overseas employment Imran Ahmed took oath as the full minister while Fazilatunnesa Indira MP as state minister. They were administered oath by President Abdul Hamid, at Bangabhaban Saturday (July 13).  Awami League Secretary

DHAKA: The physical condition of Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad remains unchanged. Still, he is not out of danger, said party’s acting chairman GM Quader. GM Quader briefed reporters about update on HM Ershad’s treatment at party’s Banani office on Friday (July 12) Quoting

DHAKA: BNP candidate Golam Mohammad Siraj, who won the Bogura-6 by-polls, took oath as member of the 11th parliament on Thursday (July 11). Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at 3:30pm at her office in the parliament. On Jun 24, Golam Mohammad Siraj has been

BRAHMANBARIA: Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said children of war criminals can in no way become members of Awami League.  “If anyone is found a member in anywhere, they will be expelled. There is no debate about this,” AKM Mozammel Haque said on Thursday (July

DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad’s physical condition is not showing any change over the last 3-4 days, but he is not out of danger. Party acting chairman GM Quader briefed reporters about update on HM Ershad’s treatment at party’s Banani office on Wednesday (July 10).

DHAKA: After completion of taking submissions of both parties, Supreme Court Appellate Division decided to pass the verdict any day on Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam’s appeal against death penalty. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed

FARIDPUR: Awami League lawmaker Rushema Imam passed away on Tuesday (July 9). Rushema breathed her last at Faridpur Heart Foundation Hospital around 11.30 pm on Tuesday. She left behind two sons, a daughter and a lot of well-wishers to mourn her demise. Three of her children are

TANGAIL: Former Awami League MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana walked out of jail Tuesday (July 9) after around four years of arrest. He was released from Tangail Jail on bail this noon after his bail order in two murder cases reached there. After freed from jail in the morning, he left

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will give its judgement any day in crimes against humanity case against alleged razakar Md Abdus Samad Musa alias Feroz Kha from Puthia of Rajshahi. Justice Md Shahinur Islam, chairman of the three-member panel of the ICT-1, on Monday

DHAKA: British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson said the UK court will decide the issue whether BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to be sent back to Bangladesh.  The UK government has no role in this regard, he added. He said this while addressing

DHAKA: Krishak Sramik Janata League President Kader Siddique left Jatiya Oikyafront, a political alliance formed before the 11th national elections. He made the announcement of his exit from the Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain led alliance, at a press briefing held at Jatiya

DHAKA: The Supreme Court on Monday (July 8) upheld HC order that granted permanent bail to former Awami League MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case filed over killing two Jubo League leaders. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud

DHAKA: Some indicators of Jatiya party chairman HM Ershad’s health have shown slightly improved. If it can keep continue, then his condition will improve further, says acting chairman GM Quader, quoting doctors.  GM Quader, at a press conference at party chief’s Banani office on

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the economy of the country has come to a standstill. All the democratic institutions have been destroyed. When BNP chief Khaleda Zia is released, it will be the release of democracy and mass people, freedom of mass media. He

DHAKA: Medical board will decide how long BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to stay in the hospital, says Road Transport and Bridges Minister and also Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader. Besides, the government will see if she wants parole, he said. Obaidul Quader said this at