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Ekramul murder: Stay on Minar’s bail extended

The Supreme Court extends for two weeks its earlier stay order on bail of BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Minar in Feni’s Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque murder case.
24 March 2016, 07:29 AM

Desperation for win led to Mathbaria bloodshed

An Awami League leader's desperate attempts to clinch victory for his party favourite in Tuesday's polls to Dhanisafa union parishad cost five lives in Mathbaria of Pirojpur, according to locals.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

UP polls: AL wins 356 chairman posts, BNP 30

Awami League-backed chairman candidates won elections in 356 union parishads while contestants from its arch rival BNP’s camp won in 30.
23 March 2016, 09:29 AM

Polls free, claims AL

The ruling Awami League has claimed that the union parishad election was held in a free, spontaneous, and transparent manner while its political opponent BNP termed the polls “farcical under a partisan Election Commission”.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

5 killed as BGB opens fire to stop ballot snatching

UP polls: 5 persons have been killed when BGB opened fire to stop ballot snatching after vote casting in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur, cops say.
22 March 2016, 16:11 PM

UP polls: Vote counting begins

Voting in 717 Union Parishads (UPs) in 37 districts of the country ends at 4pm today amid various irregularities and sporadic violence in various districts.
22 March 2016, 10:43 AM

Man killed in Jhalakathi, polling officers shot in Noakhali

Two presiding officers are shot in Noakhali as reports of gunfire came from voting centres in Patuakhali and Satkhira during the first phase of union parishad elections.
22 March 2016, 03:39 AM

Why Manna should not be granted bail

The High Court yesterday asked the government to explain within three weeks why Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, now in jail, should not be granted bail in two cases.
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM

1 killed, 2 bullet-hit in Noakhali BCL infighting

A member of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) is killed and two others hit by bullets in a clash between two factional groups of the student wing of the ruling Awami League in Sadar upazila of Noakhali.
21 March 2016, 16:31 PM

AL distorted Khaleda’s statement: Fakhrul

BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claims that ruling Awami League distorted Khaleda Zia’s statement to mislead the people.
21 March 2016, 08:12 AM

Ctg AL leader new ambassador to Kuwait

The Government has decided to appoint Vice President of Chittagong (South) Awami League SM Abul Kalam as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait.
20 March 2016, 07:43 AM

BNP unveils plan for ‘rainbow nation’ by 2030

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia unveils her party’s ‘Vision 2030 Plan’ to turn the country into a higher middle income nation. Addressing the BNP’s sixth national council, Khaleda briefly described the plan.
19 March 2016, 05:11 AM

AL MP flouts rules, seeks votes for party nominees

Violating electoral law, a ruling Awami League lawmaker in Jhalakathi yesterday sought votes for party-nominated chairman candidates in the union parishad polls scheduled for Tuesday.
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM

5 Jubo League men killed in Meherpur road crash

At least five activists of Jubo League, pro-youth front of the ruling Awami League, are killed and several others injured when a bus rammed a three-wheeler at Mujibnagar upazila in Meherpur.
17 March 2016, 16:00 PM

Khaleda invites Hasina, Ashraf to BNP council

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia invites Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam to her party’s sixth national council scheduled to be held on March 19.
16 March 2016, 12:20 PM

Star editor gets bail in Khagrachhari

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam secures bail in a Tk 10 crore defamation case in Khagrachhari.
16 March 2016, 07:06 AM

Quitting out of moral responsibility, Atiur says after resigning as Bangladesh Bank governor

Atiur Rahman, who resigned as Bangladesh Bank governor this morning, says he opted to quit out of moral responsibility over the heist of US$101 million from the central bank’s account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
15 March 2016, 09:40 AM

Ctg BCL activist killed in infighting

An activist of Jubo League, youth front of ruling Awami League, is killed in what police say infighting at Chittagong city.
15 March 2016, 06:48 AM

Action if AL MPs engaged in electoral activities: Hanif

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif says organisational steps will be taken against the lawmakers who will get involved in electoral activities during the upcoming union parishad elections.
10 March 2016, 14:12 PM

JCD leader killed in Pirojpur

A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader was killed early yesterday allegedly by members of the ruling Awami League over a feud centring on the upcoming union parishad polls in Pirojpur.
9 March 2016, 18:00 PM