Politics
‘Ruling party syndicate’ behind onion price hike: BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that a ‘ruling party syndicate’ has raised the prices of onion by creating an artificial crisis despite having a sufficient stock of the kitchen item in the country.
Allow traders to import onions: GM Quader
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Wednesday urged the government to allow traders to import enough onions to keep the market normal as it is not possible to control the growing prices of the popular kitchen item through only TCB’s intervention.
Freeing Khaleda BNP’s prime task: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said their party’s prime task is now to free Khaleda Zia from “house arrest”.
Foreign trips to learn how to cook ‘khichuri’ a novel joke: BNP
BNP on Tuesday termed the reported proposal of the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) to send 1,000 government officials abroad to learn how to cook ‘khichuri’ a unique joke under the rule of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Take steps to ensure free Covid vaccine for poor: GM Quader
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Monday urged the government to take necessary steps to ensure free coronavirus vaccine, once it is ready.
Govt silent over border killings, alleges BNP
BNP on Sunday alleged that the government has been playing the role of a “silent spectator” over the killing of Bangladeshis “by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) due to its knee-jerk policy”.
BNP picks Salahuddin, Rezaul for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls
BNP on Sunday picked Salahuddin Ahmed and Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Islam as its candidates to contest the Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-elections respectively billed for October 17.
JaPa picks candidates for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls
Jatiya Party on Saturday announced the names of its candidates for Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-elections.
29 seek BNP nomination to contest by-polls
Twenty-nine BNP aspirants are now in the final race to get the party’s ticket to contest the upcoming by-polls to four parliamentary seats in Dhaka, Naogaon and Sirajganj.
Govt trying to make ‘extrajudicial’ killings part of ‘national culture’: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the Awami League government is trying to make enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings part of ‘national culture’.