NAYAPALTAN (DHAKA): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir laid out some demands which are prerequisite to national election. The demands are as follows: release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail, resignation of ruling government, dissolution of parliament and

NAYAPALTAN (DHAKA): BNP is holding a protest rally demanding better treatment of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her unconditional release from prison. According to schedule, the procession has begun at 3:00pm in front of Nayapaltan party office in the capital on Friday (July 20).

DHAKA: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader remarked that BNP wants 'Nationalist Election Commission' to win in the next election. The minister told reporters, at 11am, on Friday (July 20) in response to a question while inspecting preparatory work of a public

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed said that BNP’s alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh is on and it will continue. “We are trying settlement with Jamaat. Jamaat is an organized party. The alliance with the party (Jamaat) remains and will continue,”

DHAKA: Popular musician Shafin Ahmed officially joined the Jatiya Party (JP).  Shafin joined the party by meeting JP chairman HM Ershad at his Baridhara residence on Thursday (July 19). JP presidium member and National Sangskritik Party president Masud parvez Sohel Rana was also

NATORE: A team of Rapid Action Battalion detained three members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Natore Sadar upazila on Wednesday night (July 18). They were picked up while carrying out a secret meeting in Ruierbagh area of the upazila, RAB-5

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi expressed his dissatisfaction over the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in elections. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said, “This machine (EVM) can easily change election result. It’s possible to manipulate election through

DHAKA: BNP has secured a verbal permission for holding a protest rally demanding proper treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her unconditional release from prison. The rally will begin at 3:00pm on Friday (July 20) in front of Nayapaltan party office in the capital, BNP senior

DHAKA: The High Court extended till July 26 the bail of Khaleda Zia and adjourned till July 22 the hearing of her review plea challenging the 5-year jail term 15 in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sent Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Council, to jail after placing him on remand in two separate cases filed with Shahbagh Police Station. Police on Wednesday (July 18) filed a petition asking for imprisonment of

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia filed a bail petition with High Court in a case filed under Special Powers Act for vandalizing vehicles in Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla on February 3, 2015. The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mujibur Rahman is likely to hear bail

DHAKA: After Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Road Transport & Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader now returned the BMW car which was given by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as gift.  Bridges ministry’s Senior Information Officer Md Abu Naser issued a notice regarding this Wednesday

DHAKA: Former President and Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad held a meeting with Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The meeting was held from 5:00-6:00 pm at Ershad’s residence President Park in Dhaka on Tuesday (July 17). JP Secretary General ABM

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that conspiracy is being hatched to kick BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia out of politics forever by jeopardizing her life.  The senior BNP leader made this remark in response to Home Minister’s speech on Khaleda Zia’s

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claimed that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is fine in jail. The minister came up with the claim in a regular program titled ‘Meet the Reporters' of Dhaka Reporters Unity on Tuesday (July 17). Kamal said, “BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claimed that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is fine in jail. The minister came up with the claim in a regular program titled ‘Meet the Reporters' of Dhaka Reporters Unity on Tuesday (July 17). Kamal said, “BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia

NARAYANGANJ: Mentioning that BNP doing dirty politics with Khaleda Zia’s physical condition, ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said Khaleda’s treatment is not important to them but to find political issue. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made

NARAIL: A Narail court rejected bail plea of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a defamation case.  Narail Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Jahidul Azad rejected the plea Tuesday (July 17). On July 2, Md Jahidul Azad fixed July 17 for a hearing on the bail petition, after receiving

DHAKA: A Dhaka court extended till July 24 the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Khaleda Zia wasn’t produced before the court on Tuesday due to her illness. On behalf of her, her lawyers pleaded for extending the bail. Judge Dr Md

THAKURGAON: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the government to make the upcoming national election meaningful through discussion. His party wants to join the general election but people’s right to vote safely must be restored first, he added. The senior BNP