A total of 671 leaders of the Jatiya Party (JaPa) from 10 police stations resigned, bringing allegations of arbitrariness against Chairman GM Quader and General Secretary Mujibul Haque Chunnu. Shafiqul Islam Sentu, the recently expelled convenor of JaPa Dhaka Metropolitan North,

The newly appointed whips of the parliament led by Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital on Wednesday (January 24) afternoon. At the onset of the meeting, they greeted the Prime

The Election Commission (EC) decided to hold polls for 233 local government bodies, including by-polls to Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) and general election to Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC), will be held on March 9. EC secretariat secretary Jahangir Alam announced the polls

A Dhaka court on Wednesday (January 24) adjourned until February 15 the hearing on charge framing in the Gatco graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 14 others. Judge Muhammad Ali Hussain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 re-fixed the date after holding a short hearing on

A magistrate court in Dhaka today (January 24) denied bail petition of BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in connection with a case filed with Ramna Model Police Station over the attack on the chief justice's residence on October 28 last year. However,

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader left Dhaka for Singapore on Tuesday (January 23) morning as part of routine health check-up. Quader also General Secretary of the ruling Awami League left the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:30 am boarding on a flight

The Awami League (AL) working committee has decided not to give the party symbol in the upazila elections.  Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader came up with the information after holding the working committee meeting on Monday

The High Court (HC) on Monday (January 22) granted bail to BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in six separate cases filed with the capital’s Paltan and Ramna police stations till March 26.  Besides, BNP executive committee member and Dhaka district BNP

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday (January 22) said the Jatiya Party (JaPa) would play the role of main opposition in parliament. Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, was speaking at a press conference held at the Awami League president’s

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced nationwide black flag processions on January 26 and 27 to press home its demands. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement today (January 21) at a press conference held at the party's Nayapaltan

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today (January 19) celebrates the 88th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman. The BNP and its associate bodies have taken elaborate programmes to celebrate the day. Ziaur Rahman was assassinated by a group of army officers at Chattogram

The opposition Jatiya Party (JaPa) parliamentary party has nominated the party’s chairman GM Quader as its leader and senior co-chairman as its deputy leader. The parliamentary party took the decision in its meeting held at the office of the deputy leader of the opposition in the

A Dhaka court today (January 18) granted bail to BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in four cases filed over violence in connection to BNP’s rally in Dhaka on October 28, 2023. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Tofazzal Hossain passed the order

The Newly appointed foreign minister of the country Dr Hasan Mahmud will visit New Delhi on February 7 as his first official bilateral tour. “I am going for tour of India on February 7 at the invitation of honourable Indian external affair minister,” he told the reporters

Terming Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) as BNP’s agent, Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader today (Jan 18) said the TIB report is one-sided and anti-government.  Quader also Awami League (AL) general secretary was addressing a press briefing at the

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday (January 17) held a meeting with a team of European Union experts that monitored Bangladesh's 12th Jatiya Sangsad elections. BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter.  “The virtual meeting lasted

A Dhaka court today (January 17) granted bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed with the city's Paltan Police Station on charge of sabotage. Dhaka's Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Tahmina Huque passed the order after hearing a bail

Awami League (AL) will hold a joint meeting at the party's Bangabandhu Avenue central office at 3pm today (Jan 15). Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting it, according to a press release. AL central working committee members, advisory

Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday (January 14) said that both the East and the West had expressed eagerness to work with the new government formed through the January 7 national election. He made the remark while talking to reporters at his office in the capital. the election

The Supreme Court (SC) today (January 14) denied bail to BNP leader Amanullah Aman in a corruption case in which he was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment in 2007. However, SC, allowed Aman, to appeal before this court against the HC verdict that upheld the lower court judgement,