DHAKA: Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of Shujan (Citizens for Good Governance), a civil society organization, on Sunday alleged that Rab is doing the job of police forces.   “At present, whatever Rab is doing, these work actually the job of police. Rab doing such job as police failed

MUNSHIGANJ: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to visit Munshiganj on May 24. She is expected to address a rally in town’s Launch Ghat area on that day while more than lakhs leader and activists are expected to join the programme. BNP district

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will form a three-member investigation committee headed by a former justice to probe into the Narayanjang abduction-killing of seven persons. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the disclosure while talking to

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 Sunday deferred the prosecution argument in the war crimes case against Brahmanbaria Awami League leader Mobarak Hossain till May 18. A three-member of tribunal led-by ICT-1 chairman M Enayetur Rahim re-fixed the date after Mobarak’s

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Sunday deferred till October 8 the hearing of charge framing against 12 BNP leaders and activists including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a cocktail blast case. Dhaka-I additional metropolitan session judge Zakia Parvin passed the

DHAKA: BNP will stage a 4-day nonstop agitation program from 17 protesting the ongoing murder-disappearance-abduction in the country and shifting trial of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in two graft cases at the makeshift court at Bakshi Bazar Alia Madrasa ground.  BNP Joint Secretary

SUNAMGANJ: BNP observed half-day hartal in the district demanding the trace of missing UK expatiate BNP leader Mujibur Rahman Mujib. Leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies were seen picketing at different places and on the roads of the district town including Traffic

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia held a meeting with standing committee members of the party for discussing current socio-political situation of the country and their further movements. The meeting was held at party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in the city around 9:05pm.

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League leader Dr Dipu Moni has said the bilateral ties between Bangladesh and India will be further strengthened with the new Indian government. The former foreign minister made the observation while talking to reporters during her visit to London, quoting PTI,

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said the democracy of the country is suffering. “There is no democracy in the country. It is suffering,” he said.   The former president of the country came up with the observation while addressing a general meeting of Jatiya Jubo

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Saturday has expelled its four activists for breaching the rules and regulations of the organization. A release, signed by secretary of central BCL Sheikh M Rasel, disclosed the matter. The expelled students are: deputy sports secretary of BCL

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that ruling party ministers and lawmakers are involved in the sensational seven murder of Naryanganj and investigation would have to be carried out against them. The BNP leader came up with the allegation while

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to hold meeting with party’s standing committee on Saturday night. The meeting will be held at chairperson’s Gulshan office at 9:00pm with Khaleda Zia in the chair. Various important issues including latest political situation and fixation

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will visit Narayanganj to meet the families of the city's slain panel mayor Nazrul Islam and six others on Wednesday. Sources said BNP has a plan to hold rally to express solidarity and sympathy to the bereaved family members if administration

DHAKA: Awami League Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta MP on Friday urged to send Narayanganj’s sensational seven-murder case to the speedy trial tribunal to detect the criminals. He came up with this while addressing a program titled ‘Ongoing Politics’ as chief guest at

DHAKA: Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya MP Friday categorically said that no member of his family was connected with the sensational seven-murder of Narayanganj. There were not even any business dealings with the slain persons, he added. He claimed

DHAKA: Juba Dal president Moazzem Hossain Alal on Friday called for an armed revolution against the incumbent government. He came up with the call while addressing a seminar titled “Insecurity in Citizen Life: Way Out” organized by Swadhinata Forum Central Command at National Press

DHAKA: Awami League nominated Jebunnesa Haque Hiron, wife of Shawkat Hossain Hiron, for the by-polls of Barisal-5 constituency. The decision came from a meeting of Awami League parliamentary committee at Ganobhaban in the capital on Thursday afternoon after the interviews of the

DHAKA: Chairman of parliamentary committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, Suranjit Sengupta said democracy is the code of life.     “Democracy is the code of life. Without democracy, our life is incomplete. Everywhere including family, guardian, society, school,

DHAKA: An eight-member delegation of BNP visited the family of slain senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarkar to condole the family in Narayanganj district on Thursday noon. The delegation, led by BNP standing committee member Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah, arrived there at around