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

DHAKA: A leader of Swecchasebak League and his wife, who sustained burn injuries in an air-conditioner explosion at a building in Dhaka’s Uttara, lost their battle for life. They were admitted to the Burn & Plastic Surgery unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on March 19.

MADARIPUR: Police recovered the hanging body of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader from an under construction building in Badam Tola area of Madaripur town Monday (March 25) morning. Limon Majumder, the deceased, was son of one Babul Majumder in Sabujbagh area of the town and

DHAKA: Chamber court of the Appellate Division has stayed the six-month bail earlier granted by the High Court to former Awami League MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case filed over killing freedom fighter Faruq Ahmed. On Monday (Mar 25), Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Foez Siddique

CHATTOGRAM: The result of the election of Chandanish upazila parishad was announced Sunday (March 24) night unofficially postponing the chairman post. Senior District Election Officer Md Munir Hossain Khan told Banglanews that the election commission will announce the date of

DHAKA: Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said the percentage is not the matter as the fact is whether the election was peaceful. The 3rd phase of the 5th upazila parishad elections to 117 upazilas under 25 districts were held on Sunday (March 24). EC Secretary came up

DHAKA: Counting of votes is underway as voting in the third phase of 5th upazila parishad elections ended in 116 upazilas amid tight security measures Sunday (March 24). The balloting began at 8am and continued till 4pm, without any break.    But, voting at all 89 centres in

MANIKGANJ: Police arrested a presiding officer on charge of casting fake votes in the polls to Daulatpur upazila parishad of Manikganj Sunday (March 24). Ruhul Amin, the arrestee, is an assistant teacher at Khord Chhatian Govt Primary School in Daulatpur. He was attempting to cast

DHAKA: Gano Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain demands discussion in parliament to restore order to public transportation sector. Dr Kamal said, “The government could not stop long-held anarchy in the transport sector. This issue needs to be discussed in parliament. “ The party

DHAKA: Rowshan Ershad has been appointed as deputy leader of the opposition party in the National Parliament. Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad said, “As Chairman of Jatiya Party, leader of the opposition party and parliamentary party chairman, I am removing GM Quader from the post of

GAZIPUR: Police detained as many as 32 persons over violating electoral codes of upzila parishad polls in Sreepur of Gazipur. All of the detainees are leaders and activists of Sreepur upazila unit Awami League, said police. Identities of them, however, couldn’t be known

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has sacked his brother GM Quader as the party’s co-chairman Friday (March 22). A letter, carrying the organizational order and signed by HM Ershad, confirmed the matter at the night.  In the letter, Ershad reasoned that QM Quader has failed

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront chief and Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain is going to hold a press conference on Saturday (March 23) afternoon.  The press meet, being arranged by Gano Forum, will be held at Mowlana Akram Khan Hall of Jatiya Press Club around 4:00pm, Rafikul Islam

MADARIPUR: Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Ret) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury has ordered the Returning Officer to halt voting in the whole upazila, not only in the center concerned if the situation is bad. He was addressing a meeting at the conference room of Madaripur deputy

DHAKA: The government has appointed 105 executive magistrates to run mobile court aiming to thwart irregularities for the 3rd phase of the 5th upazila parishad elections to 120 upazilas under 25 districts. The Ministry of Public Administration on Wednesday (March 20) issued an order

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday (March 21) criticized prime minister over the imprisonment of the BNP chief saying Sheikh Hasina doesn’t even want Khaleda Zia alive.   “Took the leader to her chosen United Hospital today and stop the efforts

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront has called an urgent meeting of its steering committee for Friday (March 22). The meeting is scheduled to be held at central office of Oikyafront at Jaman Tower around 4:00pm on the day, Jahangir Alam Mintu, head of Jatiya Oikyafront office, told Banglanews.

DHAKA: The bypass surgery of Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has done successfully at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Wednesday (March 20) afternoon. Dr Sivathasan Cumaraswamy, cardiothoracic surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital and a member of the medical

DHAKA: A court here on Tuesday fixed April 1 to hold next hearing on the charge framing in Niko Graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others.  Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 fixed the date after hearing time petition filed by Khaleda’s

DHAKA: A leader of Swecchasebak League and his wife sustained severe burn injuries as an air-conditioner exploded at a building in Uttara sector-3 of the capital city Monday (Mar 18) night. The couple were admitted to the Burn & Plastic Surgery unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital