politcs

Held with Pistol at Polling Centre / BCL leader jailed for two years

Nurul Azim Rony, general secretary of Chittagong city Chhatra League, was sent to jail yesterday, a day after he was held with an illegal firearm at a polling centre in Hathazari upazila.

'One of the best ways to tackle extremists is to ensure space for non-violent and democratic opposition'

Democracy has never functioned very well in Bangladesh.

Rizvi on fresh remand

A Dhaka court granted a fresh two-day remand for BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed in an arson case filed with Mirpur Police Station

May 9, 2016
May 9, 2016

BCL leader jailed for two years

Nurul Azim Rony, general secretary of Chittagong city Chhatra League, was sent to jail yesterday, a day after he was held with an illegal firearm at a polling centre in Hathazari upazila.

March 6, 2015
March 6, 2015
Professor Dr. Raunaq Jahan

'One of the best ways to tackle extremists is to ensure space for non-violent and democratic opposition'

Democracy has never functioned very well in Bangladesh.

March 4, 2015
March 4, 2015

Rizvi on fresh remand

A Dhaka court granted a fresh two-day remand for BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed in an arson case filed with Mirpur Police Station