DHAKA: Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader returned home on Wednesday (May 15) evening after receiving treatment at a Singapore hospital. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG 085), carrying the minister, landed at Hazrat

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to Bangkok for medical treatment on Wednesday (May 15). At 11:20 am, Mirza Fakhrul along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum left for Bangkok in a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in

CHUADANGA: Police detained 48 female members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami while holding a secret meeting in Alamdanga upazila of the district. The detention was made from Hatboalia village of the upazila on Tuesday (May 14). Among the detainees, there are a couple of current and

DHAKA UNIVERSITY (DU): Bangladesh Chhatra Legaue (BCL) has formed a committee to run investigation into the attack carried out at a press briefing of its leaders who failed to get posts in the new committee. BCL new committee's Senior Vice President Al Nahian Khan Joy, Law Affairs

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed June 20 for submission of an investigation report of a case filed on charge of bomb blast against 14 persons including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Devdas Chandra Adhikari on Tuesday (May 14) fixed this new date after

DHAKA UNIVERSITY (DU): The aggrieved leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League gave an ultimatum on Tuesday (May 14) noon to dissolve its newly formed full-fledged committee by next 48 hours. The leaders, who failed to get posts in the new committee, demanded a "meaningful formation" of the

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) is sending a high level team to United Kingdom to analyze possibilities of Bangladeshi expatriates for their enrollment as Bangladeshi voters through National Identity (NID) card. The team, led by Election Commissioner (EC) Md Rafiqul Islam, will hold a

DHAKA: A Dhaka special court deferred to June 18 the hearing on charge framing in Gatco corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 17 others. The BNP chief was not produced before the temporary court installed at the newly built building of Keraniganj central jail on

DHAKA: The High Court rejected a rule issued on the plea seeking cancellation of the case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against BNP Central Publicity Affairs Secretary and former lawmaker Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie. The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and

MYMENSINGH:  A member of convening committee of district unit Jubo League was hacked dead by miscreants in Mymensingh city early on Tuesday (May 14). The deceased was identified as Rezaul Kaim Russell, 35, former vice president of district unit Jubo League.  Md Al Amin, additional

DHAKA: The trial proceedings of the cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be carried out in the temporary court at Keraniganj central jail, due to security reasons, said the law ministry. The Law Ministry on Sunday (May 12) issued separate notifications regarding the

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: A full-fledged committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has been formed after a year has passed since the Awami League student organisation held its last council. Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovan, President of central unit BCL, on Monday (May 13) confirmed this

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday (May 12) re-fixed June 23 for submitting the investigation report in a case filed over the attack on Dr Kamal Hossain’s motorcade in Dhaka on December 14 last year. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury passed the order Sub Inspector Jubayer,

DHAKA: Leaders of BNP-led 20-party will sit on Monday (May 13) to discuss relations among the alliance and ongoing political situations. The meeting will take place today at the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office at 4:00pm, Dr Mostafizur Rahman Iran, chairman of

DHAKA: Election commission (EC) has decided to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the polls to six upazila parishads, under last phase. Under the fifth and last phase, polls will take place to 16 upazilas on June 18.  As per the polls schedule, the last date of submitting

DHAKA: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is scheduled to return home from Singapore Wednesday (May 15). Bridges Division Public Relations Officer Sheikh Walid Foyez, who is now in Singapore, has confirmed the matter to Banglanews Sunday (May 12).  "Sir (Quader) can

DHAKA: The eight organizing teams of ruling Awami League, formed ahead of the party's central conference, have started organizing tours to the districts.  The first organizing tours began in Khulna division on Saturday (May 11). The central Awami League leaders, given charge by

CHATTOGRAM: Ruling Awami League has started a special extended meeting of its seven organizing district units under Chattogram division Saturday (May 11). Awami League Acting General Secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif and leaders of the district units inaugurated the meeting through

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Mahila Ainjibi Dal, a front organization of BNP, brought out a procession in Dhaka city demanding release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail and her proper treatment. Some leaders and followers of the party, led by BNP senior Joint

DHAKA: President of Krishak Sramik Janata League Bangabir Kader Siddique now came up with an ultimatum to leave Jatiya Oikyafront. Kader Siddique said that his party will leave the alliance on June 8 if Oikyafront doesn't settle inconsistencies that exist in the alliance by next