SC upholds HC bail for Khaleda Zia
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the High Court’s order granting bail to jailed former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Poll was free, fair: Quader
The ruling Awami League on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over unofficial victory of its mayoral candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque in the Khulna City Corporation election. AL general secretary Obaidul Quader
AL takes lead in KCC polls marred by threats, stuffing
Khulna city mayoral elections ended amid allegations of widespread rigging, ballot stuffing and muscle flexing by ruling Awami League activists on Tuesday, with AL candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque taking the lead
It proves that fair poll not possible under AL govt: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday claimed that the Khulna city election once again proved that a free and fair election could never be held under the incumbent government.
Agents are being forced out from Khulna polling centres: Manju
Bangladesh Nationalist Party mayoral candidate Nazrul Islam Manju on Tuesday alleged that the ruling party men have driven out his polling agents from at least 20 centres of the ongoing Khulna City Corporation elections
Voting in KCC polls begins
Voting in the Khulna City Corporation election began on Tuesday morning to elect its new mayor and councillors.The balloting that began at 8:00am will continue till 4:00pm without any break.
Khaleda’s health deteriorates: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday night said that the party’s jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition further deteriorated and demanded immediate treatment at a specialised hospital
Protests resume, city traffic in chaos
Protesters at Dhaka University, as part of an indefinite strike at educational institutions for a gazette abolishing quota in government jobs, blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital on Monday, causing immense sufferings to commuters caught in traffic tangles
10 die in Ctg stampede
Ten women died in stampede and at least 50 others injured on Monday as thousands of poor people, mostly women, grappled for zakat clothes and iftar items at Satkania in Chittagong.
DHAKA-CHITTAGONG HIGHWAY Traffic thrown into chaos
Impasse is what aptly describes the traffic situation on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway, the economic lifeline of the country, with 60-km tailbacks triggered by construction works of an overpass, rain and numerous potholes
