DHAKA: Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Tuesday said the party doesn’t believe in stopping freedom of press.  The spokesperson for the party came up with the assertion while addressing a press conference at Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) Bhaban in

DHAKA: Police on Tuesday submitted charge-sheets against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 40 leaders in cocktail blast and vandalism cases. Ramna Thana Police submitted two charge-sheets in the two separate cases with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

CHITTAGONG: The deposition of the much-talked-about case against the Hefazat-e-Islam Nayeb-Ameer Mufti Izhar and his son Harun Izhar deferred to September 3 from Tuesday (August 5).Acting judge of Chittagong Session Judge Court Zannatul Ferdaus, for the second time, fixed the date of

COMILLA: A Comilla court sent some 80 leaders and activists of BNP, including the general secretary and joint general secretary of Muradnagar upazila BNP, and its ancillary organizations to jail on Tuesday. Senior Judicial Magistrate Razia Sultana passed the order. Court sources said

DHAKA: Jatiya Party will form human chain in protest against the indiscriminate killing of innocent Palestinians after Israel conducted air and ground strikes on Gaza strip.The human chain will be held in front of the National Press Club at 11:00am on Wednesday.Secretary General of

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit in a meeting with the leaders of the new convening committee of the party’s Dhaka city unit on Tuesday night to resolve the ongoing crisis over the unit.  The meeting will start at 8:30pm at BNP chief’s Gulshan office with Khaleda Zia in

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia called an emergency press conference at her Gulshan’s political office in the city on Tuesday at 4:00pm afternoon. Party sources said, “At the briefing, BNP will clear its stance on broadcasting policy of TV channels and Radio stations and other

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami lawyers held a meeting with visiting US envoy for war crime affairs Stephen J Rapp on Monday. Sources told banglanews that their meeting started around 7:45pm at a city hotel. Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, Advocate Tajul Islam, Tanvir Alam Amin, Barrister

DHAKA: Iran parliamentary delegation met Dr Dipu Moni, chairman of parliamentary standing committee on foreign ministry affairs, at the parliament on Monday. Dipu Moni said Bangladesh and Iran has very good relations for so long. The relations would be boosted up in trade and commerce,

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed August 18 for placing the arguments for the trial of Jamaat’s Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam.The three-member tribunal led-by justice M Enayetur Rahman on Monday passed the order after concluding of

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday observed that the government does not have any achievement but crossfire and encounter. The spokesperson for the party came up with the assertion in a press conference at BNP central office in

DHAKA: Bangladesh nationalist Party (BNP) vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman on Monday urged Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina to pay salary to Tuba workers from her fund. The BNP leader made the plea while speaking at a human chain program organized by Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal

DHAKA: Law enforcers and Democratic Bam Morcha activists locked into a scuffle when the activist tried to break police barricade in front of secretariat on Monday noon.The organizations declared besiege programme at the secretariat, demanding to press home the demand of payment of

DHAKA: Crisis is being intensified in Dhaka city BNP although the committee was reshuffled in a bid to build a fruitful anti-government movement, said party insiders. They hinted that the conflict between Sadek Hossain Khoka, who has been stripped off convener post, and newly appointed

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been developing by foiling the conspiracy by the mastermind gang that proved the sacrifice of the martyrs in the country’s war of independence would not be in vain. Prime Minister and also chief of Awami League Sheikh Hasina came to the remarks while attending a

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) and its associate organizations have set their programs to observe the bereavement month of August. Bangladesh Krishak League arranged a discussion and blood donation program at Bangabandhu Bhaban in city on Sunday afternoon. On August 5, AL will pay homage and

CHITTAGONG: Being a part of the government, the anti-government movement of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also former military ruler, is ‘double standard’. Communications Minister Obaidul Quader commented Sunday at Agrabad in the port city while addressing a road-show campaign on

DHAKA: Former Deputy Speaker Engineer LK Siddiqui’s Namaz-e-Janaza was held in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office of the capital on Sunday morning. Sources told banglanews that body of ex-Water Resources Minister has been taken to the National Parliament after Namaj-e-Janaza

PABNA: Unknown assailants chopped a Juba League leader to death at Ratanpur village under Ataikula thana early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Baki Billah, 45, president of Bhubaria UP Ward no 9 Juba League unit, also son of Baher Molla of Santhia upazila. Locals said that

DHAKA: After 11 years, ruling Awami League (AL), the oldest political party of the country, is going to announce fresh committees for its Dhaka city units soon. Sources told banglanews that this time ruling Awami League is likely to introduce a new formation of controlling capital. The