A life of measured resistance
30 December 2025, 23:34 PM
With Khaleda Zia’s passing, Bangladesh has lost a towering political figure whose calm restraint often stood in stark contrast to the country’s bruising, combative political culture.
30 December 2025, 23:34 PM
Undefeated, unmatched
30 December 2025, 23:10 PM
Twenty-three contests. Twenty-three victories. No losses.
30 December 2025, 23:10 PM
Undefeated, unmatched
30 December 2025, 07:15 AM
Khaleda Zia's enviable election record testifies to her popularity
30 December 2025, 07:15 AM
The leader who stood her ground
30 December 2025, 04:51 AM
Again and again, she selected the harder road—not because it guaranteed victory, but because it preserved meaning
30 December 2025, 04:51 AM
Goodbye, Khaleda Zia
30 December 2025, 02:31 AM
Khaleda Zia evolved from a shy military spouse into a defining figure of Bangladesh’s democratic struggle
30 December 2025, 02:31 AM
Only election roadmap will ease tensions
23 May 2025, 20:02 PM
The BNP believes that only a clear roadmap for the election will be able to improve the present volatile situation in the country’s politics.
23 May 2025, 20:02 PM
Opinion / The price of unchecked protest politics
21 May 2025, 12:16 PM
Under the guise of “mob justice,” various groups, including students, have taken the law into their own hands.
21 May 2025, 12:16 PM
BNP to press for polls without stirring chaos
20 May 2025, 18:06 PM
The BNP is planning to ramp up efforts to push for a national election by December but will avoid a direct conflict with the interim government, party sources have said.
20 May 2025, 18:06 PM
BNP won't take tough line now
The BNP will not go for tough street programmes anytime soon although the government continues to deny the party any “democratic space”.
9 January 2017, 18:00 PM
EC Formation: BNP to step up campaign
Happy with Sunday's dialogue with the president, the BNP now wants to intensify its campaign focusing on the formation of a
19 December 2016, 18:00 PM
7-murder comes up in N'ganj polls campaign
The councillor election in ward no-2 of Narayanganj has drawn attention of voters as the wife of slain ward councillor Nazrul Islam is running against a contestant who was primarily implicated in the sensational seven-murder case.
16 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Palm trees and 11 war heroes
Life in Kalatia was calm and relaxed basking in the breezy spring days back in 1971. And it was only natural for a quiet
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
BNP plans to hold countrywide talks over EC formation
BNP has planned to hold roundtables, discussions and seminars across the country to drum up peoples' support in favour of Khaleda Zia's proposal on formation of the next election commission on the basis of consensus among the political parties.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Care for herbal drink from jute?
Bangladeshi scientists claim to have recreated a long-lost recipe of herbal drink made from jute leaf, which they hope would gain popularity across the globe.
The organic drink touted as “jute green tea” has 30 percent more calorie than spinach, and it contains iron, vitamin C, vitamin D and anti-oxidants, according to scientists at Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI).
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Success In Last 20 Years: Spice output jumps 6-fold
What is a common element in the aromatic wedding biriyani, The East India Company in the 17th century and one specialised research lab in Bogra? It is a quest for good spices to make everyday ordinary food extraordinary.
The lab's research in spice has made extraordinary progress.
11 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Zilla Parishad Polls: BNP unlikely to take part
The BNP is unlikely to participate in the upcoming district council elections scheduled for December, as the party has a few elected public
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Tiny plastic, huge risk
After a day out in the dirt and dust, you might want to use a face wash to clean up but such cleansing products are dirtying up the
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM