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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has termed Premier Sheikh Hasina’s recent plea against the provision of a non-party caretaker government (CG) as groundless, and said no one will be sent to jail, if the CG is restored in accordance with its previous constitutional spirit. “The Premier, Sheikh Hasina, is deliberately

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Saturday said the government will take stern actions against those private universities who will not increase their education standards. Nahid made the remark at a roundtable as the chief guest on introducing new course on “Bachelor of Entrepreneurship Development and BBA in Leadership”, organised by Dhaka Chamber of

Awami League (AL), the country’s oldest political party, will observe its 64th founding anniversary on Sunday. Founded on June 23, 1949 at the historic Rose Garden in the old part  of Dhaka, the party played the lead role in all democratic movements  apart from leading the nation in the War of Liberation in 1971 under ... Read more

The authorities of Saudi Arabia are likely to extend the July 3 deadline for amnesty and regularisation process for Bangladeshi workers in that country, feel officials at the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh. “I can tell you, the deadline of the amnesty declared on May 10 will be extended,” an official of the embassy told The ... Read more

Rowdy villagers forcibly snatched away an accused from police custody after his arrest at Pachpukuria village in Manohorgonj upazila of the district on Friday evening. Officer-in-charge (OC) Jahirul Islam of Monohorgonj Police Station said a team of police went to the village to arrest one Shahjahan Kabiraj,50, resident of the village,

Criticising the government for its various misdeeds and corruption, BNP leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Saturday categorically said his party will hold the trial of all graft incidents if it is voted to power through the next general election. “The trial of all grafts, including that in Padma Bridge project and Hall-Mark, will be held on ... Read more

Although the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) announced a court adjourned verdict (CAV) after the proceedings of the trial against Prof. Ghulam Azam over two months ago, it remains uncertain when the much-awaited verdict will be delivered. The announcement of a CAV means the tribunal can announce the date of the judgement any time. However,

President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) ASM Abdur Rab on Friday said the proposed budget would become a hunting ground for the lackeys of the government to plunder money. “There is no guideline in the proposed budget to bring political stability, establish good governance and form a non-party election time government to make the next ... Read more

To bolster their demand for holding the next general election under the supervision of a non-party caretaker, the main opposition BNP has formed 75 organising teams to build public opinion against the government across the country, and bring other political and professional bodies into the fold. The teams have also been formed to resolve intra-party ... Read more

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday thanked Bangladesh for its support in making possible the first unit of 726-megawatt (MW) power plant at Palatana in India`s Tripura state. Visiting the gas-based power plant in the India`s north-eastern state bordering Bangladesh, Pranab expressed hope that this power plant would meet the requirements of power-deficient

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the people as well as her party leaders and activists to remain alert about any conspiracy of opposition leader Khaleda Zia against the nation. “Who knows what conspiracies Khaleda Zia hatches this time after her return from Singapore. So, I urge all concerned to stay vigilant about her ... Read more

To bolster their demand for holding the next general election under the supervision of a non-party caretaker, the main opposition BNP has formed 75 organising teams to build public opinion against the government across the country, and bring other political and professional bodies into the fold. The teams have also been formed to resolve

Tamanna Khan (not her real name), 36, a working woman, had an affair from her college days with Nazrul Islam, 43, who works in a private firm. She married him even before finishing her studies, without her parents’ consent. Later, overcoming different kinds of family quarrels,

A full lunch for Taka 20,is still available in the city. So rickshaw peddlers, rag pickers and others, who can not afford more than that flocks around wayside eateries of Momena Khala’s at convenient places like the Central Shahid Minar under a shade of few surviving trees, where traffic congestion is less for the rickshaw ... Read more

Opposition BNP on Friday condemned the recommendations of Grameen Bank Inquiry Commission to bring a change to the legal structure of the bank terming it a plot to destroy the globally acclaimed microcredit organisation. In a statement, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also urged the government to immediately stop maneuvering

A regional manager of BRAC Education Programme was stabbed to death on Wednesday while traveling on official duty from Juba to Yei in South Sudan. The victim was identified as Mohammed Habibur Rahman, 45, who served Brac’s education programme in South Sudan for more than three years.  Habib is survived by wife and a school ... Read more

Bikalpadhara chief Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday called upon all opposition political parties to forge unity during the month of Ramadan to prepare for launching vigorous movements on the streets after Eid-ul Fitr. He was addressing the introductory meeting of Bikalpa Jubadhara at the Dhaka Jila Krira Sangstha auditorium, with Bikalpa Jubadhara

Lack of concern and government funds, coupled with negligence shown by property owners, have brought most archaeological sites, bearing the mark of Mughal heritage, on the brink of destruction. At present, there are 448 such sites across the country, of which 103 are in Dhaka division. Some of these are 400-500 years old. The stamp ... Read more

Guimara Thana Awami League (AL)  president Jahangir Alam, abducted by ethnic criminals on  June 17 was  freed on Friday afternoon reportedly  paying a ransom  of Taka 20 lakh.  Villagers and relatives of the abducted AL president on condition of anonymity said, his   abductors had demanded a ransom of Taka one crore.But they negotiated his freedom ... Read more

Mayoral candidates have strengthened their campaigns for the upcoming Gazipur city corporation election that is scheduled on July 06. Mayoral candidates continued seeking votes by visiting different areas of the city corporation along with their supporters, workers and local leaders. Awami League (AL) led 14 party alliance backed candidate and former mayor