BNP

Graft hearing: Khaleda appears before Bakshibazar court

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appears before the makeshift Dhaka court premises for proceedings in two corruption cases.
23 July 2015, 04:29 AM

Take steps against India’s river linking project: BNP

BNP expresses concerns over India's fresh move to implement the controversial river linking project and urges the government to take strong initiatives against it.
22 July 2015, 13:08 PM

Charge framed against Salahuddin

A court in Meghalaya frames charges against Salahuddin Ahmed for trespassing into Indian territory, a charge the BNP leader denied. Salahuddin, who went missing in Dhaka in March and was found in Shillong two months later, maintains that he was taken there forcibly.
22 July 2015, 11:58 AM

Jatrabari arson: Charge pressed against Rafiqul, Mahbub, 56 others

DB press charges against 58 leaders and activists of 20-party alliance including Rafiqul Islam Miah and Khandaker Mahbub Hossain in an arson and explosive case.
22 July 2015, 11:35 AM

JCD president denied bail

Patuakhali court rejects bail prayer of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal President Rajib Ahsan and sends him jail in a case filed for alleged possession of yaba tablets.
21 July 2015, 13:47 PM

Opinion: PM won. An opportunity lost?

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demonstrated political sagacity by reversing her decision on making Syed Ashraful Islam a minister without portfolio.
21 July 2015, 10:20 AM

BNP lauds Ashraf’s neutral admin vow

BNP welcomes newly appointed Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam’s pledge to make the administration neutral and efficient.
21 July 2015, 09:49 AM

No politics with administration: Ashraf

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does not do politics with the administration, newly appointed Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam says.
21 July 2015, 08:12 AM

Appeal hearing against 4 BNP leaders’ bail Jul 27

The apex court sets July 27 to hear appeals filed by the government against bail orders of four BNP leaders in separate violence cases.
21 July 2015, 07:54 AM

JCD president, 5 others sent to jail

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal central President Rajib Ahsan and five of his associates are sent to jail in connection with a case filed for possessing yaba tablets.
20 July 2015, 04:29 AM

Habiganj BNP observes daylong hartal

Leaders and activists of Habiganj district BNP unit are observing a dawn-to-dusk hartal demanding death penalty of the criminals who attacked on suspended municipality mayor Golam Kibria Gaus.
19 July 2015, 09:55 AM

Charge framing hearing against Salahuddin July 22

A Shillong court in the Meghalaya state of India fix July 22 for hearing on charge framing against BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass.
15 July 2015, 13:48 PM

Fakhrul released on bail

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is released from jail this evening, six months after his arrest.
14 July 2015, 13:37 PM

Khaleda sends Eid greetings to Hasina

Two member BNP delegation hands over the Eid greetings card from Khaleda to Hasina.
14 July 2015, 06:10 AM

Ex-Rajshahi mayor Minu jailed on surrender

A Rajshahi court sends former mayor and local city BNP President Mizanur Rahman Minu to jail after he surrendered.
13 July 2015, 07:48 AM

Fakhrul free to walk out of jail

The Supreme Court grants bail to BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul for six weeks on medical ground in three vandalism and arson cases, clearing the way for his release from jail.
13 July 2015, 05:13 AM

Analysis: An ominous sign in politics?

What happened with veteran politicians Syed Ashraful Islam and Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is unprecedented in the country’s politics since the restoration of democracy in 1991.
12 July 2015, 08:17 AM

BNP demands int’l probe into subversive acts

BNP demands an international probe to identify the miscreants who carried out subversive activities during the party’s three-month-long anti-government movement.
11 July 2015, 14:23 PM

Special tribunal for Khaleda after Eid: Inu

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu says a special tribunal will be formed after Eid-ul-Fitr for speedy disposal of cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for instigating arson attacks during the BNP-led alliance’s agitation since January.
11 July 2015, 10:58 AM

Satire: Waiting for Khaleda to join Awami League

The ruling Awami League has finally found the ultimate solution to the country’s political conflict: force the opposing BNP-Jamaat leaders to join the Awami League.
9 July 2015, 09:13 AM