Politics

President has no right to address Parliament: Taher

Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher on Wednesday said President Mohammed Shahabuddin has no right to address the National Parliament. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with opposition MPs at

BNP aims to end negative culture in parliament, says Salahuddin Ahmed

Home Minister and BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on 7 March said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) intends to break away from the “toxic culture” previously witnessed in

Efficient fuel management only option amid Middle East war: Minister

Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Wednesday said Bangladesh has no alternative but to use its existing fuel resources in a cost-effective manner due to

Finance Minister Amir Khasru hospitalised

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has been admitted to hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia. He is currently receiving treatment at United Hospital in the capital. The

PM Tarique works on holiday, urges faster manifesto action

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended office on Saturday, although it was a public holiday, and called on officials to gear up the implementation process of the government’s election manifesto. The

Tarique elected leader of the house; BNP MPs opt out of duty-free vehicles, govt plots

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman has been elected leader of the house by the BNP Parliamentary Party in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. The decision was taken at a meeting

Bangladesh election to be among world’s most closely watched this year: Jamaat Ameer

Bangladesh’s February-12 national election is expected to be one of the most closely watched polls globally this year, with international media monitoring not only the results but also the conduct

JaPa writ claims Nahid ‘Dominican citizen’, challenges candidacy

A Jatiya Party (JaPa) election candidate on Monday filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC), challenging the eligibility of his rival candidate NCP Convener Nahid Islam in the