BNP MP Harunur Rashid gets 5yrs in jail for dodging taxes

A Dhaka court sentences BNP lawmaker from Chapainawabganj-3 constituency Harunur Rashid to five years’ imprisonment and also fined Tk 50 lakh in connection with a case filed for dodging taxes while importing a luxurious car in 2007.
21 October 2019, 10:14 AM

ACC sues ex leader of Jubo League Khaled, contractor GK Shamim

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against expelled Organising Secretary of Jubo League Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan and Contractor GK Shamim and his mother for amassing wealth beyond their known source of income.
21 October 2019, 08:54 AM

Omar Faroque Chowdhury relieved from Jubo League

Mohammad Omar Faroque Chowdhury has been removed from the chairman post of Jubo League, the youth wing of Awami League.
20 October 2019, 15:08 PM

My remarks projected partially: Menon

Taking a U-turn from his yesterday’s remarks that people could not vote in the December 30 national election, Worker Party President Rashed Khan Menon claims that his remarks have been projected partially, sending a wrong message to the national politics.
20 October 2019, 13:43 PM

JCD men attacked by ‘Muktijoddha Mancha’ activists on DU campus

Four Chhatra Dal activists have been injured in an attack allegedly by the members of Muktijoddha Mancha, a platform comprising descendants of freedom fighters, on Dhaka University campus.
20 October 2019, 09:33 AM

If Menon was minister, would he be able to ask this question: Quader

No conversation on behalf of the party or government was held with Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon so far over his claim that people could not vote on December 30 parliamentary polls, says Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
20 October 2019, 06:30 AM

DNCC ward councillor Rajib expelled from Jubo League

Hours after DNCC ward councillor Tarequzzaman Rajib was arrested on charge of extortion and land grabbing, he was expelled from the post of joint general secretary at Jubo League’s Dhaka north unit.
20 October 2019, 05:11 AM

People couldn’t cast vote in Dec 30 election: Menon

Ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance leader and Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon testifies that people couldn’t cast their votes in the December 30 parliamentary election.
19 October 2019, 15:15 PM

Cut ties with Jamaat, Zafrullah asks BNP

Pro-BNP intellectual Zafrullah Chowdhury calls upon BNP to sever its ties with Jamaat, gearing up the anti-government movement to restore democracy in the country and to free Khaleda Zia from jail.
18 October 2019, 14:45 PM

Dr Kamal pushes for greater unity

Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain lays emphasis on spreading the call for unity to every locality to free the country from 'autocracy' and establish 'effective' democracy.
18 October 2019, 14:01 PM

Casino business: Samrat taken to Rab office for interrogation

Former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, an alleged kingpin of the illegal casino business in Dhaka, has been taken to the office of Rab-1 for interrogation in connection with two cases filed under the arms and narcotics control acts.
17 October 2019, 12:51 PM

Root cause of ailing student politics

Upon seeing the news of student politics being banned on campus in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) recently, a few crucial factors to consider stand out regarding Abrar Fahad’s death and the surrounding fallout against student politics.
17 October 2019, 08:41 AM

Buet students vow to uproot terror activities on campus

Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have taken an oath against terror activities on the campus.
16 October 2019, 09:24 AM

PM urges all to be responsible on road to avert accidents

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon all including the drivers and pedestrians to be responsible in using the roads to avoid accidents while opening a number of development projects.
16 October 2019, 06:38 AM

PM to attend 18th NAM Summit in Baku Oct 25-26

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held on October 25-26 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
16 October 2019, 04:39 AM

Kim vows to fight US sanctions, visits sacred NKorean peak

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to surmount US-led sanctions on his country in state media reports alongside evocative propaganda images of him riding a white horse seen as foretelling significant decisions before his own deadline for US movement on nuclear talks expires.
16 October 2019, 04:34 AM

JS body questions necessity of police verification for passport

A parliamentary body raises question over the necessity of police verification for getting passport as people often become victim of harassment to get police clearance in this regard.
15 October 2019, 14:43 PM

Feasibility study for Chattogram metro rail project soon: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the feasibility study for a metro rail project in Chattogram city will begin soon as per the directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
15 October 2019, 14:02 PM

Quader urges Buet students to return to classes

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged Buet students, who are protesting the brutal murder of Abrar Fahad, to go back to the class.
15 October 2019, 09:55 AM

Another accused held in Abrar Fahad murder case

Law enforcers have arrested another accused in connection with the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad.
15 October 2019, 09:01 AM