DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has been admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Wednesday (June 26) due to old-age complications. At the meeting of the party's Chittagong and Sylhet Divisional Organizing Committee of Jatiya Party, its Acting Chairman Ghulam

NARAYANGANJ:  A female Union Parishad (UP) member was stabbed to death by miscreants in Rupganj upazila of the district on Wednesday (June 26). The accident happened at Westgaon area of the upazila. Beauty Akther Kuttri was an UP member of Kayetpara union. Legal action will be

BOGURA: BNP candidate Golam Mohammad Siraj has been unofficially declared elected in the Bogura-6 (sadar) constituency by-elections.  Upazila election officer SM Jakir Hossain confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Monday (June 24) night.  Contending with the 'paddy sheaf'

DHAKA: Five cocktails were blasted in front of BNP central office at Nayapaltan in the capital city on Monday (June 24) afternoon. Besides, another cocktail was found unexploded around 1:15pm. No casualties were reported in the explosion. Earlier, a group of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra

BOGURA: The by-election to Bogura-6 constituency is underway in peaceful manner from Monday (June 24) morning.  The voting started at 141 centres around 9:00am and will continue till 5pm without any break.  Voters in the constituency are exercising their franchise using Electronic

DHAKA: Married persons cannot be candidates for council as its schedule was announced to elect a new committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal-a student wing of BNP. The schedule of council was announced at a press conference at BNP’s central office in city’s Naya Paltan on Sunday

DHAKA: Electioneering for Monday’s (June 24) by-polls in Bogura-6 constituency ended Saturday amid hectic last-minute campaigns by the candidates in different areas of the constituency. Voting will begin around 9 am and continue till 5 pm without any break. Electronic voting machines

DHAKA: Twelve leaders of the recently dissolved Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) committee have been expelled over allegations of their involvement in activities violating party’s discipline. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam, in a press release signed by himself on Saturday

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday (June 23) morning paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in the capital on the occasion of 70th founding anniversary of Awami

DHAKA:  BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said party has started its mission to reconstruct the organizing committee in all the districts to accelerate Khaleda Zia's release from jail. This program is a part of preparation of party’s council, the BNP secretary

DHAKA:  BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged international community to force Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation. “On World Refugee Day, BNP is committed to combat crisis of all refugees in the world, including Rohingyas who took refuge in Bangladesh,” BNP

DHAKA: The Supreme Court stayed till July 1 a High Court order that granted bail to Amanur Rahman Khan Rana, former Awami League lawmaker, in the double-murder case. The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC Justice Md Nuruzzaman on Thursday (June 20) passed the order after

BAGURA: A court here on Thursday (June 20) sent former Textile and Jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).  The court of Senior Special Judge Naresh Chandra Sarkar passed the order after rejecting his bail petition. Latif Siddique

KUSHTIA: A man was killed and five others were injured in an attack of rivals on Thursday (June 20) following a clash that broke out between factions of Awami League (AL) in Kumarkhali upazila.  The deceased was identified as Azam Munshi, 48, AL supporter and son of late Ayub Munshi

MADARIPUR: An activist of ruling Awami League was hacked to death allegedly by supporters of rebel candidate in the upazila parishad election on Wednesday (June 19). The deceased was identified as Ershad Munshi, 24, son Belayet Munshi of Sitanath road area in the district town. 

DHAKA: A Dhaka court again deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and eight others in the Barapukuria coalmine graft case till July 18 of 2019. Khaleda Zia’s lawyers submitted a petition on Wednesday (June 19) seeking time extension as she is

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday (June 19) granted permanent bail to former Awami League MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case filed over killing two Jubo League leaders. The bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman passed the order after hearing a rule in the

DHAKA: Selima Rahman and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku have been made new members of BNP standing committee. Acting chairman of the party -Tarique Rahman- nominated the new members for the standing committee, BNP Chairperson’s media wing member Shayrul Kabir Khan, told Banglanews on

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Khaleda Zia’s bail in two cases again proves that the court is working independently. Quader, also the minister for Road Transport and Bridges, was briefing reporters about Dhaka Elevated Expressway in the capital on Tuesday

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday (June 18) granted six-month bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases filed against her in 2014 and 2016.  The bench of Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order  Earlier on Monday (June 17), the