Friday, 10 May, 2024

Politics

AL joint meeting tomorrow

Awami League (AL) will hold a joint meeting with its central leaders, presidents-general secretaries of Dhaka North-South city units and Dhaka District and all associate bodies at 4 pm on Friday (May 10). The meeting will be held at the party's central office on Bangabandhu Avenue

Shabab elected Subarnachar upazila chairman

Atahar Ishraque Shabab Chowdhury has won the chairman post in the Subarnachar upazila parishad election held on Wednesday. He defeated Noakhali district Awami League President AHM Khairul Anam Chowdhury Salim by a margin of 703 votes. Sabab, son of Noakhali-4 (Sadar-Subarnachar)

BNP’s Khokon walks out of jail

BNP Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon was today (May 8) released from jail. He was freed of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 12:30pm, confirmed party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. After the release, leaders and activists received Khokon

BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul returns home after Umrah

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara Begum on Wednesday (May 8) returned home from Saudi Arabia after performing holy Umrah. They arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 1:35pm on a flight from Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

BCL stages solidarity demonstration for Palestine 

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of the ruling Awami League, staged a demonstration at the Dhaka University (DU) campus on Monday, demanding the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and an immediate end to the barbarism of Israeli forces in Gaza. The BCL

AL secretariat meeting today

A meeting of the Awami League (AL) secretariat will be held at the party's President Sheikh Hasina’s political office of Dhanmondi at 4pm today (May 6).    AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will preside over the meeting, said

Boycott upcoming upazila polls: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday (May 5) urged voters to boycott upcoming upazila polls scheduled to be held on January 7. Rizvi made the remarks while distributing leaflets, containing the party’s call to boycott the upazila polls, in the

Indictment hearing in Tarique's ex-APS case on May 30

A Dhaka court today (May 5) fixed May 30 for the indictment hearing in a money laundering case filed against seven persons, including BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman's former personal assistant (APS) Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Opu. Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of the Dhaka Special

AL Parliamentary Nomination Board meets tomorrow

A meeting of the ruling Awami League (AL) Parliamentary Nomination Board will be held tomorrow (May 4) at 7pm at the Prime Minister's official residence Ganabhaban in the capital. "Awami League President and Parliamentary Nomination Board President Sheikh Hasina will chair

Khaleda Zia shifted to cabin

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been was shifted to a cabin from the hospital’s coronary care unit (CCU) on Thursday. Khaleda's personal physician Professor AZM Zahid Hossain confirmed the matter. He said madam was previously in the CCU. The medical board has now shifted

Fakhrul leaves Dhaka to perform Umrah

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum left Bangladesh for Saudi Arabia on Thursday to perform the holy Umrah. They departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at 3:15pm, said BNP

Khaleda Zia reaches Hospital

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has reached Evercare Hospital in the capital for some urgent medical examinations. Khaleda, also the former prime minister, started her journey from her residence ‘Firoza’ at Gulshan-2 and reached the hospital at 7:10 pm.  

BJP invites AL to observe polls situation in India

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has invited Bangladesh Awami League (AL) to observe the overall preparation and campaign taken for the national elections in India. Awami League Deputy Office Secretary Sayem Khan disclosed the information to media through a press release today.

AL leader 'shot dead' in Natore

A local leader of the ruling Awami League was shot dead allegedly by miscreants at Gopalpur municipality under Lalpur upazila in Natore district on Tuesday night. Slain Manzur Rahman Manju, 45, from the upazila’s Bahadipur village, was vice president of Awami League’s

Khaleda Zia to be taken to hospital this evening 

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to Evercare Hospital today (May 1) for some medical tests as per her medical board's decision. Khaleda Zia will be taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Wednesday evening from her Gulshan residence, said the party press wing

AL Central Working Committee meeting today

Awami League Central Working Committee will hold a meeting today (April 30).   The meeting will be held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official Ganabhaban residence at 7 pm, said a press release.   Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside

BNP expels 75 leaders for participating Upazila polls

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today (April 26) expelled its 75 grassroots leaders for participating in the upcoming Upazila elections violating central decision.  Among the ousted candidates, 28 are Upazila chairman while 26 vice-chairman candidates and 21 female

BNP leader Gayeshwar gets bail in six cases

A Dhaka court today (April 25) granted bail to BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in six cases after he surrendered before the court and sought bail. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Jaglul Hossain passed the order. The cases were filed with

Upazila polls in Thanchi, Ruma and Rowangchhari suspended 

The Election Commission (EC) has decided to postpone the Upazila Parishad (UP) elections in Thanchi, Ruma and Rowangchhari of Bandarban district. "The elections of the three upazilas under Bandarban district have been postponed due to ongoing joint law enforcement operations in

Awami League postpones April 26 peace rally

Awami League (AL)'s Dhaka City South Unit has postponed its peace and development rally which was scheduled to be held on April 26. A press release issued in this regard today (April 22) said the rally was postponed as police didn't permit holding the rally on that day. It