Awami league

Hold polls before time runs out, Mahbubur urges govt

BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman urges government to hold an inclusive parliamentary election soon saying time for solution to "the existing political impasse" is running out.
19 September 2015, 13:07 PM

Kibria murder: Babar, Hannan among 32 indicted

A Sylhet court frames 32 people in the murder case of Awami League leader and former finance minister SAMS Kibria.
13 September 2015, 08:58 AM

Jubo League leader held for raping Class-V student in Habiganj

Police arrest a local Jubo League leader, youth body of the ruling Awami League, allegedly for raping a class-V student in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj.
12 September 2015, 14:57 PM

Plying of heavy vehicles on highways during Eid banned

Heavy vehicles will not be allowed to ply highways across the country three days before and after the Eid-ul-Azha for smooth journey of the holidaymakers, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
12 September 2015, 10:15 AM

Unite again as during Liberation War: Ashraf

Mentioning that Awami League is against any national disunity, Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam says their party wants the whole nation to get united again as during the Liberation War.
9 September 2015, 13:33 PM

Govt popularity: IRI findings contradictory, says BNP

BNP turns down US-based International Republican Institute’s survey findings that ruling Awami League government’s popularity has increased, saying the results are “contradictory and devoid of reality”.
5 September 2015, 11:04 AM

Official results: AL-backed lawyers win bar council polls

Ruling Awami League-backed lawyers' panel bags 11 out of total 14 posts of executive members of Bangladesh Bar Council while the Pro-BNP lawyers’ panel grabs the rest three posts, according to official result.
3 September 2015, 05:24 AM

Govt to take back privileges from fake FFs: Minister

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq says the government privileges the fake freedom fighters have been availing will be taken back.
2 September 2015, 15:30 PM

No cooperation from countries sheltering Bangabandhu killers: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleges that government is not getting cooperation from US, Canada and Pakistan governments to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers, now living in those countries.
2 September 2015, 15:28 PM

Latif Siddique resigns from parliament

Ruling Awami League MP and sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique announces his resignation from the Jatiya Sangsad.
1 September 2015, 13:45 PM

Root out ‘weeds’ from AL, BCL: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls for uprooting all “weeds” from Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League to build the organisations with Bangabandhu’s ideals.
31 August 2015, 16:09 PM

AL earned Tk 9.5 crore in 2014

Ruling Awami League submits its audited financial statement for 2014 to the Election Commission showing an earning of about Tk 9.5 crore.
31 August 2015, 10:09 AM

SC scraps Hazari’s acquittal in graft case

The Supreme Court scraps a High Court verdict that had acquitted Joynal Abedin Hazari, former Awami League lawmaker from Feni, in a corruption case.
31 August 2015, 06:43 AM

9 BNP men held for ‘firing on Natore AL rally’

Police detain nine suspects in a shooting incident on a Jubo League rally in Tebaria of Natore.
30 August 2015, 06:15 AM

'BCL men' attack Sust teachers’ demo

Bangladesh Chhatra League attack a teachers’ demonstration demanding vice-chancellor’s resignation at Shahjalal University in Sylhet.
30 August 2015, 05:02 AM

PM may consider if tariff hike seems intolerable: Obaidul

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says if the power and gas price hike seems “intolerable” for the people, the prime minister might consider the issue.
29 August 2015, 13:20 PM

Pro-AL panel sweeps bar council polls

Ruling Awami League-backed panel bagged the Bangladesh Bar Council elections in a landslide victory over BNP-Jamaat panel.
27 August 2015, 06:44 AM

Chandpur woman AL leader murder: Main suspect arrested

Police arrest the prime suspect of the murder case of a Chandpur woman leader of ruling Awami League.
25 August 2015, 05:46 AM

‘PM’s comment might influence trial’

Terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s claim that Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman had link to the August 21 grenade attack "baseless", BNP says the PM’s comment might influence the trial of the case.
23 August 2015, 13:52 PM

AL woman activist killed in Chandpur

A local woman activist of the ruling Awami League is killed in Chandpur Sadar upazila.
23 August 2015, 08:39 AM