Finance Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal tells parliament that the government is determined to bring down the bank loan interest to the single digit.

Observing that corruption hurts the spirit and dream of the liberation war and damages the country’s development, Law Minister Anisul Huq suggests for taking integrated initiatives including making people more conscious about the right to information (RTI) law and its full implementation for prevention of corruption.

It is disappointing for the Election Commission that some of the major political parties are not taking part in the upcoming upazila elections, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Abu Dhabi this morning from Munich of Germany on her three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX-2019).

All of the 49 aspirants who submitted their nomination papers for the reserved seats for women in the 11th parliament have been elected uncontested.

Amid the rift between the party’s senior and old leaderships, Jamaat-e-Islami expels a member of the party’s majlish-e-shura, Majibur Rahman Monju, also former president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, from the organisation on charge of his involvement in anti-party activities.

All the 49 aspirants for election to the parliamentary reserved seats for women are set to be elected uncontested as they are the only candidates from their respective areas.

Dr Syeda Zakia Nur, who was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) uncontested from Kishoreganj-1 constituency, takes oath at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban in Dhaka.

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says that the war crimes trial will continue even if Jamaat-e-Islami seeks apology for its crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the BNP had an evil intention to make the December 30 general election questionable and it is still trying to do so.

Jamaat's assistant secretary general Barrister Abdur Razzaq has resigned from the party, a move insiders say will create pressure on Jamaat to reform its charter.

Different politicians and analysts said Jamaat should apologise to the nation as advised by Abdur Razzaq who resigned from the party yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hinted that her present -- and third consecutive -- term could possibly be her last as prime minister.

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar yesterday said the upcoming “upazila parishad election has lost its grace as it is not participatory”.

Fifty-six candidates from the BNP-led 20-party alliance, all defeated in the December 30 polls, yesterday filed one petition each with the High Court challenging the legality of the election.

General Secretary of the ruling Awami League Obaidul Quader says BNP’s invitation for public hearing on the 11th parliamentary election was nothing but a mockery.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaches Munich in Germany on a three-day official visit to the country to attend an international security conference.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin says maintaining a balance between development and environmental safety issues is the biggest challenge of the present government.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for a one-week visit to Germany and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend an international security conference in Germany’s Munich and a defense exhibition in UAE’s Abu Dhabi where she would also hold bilateral talks with the leaders of Middle Eastern nation.

A bipartisan group of six influential US Congressmen has voiced concern over the status of democracy in Bangladesh and called upon the Trump administration to address “threats to democracy” in the country.