DHAKA: The family members of slain Chhatra League leader Ibrahim Selim moved to sue ex-military ruler HM Ershad as the student leader was killed during movement against his regime.M Hafizur Rahman, brother of Selim, said he has already consulted lawyers.   He also told banglanews that

PABNA: A youth leader of the ruling party was arrested Saturday on charge of attack on recruitment test for different posts of class-three employees in the local administration.The arrested person, Raihan alias Torikul, 28, is secretary of cultural and publication affairs of the district

DHAKA: Veteran politician and Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta Saturday made a strong plea that the Vested Property Return Act (amendment) has to be passed in the next Parliament session to reclaim the grabbed lands of the minority groups. “Otherwise, it will be assumed that a

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Saturday came up with a cautionary comment that the government is depriving the common man of their fundamental rights and thereby standing on slippery slope getting alienated from the people. “So, people are nowhere beside the government, and if this situation

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League from its highest forum meeting Friday called upon the boycotting opposition to return to parliament and speak about government’s failings inside the House.  General Secretary of the ruling party Syed Ashraful Islam conveyed the call from a press briefing

DHAKA: Acting Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Maqbul Ahmed made it clear that the party leaders cannot be restrained by charging them with ‘false’ allegations. “Allegations were lodged one after another against Jamaat leaders to implement foreign agenda, which wouldn’t be wise for

KISHOREGANJ: Veteran parliamentarian and ruling-party leader Suranjit Sengupta Friday said in the democratic system, the opposition should join and speak in Parliament as no movement is possible bypassing the House. “We hope good sense will prevail upon the opposition party and they

DHAKA: Speaker Abdul Hamid boldly said that he performed his duties in parliament with all neutrality and would go on presiding over the House without taking sides. “There is no scope for the opposition parties to abstain from attending parliament on the excuse of Speaker’s biased

PABNA: Recruitment test for different posts of class-three employees in the administration Friday was foiled following attacks allegedly by some activists of Chhatra League and Juba League on the DC office and two examination centers.In an emergency meeting after the troubles, the

DHAKA: Opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia Thursday said the countrymen would discard the Awami League government again as the scale of their “repression” on people is going beyond all limits of tolerance.  “If the people reject them for a second time, they will not be able to come

DHAKA: Opposition Chief Whip Jainul Abdin Faruque requested the government to consider the conditions given by them for joining parliament session, as his ruling-party counterpart knocked his door Thursday for a surprise meet.Awami League Chief Whip of Parliament vice-principal Abdus

DHAKA: As the economic programme of ‘Baksal’ or the ‘second revolution’ still holds importance, some of those can be replicated again suiting the present purview. Leaders of the ruling Awami league came up with the comments while talking to banglanews, in the wake of raging

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Thursday rejected the bail petition of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s nephew Saiful Islam Duke in the August 21 grenade-attack case.Acting justice Ismail Hossain of Metropolitan Session Judges Court issued the order after hearing the bail petition.Duke’s lawyer

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku wouldn’t like any selective token trial of war crimes as he Thursday said all of the war criminals would be herded into the dock, no matter whatever the number.“All the war criminals have to face trial; none would be

DHAKA: Opposition BNP’s post-eid movement takes on a “neo-style”, spreading its impact on all spheres of life--from kiosks to the national parliament.Party lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury delineated the battle lines while talking to reporters at his Dhanmondi residence

DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member MK Anwar MP Wednesday said the country is deviating from the “civilized world” and underscored the need for an anti-government movement for a remedy.    “So, there is no alternative but movement against the government,” said the

DHAKA: Sit across the table to solve the problems or risk falling into the trap of ‘minus-2 formula’, said Barrister Nazmul Huda before kicking off a global campaign for national unity in Bangladesh, as rival politicians again apparently headed towards a collision

DHAKA: A meeting of the ruling Awami League’s presidium will be held on September 17 at a time when country’s political arena looks heated up with opposition’s preparation for anti-government movement and government’s strict stance on the move.    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,

DHAKA: As the battle lines are drawn by the inveterate rivals for a post-eid face-off, leaders of both the main parties aired concern over the programmes of the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP meant for taking control of the political field.They particularly appeared

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wednesday deferred the indictment hearing against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s younger son Arafat Rahman Coco and another suspect in a money-laundering case.The other accused of the case, Ismail Hossain Simon, son of former Shipping Minister Colonel (retd) Akbar