Hasina 'dispels' Ban's worry
Irregularities in last week's city corporation polls and BNP's decision to boycott the election halfway into the voting featured prominently in the telephone conversation between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ...
AL men forced BNP to boycott city polls: Khaleda Zia
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night said ruling party men forced the BNP-blessed candidates to boycott Tuesday’s city polls by driving out their agents, capturing polling stations and intimidating ...
Bangladesh in a state of chaos: Matt Salmon
Chairman of the Subcommittee of Asia and the Pacific Rep Matt Salmon has stated that Bangladesh is in a state of chaos.
Top US official meets Khaleda, calls for political dialogue
Visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman has called upon all political parties in Bangladesh to engage in dialogue so that the next election can be ...
PM wants Ban Ki-moon to suggest BNP to return to democratic politics
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her hope that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will suggest BNP to return to the democratic politics shunning the path of terrorist and ...
PM urges engineers to build tremor-tolerable buildings
Against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake in neighbouring Nepal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged diploma engineers to construct tremor-tolerable buildings and create mass awareness about maintaining building ...
Miscreants damage Zia’s grave decor
Miscreants have partially damaged the decoration of the tomb of BNP founder and late president Ziaur Rahman in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
Morning promised good day for BNP
The results of Tuesday's battle of ballots in three city corporations offer much food for thought.
More cops at Nayapaltan
Additional law enforcers, water cannon, APC and riot cars have been deployed in front BNP’s Nayapaltan Central Office after the party boycotted three city polls.
Mojaheed appeal hearing begins
The hearing began on Wednesday morning on the appeal filed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed against the death sentence.
Bangladesh’s polls chief says no anomalies or threat in city elections
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday claimed the city corporation elections in Dhaka and Chittagong were held in a fair, peaceful and festive manner.
AL-backed mayoral contenders win polls in 3 cities
Awami League-backed candidates Annisul Huq, Sayeed Khokon and AJM Nasir were unofficially elected mayors of three major city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong in Tuesday’s elections amid boycott by pro-BNP ...
Abbas’ bail hearing deferred
The High Court today deferred for a week the date for hearing bail pleas of BNP blessed Dhaka mayor candidate Mirza Abbas in connection with three cases.
Khaleda cannot vote on Tuesday
Though she resides in Gulshan-2 under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will not be able to vote in Tuesday’s city polls.
80,000 law enforcers on city polls duty
Some 80,000 law enforcers from Police, Rab, Ansar, BGB and Coast Guard have been deployed on election duty for four days starting from Sunday, for the three city corporations in ...
EC completes preparations, voters brace for Election Day
The Election Commission has taken all necessary steps to hold the three city corporation polls to Dhaka and Chittagong. All materials including voters' list, ballot boxes, ballot papers, official marks ...
Now Manjur comes under attack
BNP blessed mayor candidate for Chittagong city M Manjur Alam came under attack today during campaign ahead of April 28 elections.
EC is govt's puppet :Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson is addressing a press briefing in her Gulshan political office in Dhaka on Sunday.
Khaleda Zia briefing media
angladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is addressing a news conference in her Gulshan political office in Dhaka on Sunday.
DNCC mayoral candidate Mahi attacked
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB)-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls Mahi B Chowdhury came under an attack by miscreants in Sat Rasta area of Tejgaon, Dhaka in ...
