3 Jubo Dal leaders expelled in Lalmonirhat

Three Jubo Dal leaders from Lalmonirhat have been expelled from the party for violating party discipline
9 August 2024, 13:58 PM

Politics as usual will waste the victory

We are currently living a critical juncture in Bangladesh’s history. The students, whose lives, blood, and sweat brought the change, have made it abundantly clear that the change of players is just the first step towards changing the game, not the final or even the penultimate step. They cannot be gamed into thinking that the game is changing. The question now is what exactly needs to change and how.
9 August 2024, 06:04 AM

Hasina will return once democracy is restored: Joy

Awami League President and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh once democracy is restored, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy told PTI
8 August 2024, 19:02 PM

BNP bans inclusion of new members in party

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a ban on the inclusion of leaders and activists from other political parties or non-political individuals into the party until further notice
8 August 2024, 18:29 PM

Two more VCs resign

Vice-chancellors of two more public universities -- Rajshahi University and Islamic University (IU), Kushtia -- resigned after the Awami League-led government was dissolved amid a student movement.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Prof Yunus will successfully lead interim govt

Expressing his optimism, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday hoped that Professor Muhammad Yunus would be successful in leading the interim government.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Asaduzzaman new AG

Md Asaduz-zaman, a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court and a BNP leader, has been appointed as new attorney general of Bangladesh.
8 August 2024, 18:00 PM

BNP calls for unity, polls at the soonest

BNP yesterday called for calm and unity and ensuring the safety of all irrespective of religion, race and identity as well as immediate election.
7 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Gopalganj AL vows to bring back Hasina

Leaders and activities of Awami League and its front organisations in Gopalganj today vowed to bring back Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as prime minister and fled the country on Monday following a massive uprising, to the country.
7 August 2024, 17:15 PM

Thousands gather at Nayapaltan for BNP rally

Acting chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to address the rally virtually as the chief guest
7 August 2024, 08:07 AM

Hasina hasn't decided yet on her next destination: Joy

Former PM's son says she will stay in Delhi for a while
7 August 2024, 05:21 AM

BNP to hold rally at Nayapaltan tomorrow

Following the fall of the Awami League government, BNP will hold a rally in front of its Nayapaltan central office in Dhaka tomorrow (Wednesday)
6 August 2024, 17:46 PM

Banned Shibir returns to two campuses in Ctg

Just a day after the fall of the Awami League government, the leaders and activists of the student wing of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami – Islami Chhatra Shibir -- took control of two colleges in Chattogram
6 August 2024, 15:52 PM

Fakhrul urges calm and restraint

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday called upon people to remain calm and exercise restraint to maintain peace and stability in the country following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Fulfill students’ 9-point demand immediately

Workers Party of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Tarikat Federation, two partners of the ruling Awami League led-14 party alliance, yesterday urged the government to immediately fulfill the nine-point demand of the protesting students.
3 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Don’t try to buy time, resign without delay

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the government to step down instead of trying to buy more time and indulging in killing and bloodshed.
3 August 2024, 18:00 PM

AL postpones today’s mourning procession

Awami League's scheduled mourning procession will not take place today due to "inclement weather conditions", according to a press release issued by Awami League last night
3 August 2024, 06:55 AM

Step down immediately, CPB tells govt

Communist Party of Bangladesh this evening demanded that the Sheikh Hasina-led government resign without any further delay and take initiative for a political solution to the ongoing problem
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Apologise and resign: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Fakhrul yesterday condemned the “attacks by law enforcement and ruling party activists” on students during their prayers and mass procession programme.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM

Vested people playing govt-vs-students game

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said even after fulfilling the students’ demand for quota reform, a vested quarter is continuing an ill effort to gain its interest by playing the government-versus-students game.
2 August 2024, 18:00 PM