DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Hundreds of thousands of Awami League supporters joined the grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka to celebrate the party’s landslide victory in the Dec 30 nationals elections. Supporters and activists in small groups were seen heading towards the venue from

DHAKA:   The Ruling Awami League has sold 1510 nomination forms for its 43 reserved seats (women) in the 11th Jatiya Sangsad. On Friday (January 18), 125 aspirants bought forms on the fourth and the last day of sale. The price of nomination form was fixed at Tk 30,000. 4 crore 53

DHAKA: Former President of Bangladesh Mohila Awami League and freedom fighter Ashrafunnesa Mosharraf passed away in a city hospital on Friday (Jan 18) morning. She was 74. The former MP breathed her last around 8:15am at Square Hospital where she has been undergoing treatment due to

DHAKA: BNP has chalked out two-day programmes to observe the 83rd birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman in a befitting manner. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes at a press conference at the party's central office in Nayapaltan

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader preferred the Moha Jote (grand alliance) allies to act as ‘strong’ opposition in parliament so that it can held ‘constructive sessions’. “I think, it will be better for Moha Jote allies to be the opposition,” he said.  

COMILLA: A district court on Wednesday (Jan 16) deferred the hearing on charge-framing and bail in an arson case against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia filed in Comilla in 2015. Additional District and Session’s Judge Md Ali Akbar passed the order, at noon. The court granted a time

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda hinted that the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is likely to be held in March as the High Court cleared the way for the polls.  He was talking to reporters after attending a programme at

DHAKA: The Steering committee of opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront has called a meeting on Thursday (January 17). Gano Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain will preside over the meeting.   The issues of national dialogue, current politics and post election work agenda will be

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been reappointed as her honorary Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adviser. The premier appointed him under the power of Rules of Business 1996 3(B)x(i). Joy, as a part-timer and unpaid, will work for

DHAKA: The candidates will run with party symbols, not alliance in elections to upcoming upazila councils, scheduled to begin from first week of March in five phases. Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader came up with remarks while

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League has started selling nomination forms for the 11th parliament seats reserved for women. Party general secretary Obaidul Quader inaugurated the sale at the political office of the party president Sheikh Hasina in Dhanmondi, at 10am Tuesday (Jan 15). The sale

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader ruled out the possibility of holding any post-elections dialogue between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the political parties. “There exists no matter on which dialogue can be held with the political parties,” he said.

SYLHET: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the allies of opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront have some common agenda in a bid to realize people’s rights. “Jatiya Oikyafront remains strong at its goal. The political parties may have difference of opinion. But

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday (Jan 14) granted BNP Standing committee member Mirza Abbas and his wife Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal President Afroza Abbas bail for eight weeks each, in a case filed over possessing illegal wealth. The bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront top leader also Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain is scheduled to leave here for Singapore on Jan 20, for treatment and medical check-up. Reliable sources from his party confirmed the matter. Gono Forum Training Affairs Secretary Rafiqul Islam Pathik

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgair condemned the recent remarks of Hefajat-e Islam Chief Shah Ahmed Shafi on limiting girls from education. “(We) have been shocked and astonished at the speech of Hefajat Islam Amir about not sending girls to school-college,”

DHAKA: Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday (Jan 13) said the process to repatriate convict BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has been started. “The process has been started to bring back not only Tarique Rahman, but all the criminals residing abroad. This process is continuous,” he

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder said all parties have to be ready for upcoming upazila polls, beginning from first week of March. “We hope all the political parties, including BNP and Oikyafront, will participate in the

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront top leader Dr Kamal Hossain said allying with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami to take part in the 11th parliamentary elections was a mistake for the opposition alliance. “It has been an unintentional mistake to ally with Jamaat. (I) have never did politics with

DHAKA:  Jatiya Oikyafront leader and Gano Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain is set to hold a press conference on Saturday (January 12). The conference will be held at Gano Forum’s central office in Arambagh area of the capital around 4 pm.  Gano Forum training affairs secretary