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PM took U-turn over quota: Fakhrul
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken a U-turn over quota, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
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Khaleda’s bail in Zia Orphanage case extended
The High Court extends till July 26 its earlier order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.
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Corruption behind high costs in construction projects: Nagorik Oikya
The construction cost of per kilometer railway on Dhaka-Payra route stands at Tk 250 crore due to massive corruption, Nagorik Oikyo, a civil society platform, alleges.
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Gold scam in BB vault a sign of govt’s plundering: BNP
BNP Standing Committee Member Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain strongly condemns the government for the reported gold scam in the Bangladesh Bank’s vault saying it is another sign of plundering by the government.
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BNP trying to cash in on quota reform movement: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that BNP is trying to cash in on the quota reform movement after failing to wage a movement to oust the government.
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HC transfers Moudud’s graft trial proceedings to another court
The High Court transfers the trial proceedings of a corruption case against BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed from the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka to another court.
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Law and order situation normal in Rajshahi: EC Shahadat
Hours after three crude bombs exploded at a Chhatra Dal rally in Rajshahi city, visiting Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury says the law and order situation in Rajshahi is normal.
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Don’t understand logic behind anti-quota movement: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she is unable to understand the logic behind the movement against quota system in civil service.
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‘Rohingyas to fall prey to int’l terrorist groups if crisis not resolved’
The displaced Rohingya people will become victims of international terrorist groups if the ongoing refugee crisis is not resolved, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says.
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Zia Charitable graft case: Khaleda's bail extended again
A Dhaka court extends the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia until July 24 in Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
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‘External force’ running AL, alleges BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the current government's activities give an impression that a 'non-political and external force' is now running the ruling party.
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EC to hold fairs for making EVMs popular
The Election Commission is planning to arrange fairs across the country to make Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) popular to the voters, EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed says. .
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Trump blames bad Russia ties on FBI 'witch hunt'
US President Donald Trump sets the scene for his summit with Vladimir Putin by blaming the chill in relations with Moscow on the investigation into Russian interference in his election victory.
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Trump hails ‘very good start’ with Putin at first summit
Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin speak at a joint press conference after holding a historic summit vowing their determination to forge a reset of troubled relations between the world's greatest nuclear powers.
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Quader unaware of BCL attacking quota reformists
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that he does not know whether the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) carried out attacks on quota reformists.
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Govt wants Khaleda, Tarique far from polls: BNP
The government is planning to amend the Representation of People Order (RPO) to disqualify Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman from the election, BNP alleged today.
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Demeaning war martyrs: Khaleda denied bail
Now in jail for about six months, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been denied bail in a case filed over demeaning Liberation War martyrs.
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Send Khaleda to United Hospital: SCBA
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), dominated by pro-BNP lawyers, once again demands the government to send BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to the specialised United Hospital in Dhaka for her treatment on her personal cost as she wishes it.
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Don’t isolate me from people, PM to SSF
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the Special Security Force (SSF) personnel to remain alert so that she does not get isolated from the mass people for whom she does politics.
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Multiple Indian visa for Bangladeshi freedom fighters, elderly people
Bangladesh and India strike a deal under which freedom fighters and elderly Bangladeshi nationals will get five years’ multiple visa from the neighbouring country.
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SCC polls: BNP wants withdrawal of Jamaat candidate
BNP asks its key political ally Jamaat-e-Islami to withdraw its candidate from Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) elections scheduled to be held on July 30.
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Family denied permission to meet Khaleda at jail
Jail authorities denies permission to relatives of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to meet her at jail citing her illness.
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Reform quota system to restore normalcy in edu institutions: Moudud
BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed urges the government to accept the students’ demand for reformation of quota system in civil service in order to bring normalcy in the country's educational institutions.
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Extremely fruitful meeting with PM Hasina: Indian home minister
After meeting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh in a Twitter post said he had an extremely fruitful meeting with the Bangladesh premier.
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Cops foil meeting on Khaleda's release
Police in Dhaka foils a discussion programme on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's release.
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Bangladesh favours resolving issues with neighbours thru' talks: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh always favours resolving any issue with its neighbouring countries through talks.
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Fugitive top terrorists masterminded AL leader Farhad killing: Cops
Some top terrorists, who are hiding in foreign countries, were the masterminds of the murder of Awami League leader Farhad Hossain in Badda area of Dhaka on June 15, a top detective says.
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Nawaz Sharif, daughter given B Class facilities in jail
Graft accused Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who were arrested soon after their arrival back home from London yesterday, have been given B Class facilities owing to their social status.
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BNP-led 20-party leaders to sit this evening
Leaders of BNP-led 20-party will sit this evening to discuss relations among the alliance. The meeting will take place at the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office at 6:00pm.
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Trump attacks CNN, NBC, British paper in news conference
US President Donald Trump finds time to attack CNN, NBC and the British tabloid The Sun, and offer fashion advice to a fourth news organization, while talking to reporters Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
