Awami league
Firing, blasts at RU hall
Two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student front of ruling Awami League, allegedly fires shots and blasts crude bombs at Rajshahi University in the wee hours to establish their supremacy on the campus.
5 December 2015, 06:38 AM
Minorities call for equal rights
Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad, a platform of different religious minority groups, today demanded that the government ensure their proper rights and representation in all strata of life including in politics, administration, armed forces and business
4 December 2015, 14:41 PM
BNP demands fresh poll schedule for 3 Feni municipalities
BNP demands that the Election Commission announce fresh election schedule as its candidates could not file nomination due to obstacle created by the ruling Awami League men.
4 December 2015, 14:28 PM
AL names municipality polls candidates
Ruling Awami League announces the list of its nominated candidates for the upcoming municipality elections scheduled to be held on December 30.
3 December 2015, 12:29 PM
AL mayoral aspirant dies from drinking alcohol in Rajshahi
Awami League nominated mayor aspirant of Arani municipality in Rajshahi dies after heavy drinking of alcohol.
3 December 2015, 11:36 AM
8 including state minister get death threat in Rajshahi
Eight persons including State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and Rajshahi University Vice Chancellor Prof Muhammad Mizanuddin received death threats in Rajshahi today.
30 November 2015, 13:09 PM
EC to decide tomorrow on AL, BNP’s demands
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the Election Commission will decide tomorrow on the demands of political parties over the upcoming municipality elections.
29 November 2015, 12:21 PM
AL municipal nomination board meeting tomorrow
Awami League’s municipal nomination board will hold a meeting tomorrow to pick candidates for the municipality polls on December 30.
29 November 2015, 07:17 AM
Hasina to select AL-backed mayoral aspirants
Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina will select the party-backed mayoral candidates for the upcoming elections to 234 municipalities.
28 November 2015, 09:06 AM
ALCWC meeting tomorrow
An emergency meeting of Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) and Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) will be held tomorrow.
25 November 2015, 07:56 AM
Decision over ban on Jamaat likely by March: Hanif
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif hopes that the decision over banning Jamaat-e-Islami will be finalised by March next year.
19 November 2015, 10:51 AM
Autocratic ruler is in power: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaled Zia says that a new autocratic force is running the country ignoring the people’s democratic, fundamental and human rights.
16 November 2015, 13:51 PM
Shahriar Rumi quits BNP
Shahriar Rumi, a central executive committee member of BNP and vice president of its Faridpur unit, resigns from all posts of the party intending to return to the ruling Awami League.
15 November 2015, 12:07 PM
Govt to blame for rise of militancy: Moudud
BNP blames the government of Sheikh Hasina for “giving militants and terrorists a chance to raise their heads by weakening democratic forces.”
14 November 2015, 14:16 PM
Conspirators won’t be allowed to make country a terrorist state: PM
Renewing her allegation that Khaleda Zia wants to tarnish Bangladesh’s image by killing foreigners, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says people will not allow conspirators to make the country a terrorist state.
12 November 2015, 12:33 PM
No bar to arrest Tangail-3 MP Rana
The Supreme Court clears way for police to arrest Awami League lawmaker of Tangail-3, Amanur Rahman Khan Rana and his brother Shahidur Rahman Khan in the Faruk Ahmed murder case.
12 November 2015, 11:07 AM
JSD man’s death sparks violence in Kushtia
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) activists torch seven houses in Kushtia after one of their fellows, who was injured in a clash with Awami League men, died at a Dhaka hospital.
12 November 2015, 09:04 AM
Bodi’s trial in graft case gets go ahead
The High Court paves way for a lower court to continue graft trial proceedings against Awami League lawmaker from Cox’s Bazar Abdur Rahman Bodi.
10 November 2015, 11:08 AM
MPs slam TIB for its statement over JS
Several treasury and opposition bench lawmakers calls upon the Speaker of the parliament to summon Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) to the Privilege Committee of the House to grill the anti-corruption watchdog for its derogatory remarks about the parliament.
9 November 2015, 15:26 PM
Door for talks should be kept open: Ashraf
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam says the door for dialogue is needed to be kept open for the sake of politics.
9 November 2015, 15:23 PM