Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
War martyrs comment: Court orders probe into sedition charges against Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is sued for sedition for her recent comment questioning the number of martyrs in the country's Liberation War of 1971.
27 December 2015, 06:03 AM
Khaleda ‘to skip’ Niko graft hearing tomorrow
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is unlikely to appear before a Dhaka court tomorrow which is set to hear the charge framing of Niko corruption case.
27 December 2015, 05:49 AM
Voters must guard against fraud: Fakhrul
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urges voters to guard every polling station during the December 30 municipal to resist “vote fraud”.
25 December 2015, 12:35 PM
BNP candidate stabbed in Dinajpur’s Birampur
In continuation of the growing violence ahead of December 30 municipal election, a BNP candidate of Dinajpur’s Birampur upazila is stabbed.
23 December 2015, 04:24 AM
CEC’s ‘No’ to army deployment demand
Apparently turning down BNP’s demand, the chief election commissioner (CEC) claims that the situation has not come to the point that requires army deployment for the municipal polls.
22 December 2015, 11:52 AM
Attack on Patuakhali BNP polls procession, 10 hurt
The motorcade of BNP Vice-Chairman Altaf Hossain Chowdhury comes under attack in Patuakhali during municipality election campaign. At least 10, including three journalists, are injured while six microbuses and five motorcycles vandalised. BNP blames supporters of ruling Awami League.
22 December 2015, 05:18 AM
Khaleda demands army deployment in municipal polls
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia demands army deployment for what she said holding the upcoming municipality polls in a free and fair manner.
21 December 2015, 12:51 PM
Movement if EC fails to hold fair polls: BNP
BNP says they will go for a movement if the Election Commission fails to host a fair municipal election that is slated for December 30.
20 December 2015, 10:05 AM
Bangladesh to have no cohort of defeated forces: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says there will be no existence of the cohorts of the defeated forces in Bangladesh.
17 December 2015, 14:39 PM
Khaleda for unity to ‘save country’ from AL
Terming ruling Awami League an evil force, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls for a national unity to protect the country from the grip of the party.
15 December 2015, 13:41 PM
Polls under EC ‘questionable’: Khokon
BNP Joint Secretary General Mahbub Uddin Khokon alleges that all the polls that were held under the incumbent Election Commission (EC) are 'questionable'.
14 December 2015, 16:06 PM
Khaleda chairs standing committee meeting
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia holds a meeting with her party's standing committee members to discuss country’s latest political situation and to fix the party’s next course of action.
10 December 2015, 15:56 PM
Opinion: Sexist way to pick election symbols
The Election Commission designates gas stove, bangles, frocks, dolls and the likes as election symbols for reserved women candidates in the upcoming municipal election, which instantly triggers resentments among candidates of Awami League, BNP and other political parties.
8 December 2015, 10:34 AM
Chandpur AL mayoral aspirant ‘likely to be elected unopposed’
The nomination of a BNP-blessed mayoral candidate in Chandpur is cancelled, paving the way for the election of the Awami League-backed aspirant unopposed.
5 December 2015, 09:13 AM
Families of disappeared 19 for govt intervention
Families of the 19 persons, who were picked up allegedly by law enforcers about two years ago and never returned, demands the government to take necessary steps to find them.
4 December 2015, 11:00 AM
EC incapable, spineless: BNP
Terming the Election Commission “incapable, submissive and spineless”, BNP Spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon says it will not be able to hold upcoming municipality polls in a free and fair manner.
1 December 2015, 08:26 AM
JP seeks nomination filing time extension
Jatiya Party (JP) calls upon the Election Commission (EC) to extend the deadline for submission of nomination papers for the local municipality elections slated for December 30.
29 November 2015, 06:44 AM
BNP to contest municipality polls
BNP decides in principle to participate in the December 30 municipality elections.
25 November 2015, 17:52 PM
Nazmul Huda forms ‘Trinamool BNP’
Former BNP leader Nazmul Huda announces the formation of a new political party named “Trinomul BNP” (Grass-root BNP).
20 November 2015, 11:33 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