DHAKA: Road Transport & Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader urged the countrymen to be united to fight the evil forces of communalism and extremism. He made the call after attending the jamaat (congregation) of Eid-ul-Fitr at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Wednesday (June 5). "All

DHAKA: Road transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Eid holidaymakers have experienced comfortable journey on roads and highways after a long time. He said the government is trying to make return journey safe and comfortable too after celebrating Eid with their dears and

DHAKA: Japanese version of historic 7th March speech delivered by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been published in Tokyo in Japan. The Embassy of Bangladesh, Tokyo has released the booklet of the speech.  The historical speech is translated in Japan as the first foreign

SAUDI ARABIA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Saudi Arabia early morning for Finland, the third and final destination of her tri-nation visit. A flight of Lufthansa Air carrying the prime minister and her entourage members departed from King Abdul Aziz International

DHAKA: BNP allocated its party election symbol ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ for GM Siraj to contest by-election to Bogura-6 parliamentary seat. Siraj, also BNP’s Bogura district unit convener, received the letter on Sunday (June 2). GM Siraj told Banglanews that BNP secretary general

DHAKA:  BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury demanded release of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia before Eid-ul-Fitr and re-election of national parliament after the Eid.  The demands were put forward at a discussion and a dua mahfil marking the 38th death

DHAKA: British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Chatterton Dickson paid a courtesy call on Jatiya Party Acting Chairman GM Quader here Sunday (June 2). Various bilateral matters of Bangladesh and the UK were discussed in the hour long meeting that started around 11am at JP

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said home goers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr are enjoying a comfortable journey by road. “No hassle is seen in anywhere of the country,” the minister came up with the statement after inspecting

DHAKA: Some 19 posts of central committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) have been declared vacant following allegations against them.  As per urgent decision taken by BCL central execution council, the post has been declared vacant.   The decision has been disclosed through a

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is being provided with Iftar as per jail code.   Obaidul Quader came up with this statement, in response to a query posed by reporters, in a meeting on

DHAKA: BNP Secretary for International Affairs Barrister Rumeen Farhana was elected uncontested MP at the 11th national parliament. On Tuesday (May 28) EC Joint Secretary also Returning Officer (RO) Md Abul Kashem declared her MP. The gazette on her win will be published within

CHATTOGRAM: A court here has deferred to June 20 the verdict in Chittagong University (CU) unit Bangladesh Chhatra Legaue leader Ali Mortuza murder case. The verdict was scheduled to be delivered at the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam Tuesday (May

BOGURA: The returning officer of Bogura has declared the nomination papers of eight candidates out of 11 aspirants for the by-elections in Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency, slated for June 24. But one of the three candidates of BNP has been rejected. Bogura Sadar Upazila Election

DHAKA: Newly elected mayor of Mymensingh City Corporation Ikramul Haque Titu and 44 councilors took oath on Monday (May 27). The Prime Minister administered the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected Mayor Ikramul Haque Titu at her office. Later, local government minister Tajul Islam

DHAKA: BNP invited Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to its iftar party to be held in Dhaka on Tuesday (May 28). A BNP delegation, led by its assistant office secretaries Munir Hossian, Belal Ahmed and Taiful Islam Tipu, went to AL president Sheikh Hasina's

DHAKA: Minister of Liberation War Affairs AKM Mozammel Haque will join the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India for the second term.  The oath ceremony will be held on Thursday (May 30). Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen made the disclosure at a press

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasan Mahmud urged the BNP leaders not to indulge in ill politics using the excuse of their party chief Khaleda Zia's illness. The minister was talking to reporters at the conference room of his ministry Sunday (May 26). Hasan Mahmud said the

BANDARBAN:  District unit Awami League observed a half-day hartal in peaceful manner protesting the murder of its leader and demanding exemplary punishment of killers. Due to the hartal enforced by AL men no public transport is plying in the internal roads of the district from 6:00am

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said those who are occupying the government, weren't elected by the people of Bangladesh. They are holding the power using muscle, he added. Mirza Fakhrul was addressing an iftar party and discussion arranged by Nagorik

BANDARBAN: Police recovered dead body of an abducted Awami League leader from Uji Headman para of Bandarban sadar upazila on Saturday (May 25). Chothowai Mong Marma was the vice-president of the municipality. Locals said they informed police after spotting the body deep inside the