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High Court verdict on Biswajit murder case August 6

The High Court will deliver its verdict on August 6 over the death references and appeals in the sensational Biswajit Das murder, where the man was hacked death under broad daylight in Dhaka by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists.
17 July 2017, 07:47 AM

BNP leaders Joynal Abdin, Bulu get bail in criminal cases

The High Court grants bail to BNP leaders Joynal Abdin Farooque and Barkatullah Bulu in three separate criminal cases.
17 July 2017, 07:40 AM

EC’s roadmap realistic: Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed drums in support of the Election Commission’s roadmap to hold the next general election and terms it realistic.
16 July 2017, 14:14 PM

‘EC’s roadmap won’t solve political crisis’

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir criticises the election commission’s “unilateral roadmap” of the next general election and said the effort will not settle the “prevailing political crisis”.
16 July 2017, 12:32 PM

BNP chief Khaleda Zia reaches London

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia who left Dhaka for treatment reached London this afternoon.
16 July 2017, 09:21 AM

EC can do nothing for creating level-playing field before polls date: CEC

Election Commission (EC) can do nothing for creating a level-playing field before the announcement of the schedule for the next parliamentary elections, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says.
16 July 2017, 07:26 AM

Khaleda leaves Dhaka for London

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia leaves Dhaka for London by a flight of Emirates Airline for treatment in her eye and leg.
15 July 2017, 16:12 PM

Quader seeks meritorious persons in politics

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says said that an intellectual vacuum will be created in the country’s political arena if meritorious people do not come to politics.
15 July 2017, 13:32 PM

Khaleda condemns ‘cop intervention’ in Rob’s residence meeting

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia strongly condemns law enforcers’ alleged intervention in a meeting at Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Rob) President ASM Abdur Rob’s Uttara residence on July 13 night.
15 July 2017, 09:32 AM

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq apologises for remark on chikungunya

Apologising for his yesterday’s comment on chikungunya, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq says he could not express himself properly.
15 July 2017, 08:03 AM

Don’t isolate me from people with security measures: PM to SSF

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the Special Security Force (SSF) personnel to be careful so that security measures do not isolate her from the common people as they are at the centre of all power.
15 July 2017, 07:34 AM

Turkey marks anniversary of failed coup against Erdogan rule

Turkey commemorates the first anniversary of the quashed military coup that sought to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a series of events honouring some 250 people who were killed on July 15, 2016, while trying to stop the insurrection.
15 July 2017, 04:39 AM

AL men looting relief materials: BNP

BNP alleged that the ruling party men are looting the relief materials allotted for the flood victims in the country’s north-northeastern areas.
14 July 2017, 12:50 PM

Take steps to eradicate Chikungunya, Khaleda urges govt

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls upon the government to take measures immediately for eradicating the menace of mosquito-borne Chikungunya disease.
14 July 2017, 05:20 AM

Cops 'intervene informal meeting’ of civil, political leaders at Uttara house

Police allegedly intervene an “informal meeting” of a group of civil society leaders and political personalities at a house in Uttara of Dhaka. Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President ASM Abdur Rob arranged the meeting at his residence, house no. 14 in Sector-3, around 7:30pm, reports our staff correspondent.
13 July 2017, 18:21 PM

6 BNP-backed GCC councillors free to walk out of jail

High Court grants bail to six BNP-backed ward councillors of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) in an arson case, clearing the way of their walk out of jail.
13 July 2017, 11:41 AM

Raushan to meet Sri Lanka president

Leader of the opposition, Raushan Ershad is scheduled to meet the visiting President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena in the afternoon on July 13, 2017.
13 July 2017, 08:18 AM

Former Brazil leader Lula gets nearly 10 years' jail for graft

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for graft -- a stark fall from grace for the iconic leftist leader, and the latest twist in a sprawling political corruption probe engulfing Latin America's largest economy.
13 July 2017, 04:32 AM

Khaleda Zia calls BNP standing committee meeting tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls the party's standing committee meeting to discuss the current situation of the country.
12 July 2017, 17:37 PM

BNP leader Ilias Ali's wife finally allowed to go abroad

BNP leader M Ilias Ali’s wife Tahsina Rushdir Luna is allowed to fly for London one hour after she was again barred by the immigration officers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka.
12 July 2017, 05:15 AM