Khaleda Zia

Municipal polls: BNP raises concerns with foreign envoys

Senior leaders of BNP meet foreign envoys of 15 countries at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office to raise their concerns and clear the party’s stance regarding participation in the upcoming municipality elections.
23 December 2015

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

Khaleda to address Muktijoddha Dal’s programme tomorrow

Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal, freedom fighters’ wing of BNP, will organise a discussion in Dhaka tomorrow, marking the 45th Victory Day.
20 December 2015

Khaleda ‘to skip’ tomorrow’s graft hearing

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will likely be skipping tomorrow’s graft hearing of Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust cases for “illness”.
20 December 2015

Khaleda to sit with pro-BNP professionals tonight

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit with pro-BNP professionals tonight to discuss the country’s latest political situation and work out strategies for the December 30 municipality polls.
19 December 2015

Shannon meets Khaleda, leaves without briefing

United States Department of State official Thomas Shannon meets BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence.
14 December 2015

Khaleda meets BNP policymakers tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting of the party’s standing committee tomorrow evening to discuss its strategy for the upcoming municipality polls.
9 December 2015

Niko graft: Khaleda challenges HC verdict

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging a High Court verdict that cleared the way for a lower court to run the trial proceedings of Niko corruption case filed against her in 2007.
7 December 2015

Graft cases: Khaleda to skip tomorrow’s hearing

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will skip tomorrow’s hearing in Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases on health ground.
2 December 2015

BNP finalises municipality mayoral aspirants

BNP finalises the list of its mayoral aspirants in all 236 municipalities across the country to contest the elections scheduled to be held on December 30.
1 December 2015

Niko graft case: Khaleda to surrender before court tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a Dhaka court tomorrow in connection with Niko corruption case. She will appear before the Special Judge-Court-9 at 11:30am, Khaleda’s lawyer Sanaullah Miah confirms.
29 November 2015

Khaleda to sit with 20-party chiefs tonight

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting with the chiefs of the 20-party alliance tonight to discuss the upcoming municipality polls scheduled for Dec 30.
26 November 2015

BNP to contest municipality polls

BNP decides in principle to participate in the December 30 municipality elections.
25 November 2015

Graft cases: Khaleda to skip tomorrow’s hearing

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will skip tomorrow’s hearing in Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases due to her illness.
25 November 2015

Khaleda returns, airport under tight security

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia arrives in Dhaka after spending over two months in London because of medical treatments.
21 November 2015

BNP seeks security boost for Khaleda

BNP urges the government to intensify the party chief Khaleda Zia’s security measures for her return home tomorrow afternoon.
20 November 2015

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

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

‘BNP will resist attempt to remove Zia’s grave’

BNP will resist if the government tries to remove the grave of the party founder Ziaur Rahman from Jatiya Sangsad area, a party leader said today.
12 November 2015

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