Priya Saha to be sued for sedition: Quader

Terming the allegation made by Priya Saha to US President Donald Trump about Bangladesh 'absolutely false', Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said she will be sued on sedition charges.
20 July 2019, 07:49 AM

Govt calls Priya Saha’s allegation ‘blatant lies’

The government has termed as "blatant lies" the complaints made by Bangladeshi national Priya Saha to US President Donald Trump claiming that minority communities in the country are exposed to persecution.
20 July 2019, 07:10 AM

Priyanka Gandhi meets Sonbhadra victims’ families, says she’ll return

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets the family members of the victims of a violent clash over a land dispute in an Uttar Pradesh village and empathises with them.
20 July 2019, 06:13 AM

ACC chief’s remark on graft not clear: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has criticised the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman for his recent remark that “if government officials commit any mistake in good faith then it will not be considered as crime”.
19 July 2019, 10:30 AM

Priyanka Gandhi detained after staging sit-in

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is detained after she is barred from visiting the victims of a firing incident in a village in Uttar Pradesh.
19 July 2019, 09:24 AM

‘Govt won’t be spared if Khaleda denied release’

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir warns the government would not be spared if it does not ensure immediate release of the party’s Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
18 July 2019, 15:38 PM

Ranga announces Quader JP chairman

Jatiya Party Secretary General Moshiur Rahman Ranga announces lawmaker Golam Mohammad Quader as the party's chairman.
18 July 2019, 09:34 AM

Health minister directs DCs to control misuse of antibiotics

Health Minister Zahid Malik has directed all deputy commissioners (DCs) to work for controlling use of antibiotics in different farms.
17 July 2019, 15:10 PM

US House condemns Trump over 'racist comments' tweeted at congresswomen

The US House of Representatives votes to condemn President Donald Trump for "racist comments" against four minority Democratic congresswomen, a symbolic measure aimed at shaming Trump and his fellow Republicans who stood by him.
17 July 2019, 05:17 AM

Ershad laid to rest in Palli Nibas

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad is laid to rest at his home in Rangpur city with state honour.
16 July 2019, 09:53 AM

Ershad’s body taken to Rangpur

The body of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who passed away in the capital on Sunday morning, has been taken in Rangpur for his fourth namaz-e-janaza.
16 July 2019, 07:00 AM

Iran's top diplomat warns US is 'playing with fire'

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that the United States is "playing with fire," echoing remarks by President Donald Trump as the two sides are locked in a standoff over Tehran's nuclear program.
16 July 2019, 04:25 AM

PM opens 7 housing uplift schemes

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has opened seven housing development projects for the cabinet members, government officials and employees as well as the people affected by the schemes.
15 July 2019, 07:08 AM

HM Ershad’s 2nd namaz-e-janaza held

The second namaz-e-janaza of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has been held at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad in Dhaka.
15 July 2019, 06:07 AM

Attack on Hasina’s train: 8 more BNP men surrender to Pabna court

Eight more convicted BNP men surrender before a Pabna court in a case filed over the attack on a train carrying the then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina in Ishwardi 25 years ago.
14 July 2019, 12:27 PM

Fakhrul mourns Ershad’s death

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed deep shock at the death of Jatiya Party Chairman and former president HM Ershad.
14 July 2019, 08:49 AM

Korean PM Lee pays tributes to Liberation War martyrs

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon paid tributes to the memories of Liberation War martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Mausoleum this morning.
14 July 2019, 06:49 AM

PM issues 31-point directives to DCs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued 31-point directives to the deputy commissioners (DCs).
14 July 2019, 06:48 AM

The rise and fall of HM Ershad

In 1982, Ershad usurped state power as Chief Martial Law Administrator by removing Abdus Sattar-led government through a bloodless coup, and 3 days later he installed Justice Abul Fazl Mohammad Ahsanuddin Chowdhury as President. Ershad assumed country’s Presidency in 1983. Following a nationwide mass movement, he was finally forced to step down in 1990.
14 July 2019, 05:05 AM

President, PM mourn Ershad’s death

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad.
14 July 2019, 04:09 AM