BNP

Anti-hartal human chain formed in Gulshan

People from different professions form a human chain at Gulshan-2 intersection in Dhaka protesting against BNP-led 20-party alliance’s ongoing countrywide hartal and blockade
22 February 2015

3 Shibir leaders held for ‘plotting Ctg oil depots’

Chittagong police arrests three leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, on charge of conspiracy to blow up the depots of state-run oil companies -- Padma, Meghna and Jamuna.
21 February 2015

2 pro-BNP men killed in Barisal ‘shootout’

Two pro-BNP activists have been killed in a “gunfight” with police after the law enforcers came under a firebomb attack in Agailjhara upazila of Barisal
21 February 2015

Nation paying homage to language martyrs

The nation is paying glowing tribute to the Language Movement martyrs, who laid down their lives for the mother tongue in 1952, amid countrywide ongoing blockade
20 February 2015

72-hr nationwide hartal from Sunday

BNP-led alliance calls for another spell of 72-hour countrywide hartal from Sunday morning demanding fresh elections under a nonparty administration
20 February 2015

Arson in Munshiganj, 31 held in Dhaka-Ctg

Miscreants set fire to a bus in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj, in the last hours of the 120hr hartal by BNP-led 20-party alliance.
20 February 2015

No talks until violence stops, AL tells EU team

Ruling Awami League tells the visiting European Union parliamentary delegation that the party does not sit in a dialogue with BNP until the ongoing violence stops
19 February 2015

Star Online Report

Ruling Awami League the visiting European Union parliamentary delegation that the party will not sit in a dialogue with BNP until the ongoing violence stops
19 February 2015

No dialogue until violence stops, Awami League tells European Union parliamentary delegation

Ruling Awami League tells the visiting European Union parliamentary delegation that the party will not sit in a dialogue with BNP until the ongoing violence stops
19 February 2015

No dialogue until violence stops, Awami League tells European Union parliamentary delegation

Ruling Awami League tells the visiting European Union parliamentary delegation that the party will not sit in a dialogue with BNP until the ongoing violence stops
19 February 2015

Khaleda must face trial: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accuse Khaleda Zia of having a link with international militant group Islamic State (IS), and said the BNP chief will have to face trial for killing people.
18 February 2015

Diplomats call for dialogue, compromise to end violence

A group of foreign diplomats called for a dialogue and compromise among rival political parties to bring an end to the deadly violence.
18 February 2015

‘EU team not concerned about HR situation’

The visiting EU parliamentary delegation did not express any concerns about the human rights situation in Bangladesh, claimed State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam.
18 February 2015

Ashraf links ongoing violence to global terrorism

Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam says country's ongoing violence is part of global terrorist activities by religious fundamentalists.
18 February 2015

UN chief writes to Hasina, Khaleda

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recently sent letters to PM Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chief Khaleda Zia, saying that UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco is acting on current political impasse of Bangladesh on behalf of the secretary general
18 February 2015

Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina seeks cooperation to contain violence

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks all-out cooperation from all in rooting out militancy, terrorism from the country
17 February 2015

JCD calls 3-day strike at educational institutions from Tuesday

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has called a three-day strike at all educational institutions across the country from Tuesday
16 February 2015

BNP leader Rizvi on 3-day remand for Jatrabari bus arson

BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed has been placed on a fresh three-day remand for bus arson case in Dhaka
16 February 2015

Baby Nazneen freed minutes after detention

Prominent singer Baby Nazneen has been picked up when she went to visit BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in Dhaka
15 February 2015

BNP welcomes talks move

Six days into a group of civil society members proposed for holding a national dialogue to end the political standoff, the BNP says it would welcome such initiative
15 February 2015