4 injured as BNP factions clash in Rajshahi
At least four people, including a child, were injured as two groups of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party allegedly clashed in Rajshahi city on Friday night.
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Women鈥檚 safety cannot be ensured with debatable law: NCP
National Citizen Party senior joint convener Samanta Shermeen said on Saturday that women鈥檚 rights and safety could not be ensured with any debatable law.
BNP asks govt how banned org holds public processions
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday questioned how a banned organisation could be able to hold public processions.
United will not give me time Arteta had at Arsenal: Amorim
Ruben Amorim does not believe he will get as much time at Manchester United to turn things around as Mikel Arteta was given to revive Arsenal's fortunes.
BNP leader killed in factional clash in Chuadanga
A Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader was killed and two people were injured in a clash between two BNP factions in Chuadnaga's Sadar upazila reportedly over VGF rice and TCB cards allocation on Saturday morning....
Three people injured in crude bomb blast near Narail BNP office
Three people, including a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader, were injured in a crude bomb explosion near the BNP office at Gobra Bazar in Narail Sadar on Friday night...
BNP expresses concern over growing violence against women
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday expressed serious concern over the alarming rise in harassment and violence against women, urging the government to take immediate action to prevent the rise of extremism...
Petrol bomb hurled at Prabartana in Mohamamdpur
A petrol bomb was hurled at Prabartana on Sir Syed Road Mohammadpur opposite to Priyanka Community Centre in Mohammadpur, Dhaka on Friday night.
Women in Bangladesh neglected in political leadership
Women鈥檚 representation in leadership positions in the country鈥檚 political parties 鈥� both old and newly formed ones 鈥� remains negligible, reflecting structural barriers to women鈥檚 inclusion in politics.
Constituent assembly, JS polls can be held simultaneously in time: NCP
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Friday said that consensus among political parties could pave the way for holding the constituent assembly and parliamentary elections simultaneously in the desired timeframe.
Tarique cleared of 83 cases, one still pending
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun of money laundering charges for which they were jailed for seven years...
Bangladesh鈥檚 people deserve a future free from fear, oppression: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday said that the country鈥檚 people deserved a future free from fear, oppression and political uncertainty...
BANGLADESHI PARTIES: Populist uprising and institutional decay?
BANGLADESHI parties, still gutsy, encounter a heightened existential fear 鈥� the disquiet of a deep institutional crisis for them and the nation at large. And yet, parties are strategic to the country鈥檚 liberal democratic future. Since prime minister Sheikh Hasina lost power to the unprecedented civil unrest on August 5, 2024 and Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus-led...
SC acquits Tarique, Mamun in Tk 20cr money laundering case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in a Tk聽20-crore money laundering case filed during the ousted Awami League government...
No relation between election and Hasina trial: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday said that there was no relation between the legal proceedings against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the upcoming national election...
Left parties express concern over law and order
Some left political parties including the Communist Party of Bangladesh on Wednesday expressed concern over failures of the interim government to control the law and order situation of the countries...
Amartya Sen鈥檚 worry and Aesop鈥檚 fable
鈥業 AM worried.鈥� Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen鈥檚 recent observation on Bangladesh鈥檚 post-fascism situation, for understandable reasons, has received wide publicity. Sen made this comment in an exclusive interview with the Press Trust of India (PTI)...
Moderate earthquake felt in parts of Bangladesh
A moderate earthquake was felt in parts of Bangladesh on Wednesday morning, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department...
BNP pledges stronger China ties if elected
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Dr Abul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday unequivocally told Yunnan Province leaders that if his party came to power, it would prioritise deepening strategic and diplomatic relations with China to ensure a balance of geopolitical power...
MONEY LAUNDERING: SC verdict on Tarique, Mamun鈥檚 sentence tomorrow
The Anti-Corruption Commission鈥檚 lawyer on Tuesday conceded to the arguments presented before the Appellate Division by businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun鈥檚 lawyer seeking Mamun鈥檚 acquittal in a Tk 20-crore money laundering case...
Fakhrul hospitalised
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been admitted to United Hospital in the capital鈥檚 Gulshan area.
BANGLADESH CRISIS: I am worried, but not without hope: Amartya Sen
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has expressed deep concern over the on-going crisis in Bangladesh, saying the situation is personally significant to him due to his deep ties to the country, reports Times of India.
BNP secretary general Fakhrul admitted to hospital
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been admitted to United Hospital in Gulshan, Dhaka...
Khaleda cleared of all 37 cases
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court verdict acquitting former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others in the Zia Charitable Trust case...
BNP cautions Islamic scholars against 鈥榮econd republic鈥� slogan
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday urged the country鈥檚 Islamic scholars to remain careful about the newly emerged slogan of the 鈥榮econd republic.鈥�
Days might get as hot as 40C this Ramadan: BMD
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department raised alarm over the possibility of days this month getting as hot as 40C as hot and dry conditions persisted in February, the last month of winter...
Foldable HONOR Magic V3 launched
HONOR has recently launched foldable AI smartphone 鈥楬ONOR Magic V3鈥� in Bangladesh, said a press release...
BNP鈥檚 dismissive rhetoric contrary to pluralist democracy
THE remark of an influential standing committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Salahuddin Ahmed, about the newly launched National Citizens鈥� Party鈥檚 pronounced objective of establishing a 鈥榮econd republic鈥� in Bangladesh was 鈥榗onspiratorial鈥� and was aimed at prolonging 鈥榰ndemocratic governance鈥� is misleading. Nahid Islam, the convener of the new party...
SC defers appeal hearing in Zia Charitable Case to Monday
The Appellate Division on Sunday deferred to Monday the hearing on two petitions filed challenging the High Court verdict that acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and two others in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case...
Consensus commission to seek political party feedback on reform proposals
The National Consensus Commission is set to gather feedback from political parties on which reform proposals are agreed, partially agreed, and not agreed.