DHAKA: Awami League Acting General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif urged people to not feel reluctant to go to the shelter centers to stay safe from the danger of cyclonic storm Fani. He also asked all to not get panicked.  "All sorts of preparations have been taken to face the

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the people to be united with the spirit of the May Day in realizing their rights by ousting the ‘corrupt’ government.  He was inaugurating a rally organized by Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal in front of BNP’s Naya Paltan

SANGSAD BHABAN:  As BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir failed to take his oath within the stipulated time, his seat Bogra-6 fell vacant. The Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury made the announcement during JS session on Tuesday (April 30). The speaker

DHAKA:  BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who was elected from Bogra-6 constituency, said he did not take oath as a member of the 11th national parliament as per party decision. The senior BNP leader came up with the disclosure while speaking as a chief guest at a

DHAKA: A sum of Tk 43 lakh was reportedly stolen from Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad's Banani office in the capital city. Ershad's Deputy Press Secretary Khandaker Delwar Jalali confirmed the matter to media. A locker was broken to conduct the theft, he said.

DHAKA: The High Court has accepted the appeals of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia filed against seven-year jail term in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case for hearing.  Besides, the court postponed the order of fine and confiscate and asked authorities concerned to submit documents

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the four BNP leaders took oath as MP following the direction of party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman. He came up with the development while briefing media at the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in Dhaka

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra Union has formed its new 41-member central committee in its 39th council held in the capital. Mehedi Hasan Nobel was made the president to the committee and Anik Roy the general secretary. The information was revealed on Monday (April 29) in a press release

DHAKA: Four more BNP leaders, who were elected from Chapainawabganj-2, 3, Bogra-4 and Brahmanbaria-2 constituencies in the national election, took oath as members of the 11th Parliament.   Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, speaker of Jatiya Sangsad, administered the swearing-in ceremony on

MYMENSINGH: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Monday (April 29) categorically said the responsibility of taking voters to the polling centers goes to the candidates, not the Election Commission (EC). He acknowledged less voter turnout in the recently held elections due

DHAKA: Three more BNP leaders who were elected from Chapainawabganj-2, 3 and Brahmanbaria-2 constituencies in the national election are ready to take oath as members of the 11th Parliament. They are Md Aminul Islam (Chapainawabganj-2), Md Harun-ur-Rashid (Chapainawabganj-3) and Ukil

DHAKA:  The appellate division of the Supreme Court halted the High Court order that stayed the notice issued on Jatiya Party leader ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader to appear before Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).  As a result, there is no further bar to investigation against Ruhul Amin

DHAKA: Expelled leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Mojibur Rahman Monju has announced formation of a new political party Saturday (April 27).  The party will have no ties with any existing political parties including Jamaat, he said.  Monju read out a six-page written statement

DHAKA: Mokabbir Khan, a MP from Sylhet-2 constituency, has joined the National Council of Gano Forum as it is being held at Mohanagar Natya Mancha in the capital on Friday (April 26). Gano Forum president Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain is presiding over the function.

DHAKA: Rests of BNP MPs-elect, including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will take oath by April 30, Mahbub ul Alam Hanif, acting General Secretary of Awami League hopes. He expressed the hope while addressing a reception organized by the Dhaka City South unit Mohila

DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists brought out a procession in the city demanding the release of jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been serving jail term in two cases since February 8 last year. The procession led by BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was brought

DHAKA: BNP leader Jahidur Rahman, who was elected from Thakurgaon-3 constituency, took oath as member of the 11th parliament.   Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, speaker of Jatiya Sangsad, administered the swearing-in ceremony after 12 noon on Thursday (April 25), Tarique Mahmud, director

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed former BNP lawmaker from Jhenaidah-4 Md Shahiduzzaman on charge of concealing information in the affidavit submitted in the 11th national elections.  ACC Assistant Director Meftaul Jannat confirmed the matter to Banglanews Tuesday (April

MYMENSINGH: A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was jailed for ten days on charge of eve-teasing and assaulting a female schoolteacher in Muktagacha of Mymensingh. The convict, Mominul Islam, is the organizing secretary of BCL's Shaheed Smrity Govt College unit in

RAJBARI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said Rohingyas cannot be enlisted as voters of Bangladesh by providing fake information. "The nation is suffering much for the Rohingyas. The administration took fingerprints of Rohingyas several days after they had entered