Bagha mayor on 3-day remand
A Rajshahi court on Monday placed Bagha municipality mayor and the ruling Awami League member of the district, Akkas Ali, for three-day remand in the case filed in...
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Quader meets ministers over movements of students, teachers
Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, also the general secretary of the ruling Awami League, met five other ministers and state ministers on Monday over the ongoing students鈥� protests against quota system in government jobs and teachers鈥� movement to cancel the new pension scheme....
Nine AL activists sent to jail for hacking Natore BNP convener
The additional chief judicial magistrate court in Natore on Sunday sent nine activists of the ruling Awami League and its youth front Jubo League to jail for attacking Shahidul Islam Bachchu, acting convener of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 Natore district unit....
Govt closely monitoring pension, quota movements, says Quader
The government is closely monitoring the ongoing movements of the university teachers and the students against a new pension scheme and quota in government jobs respectively, ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Sunday....
PM dismisses anti-quota protests terming it as irrational, sub-judice
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday dismissed the movement against the quota system in the government jobs as irrational saying, 鈥業t is sub-judice.鈥�...
Punishment demanded for everyone involved in AL MP murder
Public representatives of the local government under Jhenaidah-4 constituency on Saturday demanded punishment for those involved in the killing of Awami League lawmaker...
66 AL, JL activists sued for attacking Natore BNP convener
A case was filed on Saturday against 66 leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League and its youth front Jubo League for beating and hacking main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 Natore district unit acting convener Shahidul Islam Bachchu on Wednesday....
AL govt patronises corruption, looting in Bangladesh: Ganatantra Mancha
Leaders of the Ganatantra Mancha and some other opposition parties on Saturday at a roundtable discussion alleged that Bangladesh was engulfed in corruption...
Bagha municipality mayor sent to jail in AL leader killing case
Police on Saturday submitted a five-day remand prayer for interrogating Rajshahi鈥檚 Bagha municipality mayor and district Awami League member Akkas Ali in the case filed in connection with the death of Bagha upazila AL general secretary Ashraful Islam Babul...
India is political friend while China development partner: Quader
Ruling Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that India was a political friend of Bangladesh while China had contributed a lot to the country as a development partner...
India given 鈥榗orridor鈥� in name of transit: Mancha
Leaders of the Ganatantra Mancha on Friday at a protest rally alleged that in the name of transit, the Awami League government had given India...
Rajshahi IHT expels six BCL activists for seat trade
The Institute of Health Technology authorities in Rajshahi expelled six leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, for...
AL factional feuds trigger violence
The number of political killings is increasing in Bangladesh, largely due to growing factional feuds among activists of the ruling Awami League and its...
AL finds way to mount pressure on bureaucrats
The recent allegations of corruption against senior government officials came as a blessing in disguise for the ruling Awami League, as they gave the party a...
AL must not be high-handed to political parties in opposition
THE political programmes that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the largest in the opposition camp, have held come to be attacked again. The attacks on the programmes, reportedly carried out by leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League and its fronts, at places across the country have left at least 12 leaders and activists of the party...
12 hurt as AL attacks BNP rallies at places
At least 12 leaders and activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party were injured in several attacks carried out allegedly by the ruling Awami League in Natore and Patuakhali during the BNP rallies held demanding the release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia...
Zia, Khaleda, Ershad sold the country, not AL: Hasina
Prime minister and leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad that the Awami League didn鈥檛 sell the country rather Khaleda Zia, HM Ershad and Ziaur Rahman did it....
AL鈥檚 stance against graft 鈥榓 national joke鈥�: BNP
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday said that the Awami League government鈥檚 stance against corruption was nothing but 鈥榓 national joke鈥�....
All public univs shut down for third day
The teachers continued their work abstention programme for the third consecutive day on Wednesday in public universities across Bangladesh demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...
Seven BNP men injured in 鈥楢L鈥� attack in Natore
At least seven leaders and activists of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party were injured in an attack carried out allegedly by the leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League in Natore city on Wednesday morning...
AB Party questions parliament鈥檚 legitimacy to pass budget
Leaders of Amar Bangladesh Party asserted on Monday that the current Awami League government had no legitimate right to pass the national budget in parliament, as lawmakers were not elected by the people...
MoU and agreement are not same, Quader tells Fakhrul
Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said that memorandum of understanding and agreement were not same thing...
Rajshahi city AL calls Shahriar 鈥榟ybrid leader, conspirator鈥�
Leaders of the Rajshahi city unit of the ruling Awami League on Monday protested at Rajshahi-6 constituency lawmaker and former state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam鈥檚 comment on AL presidium member and Rajshahi city mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton...
Padma Bridge project ends finally after 17 years
The much-talked about Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project came to an end on Sunday after almost 17 years it was taken to build a bridge on the River Padma...
BNP doing politics on Khaleda鈥檚 illness: Quader
Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader said that BNP was doing politics over the illness of Khaleda Zia...
Govt must translate pledges against corruption into reality
THE government鈥檚 anti-corruption pledges have unfortunately remained rhetorical. The prime minister once again said in the parliament on June 29 that the government had started its drive against corruption and would spare none. Such a statement, made plenty of times earlier, hardly reflects the government鈥檚 position on corruption as it has...
Movement of BNP made in London: AL
Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that Awami League was the name of...
BNP leaders among 77 sued for muder of 2 AL leaders in C鈥檔awabganj
A local leader of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party Ashraful Haque was named prime accused in a case filed against 77 people on Friday over...
Ex-minister Shahriar declared 鈥榰nwanted鈥� in Rajshahi
Freedom fighters on Saturday declared Rajshahi-6 constituency lawmaker and former state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam unwanted in the Rajshahi city for...
AL to hold discussion meeting today in city
The ruling Awami League will hold a discussion in the afternoon today in front of the party central office on Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital as part of the...
