Politics

VC smells plot to create violence at DU

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique alleges that a certain political quarter is conspiring to create deadly violence at the university campus.
3 February 2016

Anger, sanctions threats greet NKorea rocket launch plans

South Korea and Japan echo US warnings that North Korea would pay a heavy price if it pushes ahead with a planned rocket launch just weeks after conducting its fourth nuclear test.
3 February 2016

15 Jamaat, BNP men get life term

A Rajshahi tribunal yesterday awarded life-term imprisonments to 15 leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, Jamaat-e-Islami,
2 February 2016

15 Rajshahi BNP-Jamaat men jailed for life

A speedy trial tribunal of Rajshahi hands life term prison to 15 activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, Jamaat-e-Islami and the BNP over a violence case of December 2013 during a blockade sponsored by BNP-Jamaat.
2 February 2016

Charges against Fakhrul, Moudud, 34 other BNP men accepted

A Dhaka court takes cognisance of charges against BNP’s senior leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Moudud Ahmed and 34 other party men for hurling crude bombs at policemen in March 2013.
2 February 2016

Quader, Howlader ‘only’ JP spokesmen

Newly-made Co-chairman GM Quader and Secretary General Ruhul Amin Howlader have been made the new spokesmen for Jatiya Party. They will be the only spokespersons for the party.
1 February 2016

Myanmar gets ready for NLD government

Clearly there is lack of confidence in the armed forces. The military is suspicious that the new civilian government may resort to vengeance and throw some of the generals behind bars.
31 January 2016

Raushan group rejects JP’s cabinet quitting decision

A group of the Jatiya Party led by its senior presidium member Raushan Ershad has rejected the party’s decision to quit the cabinet.
31 January 2016

BNP demands 1971 martyrs’ list

BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan calls upon the government to prepare a list of the Liberation War martyrs like that of the freedom fighters.
30 January 2016

Politics as a reality show - The rise of Trump

Donald Trump, the US real estate tycoon-turned-presidential candidate, topped himself not so long ago - no mean achievement - by outraging the entire world with his demand to ban the entry of Muslims into the US.
27 January 2016

Two years of the AL government

The government has got a lot to boast about on its two years in office. It has a firm grip on things and those who might try to convey otherwise...
27 January 2016

Don’t allow any injustice, PM tells cops

P Hasina asks police to deal with injustice with strong hands even if it is done by any politically influential person. She advises police to communicate with her if the offender is a leader of Awami League.
27 January 2016

Political failure, hence case against Khaleda: Fakhrul

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government has resorted to filing false cases as it has failed to tackle BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia politically.
26 January 2016

Sohel Taj not returning to active politics

Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, son of country's first prime minister Tajuddin Ahmad, has binned the rumours that he was returning to active politics.
25 January 2016

Sedition suit against Khaleda a mockery: Fakhrul

On the note of the sedition lawsuit against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says “it is nothing but a mockery”.
25 January 2016

Noman’s graft trial to continue, SC rules

The appellate division upholds a High Court verdict that cleared way for a lower court to run trial against BNP leader Abdullah Al Noman in a graft case.
25 January 2016

US envoy appreciates Bangladesh’s commitment to democracy

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says she appreciates the opportunity to hear BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s thoughts on political situation in Bangladesh.
25 January 2016

Court summons Khaleda on Mar 3 following sedition suit

A Dhaka court summons BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on March 3 over a sedition suit filed by a Supreme Court lawyer for her statement regarding the number of martyrs in Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
25 January 2016

Amit Shah re-elected as BJP president

Amit Shah has been re-elected president of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the next three years.
24 January 2016

Quitting cabinet: Ershad seeks to meet PM for talks

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and his wife Raushan Ershad have sought the prime minister’s appointment for talks on resignation of the party’s leaders from the cabinet.
24 January 2016