Govt resorting to ploys to delay election: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday accused the interim government of ‘resorting to tactics’ to delay the national election, ignoring the hopes and aspirations of people....
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BNP calls budget ‘unrealistic’ with ‘growth on paper’
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday criticised the proposed national budget for the 2025–26 financial year, labelling it ‘unrealistic’ with ‘growth on paper’, similar to that presented by the previous government...
Ziaur Rahman was pride of workers: Rizvi
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has described Ziaur Rahman as the ‘pride of the working people’ and called for united efforts to restore democracy in Bangladesh.
Ishraque ‘relaxes’ protest, Nagar Bhaban remains locked
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday announced that the ongoing protest at the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters, Nagar Bhaban, was ‘relaxed’, but did not clarify whether the DSCC headquarters and other...
Salahuddin sues Hasina, Asaduzzaman, former top police officials
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday filed a complaint accusing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and five former senior law enforcement officials of crimes...
One killed, five injured as BNP factions clash
A man was killed and five others were injured two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party clashed over establishing supremacy in Nakobaria village of Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah on Sunday...
BMU observes Zia’s 44th death anniversary
Bangladesh Medical University observed the 44th anniversary of death of Bangladesh Nationalist Party founder Ziaur Rahman, also a former president of the country, at the basement of BMU’s Super Specialised Hospital in Dhaka...
BNP factional clash in programme marking Zia’s death anniv
Two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party locked in a clash on Saturday noon in the capital’s Uttara at a programme marking the death anniversary of the BNP founder Ziaur Rahman, also a former president of the country...
Yunus should start effective talks on election timing with parties
THE chief adviser to the interim government Muhammad Yunus, who stands his ground for holding the national elections by June 2026, has in Tokyo said that not all political parties want the elections by December and only one party so does. The remark that he has made at the Nikkei Forum 2025 has not named any party, but he has obviously alluded to the...
Yunus invites BNP to talks again on June 2
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has invited the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to talks again on June 2....
BNP, allies for polls by Dec
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies want the national election to be held by December this year while the National Citizen Party and Islamist parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, support holding the polls between December...
Build ‘three zero clubs’ to save the planet, Yunus urges youths in Japan
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged the youths to build ‘three zero clubs’ to save the planet from destruction saying the planet will not sustain under the current civilization.
Zia’s death anniversary today
The 44th anniversary of the death of Bangladesh Nationalist Party founder Ziaur Rahman, also a former president of the country, will be observed today.
DSCC locked for 12th day, AD hears EC’s position today
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Wednesday locked all the entrances to the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters Nagar Bhaban and its zonal offices for the 12th straight day, demanding his swearing-in as mayor...
Polls must be held by Dec: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said that the national election must be held by December this year and asked the party leaders and activists to begin preparations to make sure that the election was held within the timeframe...
SC seeks EC’s clarification on Ishraque’s mayoral oath
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to clarify its position regarding an appeal seeking a stay on the commission’s gazette notification that declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation...
Tarique, Zubaida now cleared of all cases
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a corruption case, overturning a lower court verdict that had jailed the BNP leader for six years and his wife for three years in absentia during the ousted Awami League regime...
BNP wings’ rally underway in Dhaka
Thousands of leaders and activists of three associate bodies of Bangladesh Nationalist Party — Juba Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal — gathered at Nayapaltan to join a youth rally on Wednesday afternoon...
Three BNP bodies set to hold youth rally in Dhaka today
Three associate bodies of Bangladesh Nationalist Party — Juba Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal — will hold a ‘massive’ youth rally at Nayapaltan in the capital on Wednesday, with the participation of at least ‘15 lakh young people’...
Nagar Bhaban kept locked for 11th day
The supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday continued their protest by locking all gates of Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters, Nagar Bhaban, and all its zonal offices for the 11th consecutive day demanding the administer of Ishraque’s oath as the city mayor...
Unhappy BNP decries no polls road map
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday expressed disappointment over a government statement released after meetings with political parties, saying it did not include a clear plan for the upcoming national election...
SC orders reinstatement of 988 NU employees sacked during AL rule
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of 988 employees of the National University who were dismissed during the Awami League government’s tenure between 2011 and 2012...
Polls delay to deepen crisis, says BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said that the country’s ongoing crisis would deepen with any further delay in restoring the democratic order through a credible electoral process.
Rajshahi BNP faction seeks fresh committees
A faction of Bangladesh Nationalist Party formed a human chain in Rajshahi city on Monday, demanding reformation of the party’s Rajshahi metropolitan, thana and ward unit committees by removing individuals allegedly affiliated with the Awami League...
FY26 budget should focus on damage control: Amir Khasru
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has urged the interim government to focus on damage control in the upcoming national budget instead of continuing with current policies...
Ishraque issues legal notice on govt, protests continue
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Monday issued a legal notice to the Local Government Division secretary demanding the administer of his oath as the Dhaka South City Corporation mayor within 24 hours...
BNP leader shot dead in Dhaka
Unidentified assailants shot a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to death at Gudaragat of the Madhya Badda area in the capital Sunday night.
Govt, parties should reassess priorities
The meetings of the chief adviser to the interim government with political parties on May 24, presumably aimed at resolving the ongoing political and other crises that had led the increasingly frustrated chief adviser to consider resignation, appear not to have decisively eased the stalemate. Conflicting demands from various political parties, especially the...
BPA urges inclusion of Rehabilitation Council Act in health reform report
Bangladesh Physiotherapy Association, the national platform of physiotherapy professionals and a member of the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Council, on Saturday called for the inclusion of the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Council Act in the recently submitted Health Reform Commission report.
Sramik Dal opposes NCT handover to foreign firm
Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, labour wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, held a demonstration and protest rally on Saturday morning opposing the government’s move to hand over operational control of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chattogram Port to a foreign company...
