DHAKA: The main opposition BNP forewarned that the government might face a mass upsurge anytime for its “repressive” policy.Party spokesman Nazrul Islam Khan aired the apprehension on Friday morning after paying homage to the late president Ziaur Rahman at his grave marking the 21st

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday urged the people to keep country’s sports sectors free from politics.“We are trying to develop the sports sector. It is also a priority for us. I urge all to be conscious so that the sector doesn’t fall prey to politics,” she said.The

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong Court Thursday summoned three top BNP leaders, including Secretary-General Khandaker Delwar Hossain, to appear before it on September 23 in a sedition case for their “threatening” speeches against the Prime Minister.Senior Judicial Magistrate of Chittagong

DHAKA: The main opposition BNP forewarned that if the government stood in the way of its August 9 mass march in the capital, its consequences would not be palatable for the rulers.“We want to organize a peaceful mass procession led by party chairperson Begum Zia…the government will be

MEHERPUR: A local opposition BNP leader was injured critically in a bomb attack in Gangni upazila of the district on Wednesday night, police said.The injured, Abdul Alim, 45, is vice-president of Bamandi union BNP and member of Gangni upazila unit of the party.“Unidentified miscreants

FARIDPUR: Deputy leader of Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury Wednesday said Ziaur Rahman was involved in the killing of Bangabandhu “We have evidence that Ziaur Rahman was involved in the assassination of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” she said.   Sajeda

CHITTAGONG: Yet another sedition charge was filed against three top BNP leaders, including Secretary-General Khandaker Delwar Hossain, with a Chittagong court Wednesday for allegedly making threatening speeches against the Prime Minister.The two other opposition politicians sued are BNP

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in separate drives detained four Islami Chhatra Shibir leaders from the capital and Gazipur district on Tuesday night. The crime busters said they also seized arms and ammunition and some organizational books during the raids.The detained are

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami Wednesday came up with a resentful disapproval of the war-crime-trial move as the embattled party’s current leadership said the government has arranged a “farce in the name of” trying the Jamaat top brass out of “political vendetta”.ATM Azharul Islam, the

DHAKA: The High Court Wednesday stayed for four weeks a police notice served upon two senior BNP leaders asking them to appear in Paltan police station to face a charge of threatening the Prime Minister. Also, the court issued a rule asking the government to explain within two weeks why

DHAKA: BNP leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has resigned from the party`s standing committee, party sources said, without elaborating on the reasons for his sudden decision to stand down from the policymaking body.The sources said he sent the resignation letter to party chairpersonBegum

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia feared no one, including the Prime Minister, would remain safe if the religion-based political parties are banned “in the name of constitutional amendment”.The BNP leader came up with the foreboding while addressing as

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP`s Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan Monday asked the Prime Minister to explain as to why the opposition leader Khaleda Zia would have to give undertaking. “Why should Begum Khaleda Zia give undertaking? Not even a single charge against her could be

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday asked her cabinet members not to make any comment on constitutional issues and on religion-based political parties, as crucial changes in the fundamental principles of state policy are now under a close scrutiny.She issued the instructions at a

DHAKA: The prosecution panel at the International Crimes Tribunal Monday submitted a petition to the tribunal for issuing arrest warrant against detained Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delawar Hossain Sayedee on war-crime charges. Jeyad Al Mamun, a member of the lawyers` panel, handed the

DHAKA: Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia held a meeting on Sunday night with senior leaders of her party and lawyers to decide their course of action on the government move to amend the constitution.Held at her Gulshan office, the meeting decided to oversee the

DHAKA: The opposition BNP said it would announce ‘necessary’ programme after Ramadan if the government does not change its nature.“BNP will announce appropriate programmes if the government does not change its nature, stop repression on BNP leaders and activists and take steps to

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday advised opposition leader Khaleda Zia to call a halt to movement for ousting the government and work for the common people`s interest."Stop the heinous politics of killing people and prepare the ground for serving people’s interest," said

DHAKA: In a major development on the electoral front, the ruling government is considering introducing ‘party-based’ elections in every tier of local government to make it more effective and “strengthen the democratic process”.The indication came from Local Government and Rural

DHAKA: Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Bangladesh on August 7. During his visit, Pranab Mukherjee will finalise a date for the official visit of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is likely to pay a visit to Bangladesh in October,