DHAKA: The newly elected mayors and councillors of Dhaka south and north city corporations took oath on Thursday (Feb 27). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath of office to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Dhaka North City Corporation

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday (Feb 25) said expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papiya was arrested following the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He said: “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was aware of the crime of Papiya. She (PM)

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday (Feb 25) said they will take steps for a fresh trial of the 2009 Pilkhana BDR carnage through fair investigation, if the party goes to power. He said: “Convicts in the BDR-carnage case alleged that the trial was not

DHAKA: Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia was placed on a 15-day remand in three separate cases on Monday (Feb 24). Metropolitan Magistrates Masudur Rahman and Mohammed Jasim passed the order after police produced her before the court with a 10-day remand prayer in each case.

DHAKA: The High Court is set to hear BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail appeal at 2:00 pm today (Feb 23) in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case in which she is facing seven years of imprisonment. A division bench comprising Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq

DHAKA: At least 10 leaders and activists of the BNP, including its senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, were injured as police reportedly charged baton on their procession in capital's Mirpur area on Saturday (Feb 22). They brought out the procession around 11:00 am

DHAKA: BNP too will get invitation in the Bangabandhu’s birth centenary programme, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader. He said this while addressing a view-exchange meeting at Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s political office at Dhanmondi area of the capital

BOGURA: Miscreants stabbed a BNP activist to death and injured his elder brother at Pakurtola area in Bogura Sadar upazila on Thursday (February 20). The deceased was-- identified as Apel, 35, son of Abdul Mannan—a resident of Palashbari village under Gokul Union of Bogura Sadar

RANGAMATI: An activist of a faction of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) was gunned down by miscreants in Rangamati on Wednesday (Feb 19) morning. The incident took place at Banduk Bhanga union under Sadar upazilla around 10:00 am. The deceased was identified as Sumon

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) fixed February 23 (Sunday) to hear a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq on Wednesday (Feb 19) kept the case hearing on the

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said nothing was said on behalf of the party about its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release on parole. “Rather, it is totally a matter of her family. They will take decision,” said Mirza Fakhrul.     The BNP leader came

GAZIPUR: Former minister and Awami League MP from Gazipur-3 constituency advocate Rahmat Ali passed away at a city hospital Sunday morning. He was 75. Rahmat, also the advisory committee member of Awami League, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Square Hospitals around

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamg hoped the government will release party chairperson Khaleda Zia on humanitarian ground. He said: “Our party chairperson Khaleda Zia has been imprisoned for two years.…. We hope that government will release her on humanitarian

DHAKA: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said BNP leaders were confused about the release of their chairperson Khaleda Zia.  He told reporters after attending a sports competition on Government Physical Education College ground at Mohammadpur in the capital on Saturday (February

DHAKA: Additional police have been deployed in front of the headquarters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the capital’s Nayapaltan area. Members of law enforcement agencies in uniform and plain clothes gathered in front of the BNP office on Saturday (Feb 15) morning. The

    DINAJPUR: A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was hacked to death allegedly by unknown miscreants in Sykdebpur Chowrasta in Bochaganj upazila of Dinajpur on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Moznur Rahman Moznu, 35, son of Obaidul Islam of Dhontola

CHATTOGRAM: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said not only in Chattogram City Corporation election, the party will take part in all upcoming elections. He also said: The decision was not right to stay away from a number of elections earlier. As the BNP is a democratic

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court on Sunday granted ad-interim bail to 35 BNP leaders including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in different cases filed on charges of vandalising vehicles and attacking police. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayes granted the bail on

DHAKA: BNP has secured permission for holding a protest rally demanding release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from prison and cancellation of city corporations’ polls. BNP’s publicity secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Friday (February 7).

DHAKA: A man was detained in connection with an attack on Mostafizur Rahman Sumon, a crime reporter at online news portal Agami News, in Mohammadpur on the day of the Dhaka city corporations elections. Police picked up Ismail from a house in Rayerbazar area of the capital on Wednesday