BNP demands PM’s resignation for signing ‘anti-state’ deal with India

BNP demands immediate step down of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for signing “anti-state” agreements with India “ignoring the country’s national interest”.
6 October 2019, 11:13 AM

Sheikh Hasina, a great inspiration for me: Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, general secretary of Indian Congress party, meets visiting Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
6 October 2019, 10:37 AM

It was Samrat

Samrat, the king of casinos in Bangladesh, is found to be quite innovative in working his way up the power ladder.
6 October 2019, 10:06 AM

Long-term plan needed to stop violent extremism, Speakers say at Brussels conference

Stressing the necessity to stop violent extremism with long-term integrated plan, speakers at a conference in Belgium say that the threat is no longer limited in South Asia, rather Europe and the US are also affected by its destructive impacts.
6 October 2019, 04:32 AM

Ershad’s son Saad wins Rangpur by-polls

Rahgir Al Mahi alias Saad Ershad, the eldest son of late Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, wins the by-polls at Rangpur-3 parliamentary constituency.
5 October 2019, 13:59 PM

Tulip Siddiq among influential politicians in London

Bangladesh origin United Kingdom’s Labour Party lawmaker and Sheikh Rehana’s daughter Tulip Siddiq has been ranked on the most influential politicians’ list in London this year, according to a message.
5 October 2019, 09:08 AM

NHRC, a retirement home to top bureaucrats: Shahdeen Malik

Eminent jurist Dr Shahdeen Malik says National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has become a retirement home for top bureaucrats of the government.
5 October 2019, 07:12 AM

Bangladesh allows India to withdraw Feni river water

Bangladesh has agreed to allow India to withdraw 1.82 cusec of water from trans-border Feni river to meet the demand of drinking water for the people of of Tripura’s Sabroom town.
5 October 2019, 07:08 AM

Jaishankar meets Hasina; says India prioritises relations with Dhaka

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reaffirms New Delhi’s highest priority to its relations with Dhaka during a meeting with the visiting Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
5 October 2019, 06:04 AM

PM floats four ideas for connectivity, amity in South Asia

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls for managing geo-political realities in South Asia through collaboration and placed a four-point proposal to make the region connected, friendly and competitive.
4 October 2019, 15:54 PM

I told my cook not to use onion: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that Bangladesh was taken by surprise by India’s sudden decision of a ban on onion export which has resulted in skyrocketing of the price of the bulb in Bangladesh.
4 October 2019, 12:11 PM

Khaleda not to compromise with govt: Moudud

BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed says their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not compromise with the government over her release from jail.
4 October 2019, 10:32 AM

After Assam, Karnataka mulls NRC introduction

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka, which houses India’s Information Technology hub Bengaluru, is mulling introduction of the National Register of Citizens in the state, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai says.
4 October 2019, 04:24 AM

‘Hold Krishak League council by Nov 30’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling Awami League, asks her party’s affiliated body Bangladesh Krishak League to hold its central council by November 30.
3 October 2019, 16:09 PM

BFIU seeks bank details of Jubo League chief Omar Faroque

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) asks the authorities of different lenders to send bank statements of Jubo League Chairman Mohammad Omar Faroque Chowdhury.
3 October 2019, 15:00 PM

PM to return home from India with good news, BNP hopes

BNP hopes that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would return home from India with good news after ensuring the due share of water from Teesta and other common rivers.
3 October 2019, 14:03 PM

Bangladesh offers most liberal investment environment: PM

Describing the environment of investment in Bangladesh the most liberal one in South Asia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the world investors, particularly those from India, to invest in various sectors such as education, automotive industry and light engineering in the country.
3 October 2019, 13:00 PM

Khaleda doesn’t want govt mercy

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is innocent and she has the right to get bail, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Zainul Abedin says.
3 October 2019, 09:15 AM

JCD men come under BCL attack at JnU; 7 hurt

Members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Jagannath University (JnU) unit have come under attack allegedly by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) when they brought out a procession on the campus demanding release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
3 October 2019, 09:04 AM

PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Delhi

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached New Delhi today on a four-day official visit.
3 October 2019, 04:34 AM