Khaleda Zia

Khaleda to ‘surrender if security ensured’

Defence lawyer Khandker Mahbub says Khaleda Zia will surrender if her security to and from the court is ensured.
3 March 2015, 10:52 AM

Unabated violence

SO far BNP's political programme has cost 113 lives. Sixty of them were victims of arson attacks on buses and public transport. More than 1,200 vehicles have been destroyed by fire or damaged by miscreants. One hundred thirty people are writhing in agony in the burn units.
2 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Police withdrawn from Khaleda’s house

Authorities withdraw policemen deployed at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan-2 residence
1 March 2015, 16:17 PM

Court issues warrant to search Khaleda’s office

A Dhaka court issued a warrant allowing police to search BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office.
1 March 2015, 15:39 PM

Khaleda expresses no confidence in trial court judge

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s counsel places two petitions before High Court expressing no-confidence in the judge of a trial court, who is dealing with Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases
1 March 2015, 07:37 AM

72-hr hartal again from Sunday

BNP-led 20-party alliance calls for a new spell of 72-hour countrywide hartal from Sunday morning to press home their demands that include fresh elections under a nonparty administration
27 February 2015, 10:38 AM

Due process for Khaleda: US

United States hopes due process to be followed after an anti-corruption court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants for former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia
27 February 2015, 09:28 AM

20-party threatens more hartals

BNP-led 20-party alliance threatens that it would enforce a tougher programmes including countrywide hartal from Sunday if the government does not realise its demand for holding a fresh inclusive national election
26 February 2015, 11:53 AM

UN chief renews appeal for peaceful solution

Ban Ki-moon express concerned over the rising tensions and continuing violence in Bangladesh and calls for a peaceful resolution to the crisis.
26 February 2015, 11:34 AM

BNP-Jamaat carrying out genocide: PM

Alleging that the BNP-Jamaat clique is carrying out genocide in the name of hartal and blockade, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said such a situation is not at all acceptable to anyone.
26 February 2015, 09:56 AM

Hartals, blockade eat up Tk 1.20 lakh crore: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that the country has incurred a loss of over Tk 1.20 lakh crore in the hartals and nonstop blockade since January 6.
25 February 2015, 14:29 PM

BNP blasts PM for Sunday’s remarks

BNP condemns Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after she had expressed her worry regarding grabbing of state power through unconstitutional means
23 February 2015, 14:35 PM

Blockade victims to be honoured as ‘war heroes’: BNP

BNP announces to honour people, being killed in the hands of different government forces in the ongoing movement, as “freedom fighters of this generation”
22 February 2015, 13:15 PM

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, 19:31 PM

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, 14:07 PM

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, 13:43 PM

‘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, 11:45 AM

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, 11:19 AM

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, 09:50 AM

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, 14:50 PM