BNP yesterday alleged that people are no longer independent in Bangladesh as the Awami League government has revived "one-party rule" in the…

The US state department has reiterated that the last parliamentary election in Bangladesh was not fair. Robert Palladino, a state department spokesperson, came up with the reaction while replying to a query by a questioner at a regular media briefing in Washington on March 26 (local time). However,…

Chief Election Commi­ssioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the necessity of election will end if people do not participate in voting. "Ensuring people's participation in elections is vital," he said while addressing a views-exchange meeting with law enforcers and election officials…

The former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in a letter to the foreign minister AK Abdul Momen mentioned that Bangladesh government and its people are the genuine friends of India. “It was my fortune that I established a profound relationship with Bangladesh at different levels since the Liberation…

Three youths poured poison into the mouth of a teenage girl after reportedly gang-raping her at Jugnidaha Madhypara village of Shahjadpur upazila, leaving her dead. The deceased was identified as Poly, 15, daughter of Saiful Islam Sadhu of the village. Victim's family members said the three youths…

As part of its drive to free the city’s rivers of encroachers, the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) pulled down a total of 29 illegal structures on the banks of the Turag river yesterday. Officials of the BIWTA, with the aid of the local administration, conducted the drive in…

Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday alleged that the government has betrayed the martyrs of the Liberation War by "capturing power" without people's mandate. "There's no scope to exercise people's right to franchise in the country...evil forces are active…