Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hoped that people will vote for Awami League (AL) in the next elections as they will not keep trust in the BNP-Jamaat. The premier expressed her optimism while she was accorded a civic reception by expatriate Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom (UK) at

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today (May 7) said there is no foreign pressure for restoring the caretaker government system in Bangladesh. He said: "European Union, the USA, the UK or no other friendly country put pressure on Bangladesh over caretaker government

Several members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) unit of Dhaka University were injured as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly carried out an attack on them. The incident happened around today (May 6) while JCD leaders were leaving the campus after greeting admission

Jatiya Party (JAPA) has announced its mayoral candidates for upcoming city corporation elections in Gazipur, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi and Barishal. The candidates are MM Niaz Uddin in Gazipur; Saiful Islam Swapan in Rajshahi; Shafiqul Islam Madhu in Khulna; Engineer Iqbal Hossain

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is set to return home on today’s evening after the completion of a regular health check-up at Evercare Hospital in the capital. She will be taken home around 3 pm, said BNP Media Cell member Shamsuddin Didar.  The former prime minister

GM Quader, Jatiya Party Chairman and Leader of the Opposition in parliament said to make the country's electoral system independent. All political parties must be united to raise the demand of a free and transparent electoral system. GM Quader was addressing to media at the party

The High Court today (May 3) granted bail to Mamunul Haque, the former joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, in five separate cases.  An HC bench of Justice Mostafa Jaman Islam and Justice Aminul Islam passed the bail order. Earlier on April 18, 2021, Mamunul

A Jubo League leader was shot to death by miscreants at Gauripur West Bazar of Comilla Daudkandi upazila on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Jamal Hossain, 38, son of Fazlul Haque and resident of Ziarkandi village of Titas Upazila.  Jamal was Joint Convener of Titas

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said BNP leaders are submitting nomination papers for contesting the upcoming city elections though Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said BNP won't contest in the elections.  He also said

A Dhaka court today set May 18 for holding hearing on charge framing in two cases, one for observing fake birthday on National Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, lodged against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Today was fixed for holding the indictment

The nomination paper of Mohammad Zahangir Alam, suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, has been rejected while his mother Zayeda Khatun's one was declared valid for the mayoral post. Md Faridul Islam, the returning officer for the election, today (April 30) informed the

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Saturday (April 29) evening for health check-ups. She reached the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 6:45pm, said her media wing member Shamsuddin Didar. He said the BNP chairperson will undergo

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party is not participating in the upcoming five city elections. He also said that in the city polls, there will be no representation from the party for mayoral and councillor posts.  "We will not join any local

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Saturday (April 29) afternoon for a regular health check-up. Sayrul Kabir Khan, the BNP chief’s media wing member, confirmed the news. According to him, Khaleda Zia is scheduled to go to Evercare

Road Transport and Bridges Minister also the general secretary of Awami League (AL) Obaidul Quader has said that AL will resist if anyone tries to obstruct in holding the election. The Minister said AL wants a participatory and peaceful election. He told this to media after placing

Voting in the election to Chattogram-8 (Chandgaon-Boalkhali) by-election began on Thursday (April 27) morning with over five lakh people expected to exercise their franchise. The voting started at 8am and will continue till 4pm. The total number of voters in this constituency is Tk

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was released from jail on Tuesday (April 25) on bail after more than four and a half months of his arrest. He walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 4pm. Around a hundred party leaders

A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was shot to death in Rajbari Sadar upazila on Sunday night. The deceased was Sheikh Sabuj, 29, of Urakanda under Barat union. He was the nephew of Farid Uddin, general secretary of Barat union unit of Awami League. Another one named

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (April 23) said that the country's common people are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr safely and smoothly but BNP doesn't like it.   He said: "The country's Muslim devotees are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr smoothly and

Senior BNP leaders visited the party chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan residence to exchange Eid greetings on Saturday (April 22). Led by the party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the standing committee members Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar, Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar