DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury in a case of vehicle vandalism and obstruction in police duties.  Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Court Magistrate Hakim Ali Masud Sheikh passed the order after bail hearing.   Shamsher Mobin’s

DHAKA: BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday categorically said there is no time-frame for anti-government movement and dialogue. The spokesperson for the party came up with the assertion while taking to journalists at BNP Nayapalton office in the city.

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Joint Secretary General Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Wednesday said Abdul Latif Siddique, the minister of post, telecommunications and information technology, has been dropped from the cabinet.“Abdul Latif Siddique has been dropped from cabinet for his remarks

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called the expelled vice-chairman of the party Barrister Nazmul Huda.Nazmul Huda also has agreed to meet with Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office at 10:00pm Wednesday. Tareque Hossain, personal secretary to Nazmul Huda, confirmed the matter

MUNSHIGANJ: At least 20 people were injured, including five bullet-hit, in a clash between two groups of ruling Awami League in Hatlokkhiganj area of the district on Wednesday noon.The clash took place establishing supremacy in the area and extortion from sand-carrying dredgers on the

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance will conduct mass campaign across the country to make mass movement a success after Eid-ul-Azha.The alliance will launch the campaign to involve general people in movement scheduled to be enforced in December to oust the government and hold election

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to sit with his party chairperson Khaleda Zia to make the country stable.The spokesperson for the party made the call while addressing a protest rally organized by

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance demanded immediate arrest of post, telecommunications and information technology minister Abdul Latif Siddique for his controversial remarks.They also demanded his suspension from all government and party posts as well as a stern punishment.BNP acting

DHAKA: Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday categorically said from now on none would be allowed to hold rallies, meetings or processions at anywhere in the city except Suhrawardy Udyan.The ruling Awami League lawmaker came up with assertion while talking to

DHAKA: Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Wednesday said the government is providing subsidy for country’s needs despite the criticism of donor agencies.The ruling Awami League made the assertion while addressing a workshop on ‘evidence-based policy option for food and

DHAKA: Abdul Latif Siddique, who has crated a controversy for his recent ‘irresponsible’ remarks that demeaned Hajj and Tablig Jamaat, has said that he is unyielding about his remarks.Moreover, he is unwilling to resign from the cabinet, the minister of post, telecommunications

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamagir will brief the media on decisions taken at Tuesday’s meeting of 20-party alliance on Wednesday morning.   JAGPA president Shafiul Alam Prodhan said it on Tuesday night after emerging from the one and half an hours

LONDON:  Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina has extremely become angry over the Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui’s remarks on hajj and Tablig Jamaat.A competent source closed to the premier told banglanews that she (Hasina) talked to the

DHAKA: BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday condemned the post, Telecommunications and information technology minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui for his remarks over hajj and religious group Tablig Jamaat. The spokesperson for the party came up with the

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, also chief of the 20-party alliance, called an emergency meeting to discuss the prevailing political situation of the country. The meeting will be held at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan residence at 8:30pm Tuesday. BNP press wing officer Shairul

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan opined that though Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rejected to hold talks on interim election, the government has to change its language due to mass movement.  He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after paying

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers detained six leaders and activists of Lohagara upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami in various cases. Sub-Inspector of Lohagara Thana Abdul AWal told banglanews that the detained are accused of various sabotage cases. BDST: 1003 HRS, SEP 30, 2014

LONDON: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman this time termed Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a killer.  He came up with the remarks while addressing a discussion at York Hall of Bethnal Green in London on Monday night.   

LONDON: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached in London on Monday afternoon (local time) after completion of the 69th Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York of USA. Newly appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to UK M Abdul Hannan, Deputy High

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday said Awami League stopped the talk shown at television channels to hide its corruption because eminent citizens criticized the party and AL does not even tolerate criticism. Khaleda made the remarks at a meeting with the leaders of the port