DHAKA: Gonoforum leader Mukabbir Khan is scheduled to take oath as a lawmaker of 11th parliament on Tuesday (April 2). Mukabbir Khan, elected from Sylhet-2 with symbol of rising sun (Ganoforum’s poll symbol), said that he sent letter to Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to organize

DHAKA: Convicted and ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital on Monday (April 1). Her cabin number is 621. Earlier, she was taken to the BSMMU hospital from the old central jail in Nazimuddin Road of Old Dhaka at

DHAKA: Convicted BNP chief Khaleda Zia on Monday (April 1) was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital from the old central jail in Nazimuddin Road of Old Dhaka, for treatment. The motorcade, carrying the ailing BNP chairperson, reached BSMMU at 12:36pm

CHATTOGRAM: Police arrested four persons in a case filed over the alleged murder of Awami League leader Mohiuddin Sohel in Chattogram. The arrestees are—Md Ramjan Ali Karon, 30, Md Iqbal, 21, Md Lalon, 50 and Md Shakil, 19. They were nabbed at early hours of Monday (April 1)

DHAKA: Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed expressed satisfaction over the 4th phase of the 5th upazila parishad election as he termed it fairly peaceful and neutral.  The 4th phase of the 5th upazila parishad elections to 107 upazilas were held on Sunday (March 31).

CUMILLA: Voting at all centres in Titas upazila of the district has been suspended ‘following allegations of gross irregularities’ in the fourth phase of fifth upazila parishad elections. “Voting has been suspended around 3:45pm over gross irregularities”, Md Abul Fzzal Mir,

DHAMRAI (Dhaka): Police detained presiding officer over various irregularities including casting fake votes in the fourth phase upazila polls to Dhamrai upazila parishad in Dhaka on Sunday (March 31). The detainee is Abul Bashar Badsah, newly elected vice chairman of Saturia Upazila of

TANGAIL: A Union Parishad (UP) member died after suffering ‘sudden cardiac arrest’ while performing duty at a polling station in Sakhipur upazila of the district. The incident happened at Jugirkotha Purbapara polling center on Sunday morning (March 31). 42-year-old Azharul Islam

TANGAIL: Police arrested two persons including an assistant presiding officer over casting fake votes in the polls to Basail upazila parishad in Tangail Sunday (March 31). The arrestees are—Rashed Hridoy, 25, a resident of Kanchanpur Sonka Para and Parveen Sultana, the head teacher

KHAGRACHHARI: A Union Parishad member has been killed and seven others, including his wife and son, injured allegedly in an attack by rivals at Tholipara in Sadar upazila. The deceased was identified as Kali Bandhu Tripura, 57, member of ward no. 5 of Khagrachhari union parisad. A

ASHULIA (DHAKA): Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said convicted BNP chief Khaleda Zia might be shifted to the new central jail in Keraniganj from the old central jail in Nazimuddin Road of Old Dhaka. The minister was talking to the reporters while visiting a Buddhist Temple in

DHAKA: The High Court has ordered to halt the upazila election in Dumuria upazila of Khulna, which was scheduled to be held on March 31 (Sunday). A HC bench passed the order on Wednesday (March 27) after hearing writ petition filed by AL nominated candidate Shahnewaz Hossian Joarder. 

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Wednesday (March 27) urged the government to immediately take their ailing party chief Khaleda Zia to the hospital chosen by her. “Otherwise the government, home ministry and the prison authorities must take liability if

DHAKA:   Law Minister Anisul Huq requested British high commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson to send BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who is now living in London, back to Bangladesh. Anisul Huq made the request to Robert Chatterton Dickson in the former residence in

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has been moved to a cabin from Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore as his condition is improving. He was shifted to the cabin around 2pm Bangladesh Time Tuesday (March 26). Neurologist Prof Dr Abu

DHAKA: BNP leaders and activists paid homage to party founder and late president Ziaur Rahman by placing floral wreath at his grave, marking Independence Day Tuesday (March 26). They prayed for the departed soul of their leader at the latter’s graveyard in Chandrima Udyan of

KUSHTIA: Police detained 11 leaders and activists of BNP from the martyr’s memorial in Kushtia Collectorate premises on Independence Day Tuesday (March 26). Kushtia district unit BNP President Syed Mehedi Ahmed Rumi, Secretary General Prof Sohrab Uddin and BNP Chairperson’s advisor

DHAKA: BNP’s associate body Jatiyatabadi Ulama Dal president Hafez Abdul Malek passed away at a city hospital early on Tuesday (March 26). He was 68. Abdul Malek, who has been suffereing from cancer for long, breathed his last at Islami Bank Hospital in city’s Kakrail area at dawn,

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) is set to hold the maiden election in the Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) on May 5. EC Secretary Helal Uddin announced the polls schedule at Nirbachan Bhaban in city’s Agargaon area on Monday (March 25), As per the schedule, aspirants have to

DHAKA: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested the president of the Jatiyatabadi Cyber Dal for making derogatory remark about the Liberation War on social media. Lt Colonel Emranul Hasan, commanding officer (CO) of Rab-3, said this at a press conference at its media