Politics

Prime Minister leaves for Madrid to attend COP25

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday morning left Dhaka for Madrid, Spain, to attend the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25). The world’s annual climate

AL Dhaka north, south units get new presidents, GSs

The ruling Awmai League on Saturday picked Abu Ahmed Mannafi and Sharfuddin Ahmed Sentu for Dhaka South City unit and Sheikh Bazlur Rahman and SM Mannan Kochi for Dhaka North

MP Salma re-elected president of JP’s Dhaka district unit

Shawdesh Desk: Lawmaker advocate Salma Islam has been re-elected president of Dhaka district unit of the Jatiya Party (JP). JP chairman GM Qader announced her name after the end of

Many trying to politicise Khaleda’s conviction: Prime Minister

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said many people are trying to give political colour to the conviction of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on graft charges. “It’s not

Ensure transparency in public, private sectors: President to CAs

Shawdesh Desk: President Abdul Hamid on Saturday urged Charted Accountants to play a responsible role in ensuring transparency and accountability in public and private sectors. The President made the call

BNP leader Hafiz Uddin arrested

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Vice-chairman Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has been arrested. Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested the former minister from Matsha Bhaban area of the capital on Thursday

Fakhrul, 3 other BNP leaders get 8-week anticipatory bail

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court (HC) on Thursday granted eight-week anticipatory bail to four top BNP leaders, including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case filed over

BNP leader Khairul Kabir Khokon held

Shawdesh Desk: BNP Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon has been arrested from the Supreme Court area on Thursday. Police arrested Khokon at 10:00am in a case filed with Shahbagh