Court asks Khaleda to appear on May 17

A Dhaka court yesterday asked state-owned Sonali Bank Ltd to publish an advertisement in two national dailies asking BNP Chairperson
12 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Cases keep BNP-backed candidates at bay

BNP-backed mayor and councillor candidates cannot participate in the city polls campaigns or electoral activities properly due to the cases filed against them, a senior BNP leader says.
11 April 2015, 08:24 AM

Jamaat 'defector' joins Rajshahi AL

A Jamaat-e-Islami leader, who claimed to have defected from its Bagmara upazila unit in Rajshahi, and around 100 of his followers
10 April 2015, 19:04 PM

JP hails crackdown on Yemeni militants

The Japa Chief HM Ersahd who is also the special envoy to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in a statement extended support to the
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM

35 hurt in AL, BNP clash over Kamaruzzaman's death penalty

At least 35 people were injured when activists of Awami League and BNP clashed in Madhabpur of Moulvibazar Thursday night over the
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Release of Manna demanded

Some politicians and eminent citizens yesterday demanded that Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna be released immediately.
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Nasir plans big for Ctg

Plagued by perennial problems, Dhaka and Chittagong -- our two major cities -- go to polls on April 28. What will a mayoral hopeful do to solve those problems if elected?
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Nasir expects PM's help for development

Awami League (AL) backed mayor candidate AZM Nasir Uddin of the upcoming Chittagong City Corporation election yesterday said he
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Tabith starts election campaign

BNP-blessed mayoral aspirant Tabith Awal starts election campaign for Dhaka North City Corporation polls this afternoon.
10 April 2015, 12:09 PM

Development of wards will be based on priorities

Chittagong city's Awami League-backed mayor candidate AZM Nasir Uddin yesterday pledged that he would give priority to the
9 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Rizvi denied bail again

A Dhaka court yesterday again rejected the bail petition of BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed in three more arson cases.
9 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Tabith BNP's final choice for DNCC

The BNP last night endorsed mayoral aspirant Tabith Awal in Dhaka North City Corporation polls, as the Supreme Court upheld the High Court order rejecting his father Abdul Awal Mintoo's writ petition against the cancellation of nomination.
9 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Goal a modern Ctg

Plagued by perennial problems, Dhaka and Chittagong -- our two major cities -- go to polls on April 28. What will a mayoral hopeful do to solve those problems if elected? How all the modern amenities will be ensured? What is his vision for the future of the city?
9 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Two held with 31,000 Yaba pills

Police arrested two people from Oliabad area near the Naf River in Teknaf upazila under the district and seized 31,000 pieces of Yaba
9 April 2015, 18:00 PM

SC upholds Mintoo’s nomination scrap order

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that rejected a writ petition filed by BNP-backed mayoral aspirant Abdul Awal Mintoo challenging cancellation of his nomination for DNCC polls.
9 April 2015, 05:05 AM

Dhaka civil society forms two camps for mayoral favourites

Two platforms of civil society members affiliated with Awami League and BNP were created yesterday to support the campaigns of the
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka civil society forms two camps for mayoral favourites

Two platforms of civil society members affiliated with Awami League and BNP were created yesterday to support the campaigns of the
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Nasir vows to end Ctg waterlogging permanently

Awami League-backed mayor candidate AZM Nasir Uddin started meeting the voters yesterday, promising to end Chittagong city's
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Manjur meets BNP grassroots, new female voters

BNP-blessed mayoral hopeful M Manjur Alam, who will start his field-level campaign tomorrow, met party grassroots leaders and new
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM

One man set to become Ctg city councillor uncontested

An Awami League-backed councillor candidate in the April 28 Chittagong City Corporation election is going to win uncontested, as his
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM