Khaleda to face trial: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday told parliament that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, must face trial for ‘killing people and damaging property.’
Kader Siddique continues sit-in.
Krishok Sramik Janata League president Abdul Kader Siddique urged prime minister Sheikh Hasina to hold a dialogue to resolve the ongoing political crisis. He made the urge while addressing a press briefing on the 22nd day of his sit-in in front of the party’s central office
Diplomats call for end to violence.
A group of foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka on Wednesday called for putting an end to the ongoing political violence in the country and creating space for peaceful political programmes
Subhan gets death penalty.
International Crimes Tribunal -2 on Wednesday awarded death penalty to Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan for crimes against humanity that he had committed during the country’s independence war in 1971.
AL urges diplomats to convey atrocities to their govts .
The ruling Awami League on Tuesday urged foreign diplomats to convey the stories of killing people in arsons in Bangladesh to their respective governments and the world.
Khaleda, 13 BNP leaders prosecuted.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, was prosecuted for the crude bomb blast in an anti-blockade procession led by shipping minister Shajahan Khan at Gulshan-2 that left 20 people injured on Monday.
US for non-violent, responsible ways to resolve crisis: Bernicat.
Political parties would play their role in finding out ‘non-violent’ and ‘responsible’ ways to resolve the present crisis here, the new US ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat said at a press conference in Dhaka Tuesday.
BNP, allies extend strike till Friday.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance has extended its ongoing 72-hour nationwide shutdown by 48 hours till 6:00am Friday. BNP joint secretary-general Salahuddin Ahmed made the announcement through a press release......
72-hr strike continues peacefully on third day.
The third day of the fresh 72-hour nationwide strike, enforced by the BNP-led alliance alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade, is passing off peacefully on Tuesday, reports United News of Bangladesh.
PM wants immediate steps for Dhaka mayoral polls AL to back former FBCCI president Annisul as DNCC mayor ,
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday once again asked the LGRD and cooperatives ministry to take steps to hold the long overdue mayoral...
