47-member cabinet finalised, to take oath Monday
Forty-three members of parliament and three individuals will make room in the new cabinet to be formed on Monday after Awami League's landslide victory in Bangladesh's 11th Jatiya Sangsad elections.
Gono Forum changes tone on taking oath
Gono Forum, a component of opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front, on Sunday changed its tone about taking oath by its two lawmakers-elect in the 11th Jatiya Sangsad election as it said on Saturday the party was positive about taking the oath.
Court sends Nazmul Huda to jail in bribery case
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent former minister Nazmul Huda, president of Trinamool BNP, to jail in a graft case.
JOF team meets Noakhali gang-rape victim
A Jatiya Oikya Front delegation led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met the Subarnachar gang-rape victim at Noakhali General Hospital on Saturday.
Gono Forum positive about joining JS: Kamal
The Gono Forum, a party in the main opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front in Bangladesh, on Saturday announced that the party was positive about its representation in the 11th parliament as its two candidates elected in the December 30 general election.
Syed Ashraf’s body to arrive today
The body of former Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam will reach Dhaka today at 5:30pm by a Bangladesh Biman flight, party sources said.
Winter chill in northern, western districts
The sweeping cold wave, accompanied by dense fog, is making the life harder for the residents of Bangladesh's northern and western districts of Panchagarh, Chuadanga and Chapainawabganj.
BNP informs US envoy about ‘election irregularities’
A three-member BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Friday met US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller and discussed various issues relating to 11th national election held on Sunday.
JP to lead main opposition in parliament: Ershad
Contradicting his party’s parliamentary body’s decision, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Friday said his party would be the main opposition in parliament while he would act as the opposition leader.
House Democrats challenge Trump to end shutdown
Democrats wasted no time flexing their new power in the US House of Representatives on Thursday by approving legislation backed by new speaker Nancy Pelosi that would end a 13-day partial government shutdown, ignoring president Donald Trump's demand for $5 billion for a border wall.
