Khaleda can either knock on court’s door or president’s for release: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia can be freed from jail either by the court or through presidential clemency.
AL-led alliance to hold rallies in divisional cities in Sept
The Awami League-led alliance will hold rallies in eight divisional cities in September as part of mass contact ahead of the next general election and to resist the conspiracies to foil the election.
Slump in India rupee, others may hit Bangladesh export
A rapid depreciation of emerging market currencies, including Indian rupee, will hit Bangladesh’s export competitiveness and may cause rise in payments for cheap imports, economists and exporters fear.
Ctg BNP vows to free Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Saturday demanded immediate release of the party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia and criticised the recent decision of the government to use electronic voting machine in the upcoming national elections.
Activists surge Nayapaltan to attend BNP's rally
Thousands of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday gathered at Nayapaltan in Dhaka to attend a rally marking the party's 40th founding anniversary.
PM reaches Kathmandu to attend BIMSTEC Summit
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina reached Kathmandu on a two-day official visit to Nepal to attend the 4th BIMSTEC Summit.
EVM IN GENERAL POLLS Parties fear ‘digital rigging’
Different political parties fear that the Election Commission has taken the move to use electronic voting machines in the next general election at the eleventh hour as part of a government conspiracy to ensure the ruling Awami League’s win through ‘digital rigging’.
No EVM, no RPO amendment, BNP asks EC
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to refrain from its move to amend the Representation of the People Order to make the use of Electronic Voting Machines possible in next parliamentary election likely to be held in December.
HC reschedules Shahidul Alam’s bail application hearing for next week
The High Court Division on Wednesday told the lawyer of acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam that his bail application would be heard next week.
Female journalist hacked to death in Pabna
Assailants hacked to death a female journalist at her rented house in Pabna on Tuesday night, sparking protests.
