Act on situation, Khaleda asks party policymakers

Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s imprisoned chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday advised her party’s policymakers to take steps ‘according to the given situation’ over changing the course of the current movement for her ‘unconditional’ release from jail

Keep war criminals, killers, looters out of power: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the people of the country to remain united so that war criminals, killers, looters and corrupt people could not assume power anymore

Commuters suffer for transport crisis in city

Dhaka city commuters experienced unbearable traffic gridlock as well as transport crisis on Wednesday due to a rally organised by ruling Awami League at Suhrawardy Udyan to mark the founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic March 7, 1971 speech that was delivered on this ground

100 women artists’ works being displayed at BSA

A week long exhibition featuring the works of 100 women artists titled Madhobilota is underway at Gallery No 1 at National Art Gallery of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city

ATTACK ON ZAFAR IQBAL No arrest yet after Fayzul

Law-enforcers were yet to show arrested anyone except for prime suspect Fayzul Hasan alias Shafiq till Wednesday evening in the case for attacking popular writer Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, though six people, including Fayzul’s parents, were detained after the incident

Women move on against odds

Bangladeshi women are coming out successful as professionals by making it to the top in their fields with their courage and dedication fighting against discrimination and other challenges of a patriarchal society

Historic March 7 today

The ruling Awami League along with the like-minded political and socio-cultural organisations would celebrate today the 47th anniversary of the epoch making speech Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered at Suhrawardy Udyan on March 7, 1971

PM pays homage to Sheikh Mujib on historic March 7

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid rich tributes to the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, by placing wreaths at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi on the occasion of the historic March 7.

BNP senior leaders to meet Khaleda at prision today

Bangladesh Nationalist Party's senior leaders is scheduled to meet the party imprisoned chairperson Khaleda Zia today first time after she landed in erstwhile Dhaka Central Jail on February 8.

March 7 speech has unfading appeal: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the appeal of Bangabandhu’s historic March 7 speech was still there as its impact did not fade even after decades.