DHAKA: A freshly constituted committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Dhaka metropolitan unit will be declared next week to propel the anti-government movement. Sources said that BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas as the conveyer and Swechchhasebak Dal President

DHAKA: A meeting will be held between opposition party leader Rowshan Ershad and visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at 11:00am Friday.  Opposition Chief Whip Tajul Islam Chowdhury confirmed the matter on Thursday. During her three-day visit, Sushma has called on

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers, in different drives, nabbed 28 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir from various areas of the Satkania and Lohagara upazilas of the district early Thursday. Assistant Superintendent of Police (Satkania circle) AKM Emran Bhuiyan confirmed

MADARIPUR: The voting in Madaripur Sadar upazila is underway from Thursday morning amid five level tight security measures. The polling began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without break.  Some 11 candidates are vying for three posts—chairman, vice-chairman and woman

NETROKONA: Miscreants chopped to death a BNP leader in Sandikona union under Kendua upazila of the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali, 55, a president of Sandikona union BNP unit of the upazila. Sources said that a group of miscreants attacked Ali

FENI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the government is pat supporting the godfathers. The spokesperson for the party made the allegation while attending a program to distribute iftar goods in Munshirhat

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Wednesday has started proceedings of a trial against Senior Nayeb-e-Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Mufti Izhar and his son Mufti Harun Izhar on charge of keeping acid from Lalkhan Bazar Madrasa. The trial started through framing charge by Chittagong

NARAYANGANJ: The local administration and election commission (EC) tightened security in Narayanganj besides taking all out measures to hold the Thursday’s Narayanganj-5 by-poll in a fair manner. Sources said to ensure proper security helicopter, dog and bombing squads will be

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that politics hinder the process of development of the country. He made the remark while addressing an interim report publishing ceremony of BRT (Bus Rapid Transport) project stretching from Dhaka Airport to Gazipur at the

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged that country is passing its trying time by the misrule of Awami League government.  Khaleda made the allegation through a press release signed by BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Wednesday on the occasion of International Day

DHAKA: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is set to arrive here on Wednesday, will meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday. Sources said that the meeting will be held at a city restaurant. Confirming the matter to banglanews, BNP chief’s press secretary Maruf Kamal

DHAKA: Opposition Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday categorically said countrymen do not want to see the two parties (Awami League and BNP) and their top leaders--Hasina and Khaleda--any longer. “BNP is at its wits end now as they are facing existence crisis. We will take

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, will address a grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Friday on the occasion of the 65th founding anniversary of her party. Sources said that the ruling party has chalked out a 3-day program at the udyan

DHAKA: Speakers at a press conference claimed that ruling alliance Jatiya Party candidate Selim Osman is threatening another candidate SM Akram centering Narayanganj-5 by-polls. Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain and Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna were among others

DHAKA: Opposition Jatiya Party (JP) has submitted its election expenditure statement to the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday. The party also paid Tk 10,000 as fine to save their registration as it failed to submit the statement in time. Joint office secretary of Jatiya Party Abul

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to an iftar party for politicians at the Bashundhara convention center on July 2. Khaleda's Assistant-office Secretary Asadul Karim Shahin took the invitation card to Awami League president’s political office

DHAKA: Central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) halted all activities in Eden University College till next instruction.  Office Secretary Sheikh Md Rasel of BCL issued a press release in this regard. According to the press release, Central Executive Committee

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has categorically said the name of Awami League (AL) leader Sheikh Hasina, also Prime Minister of the country, would be written in the list of autocrats of the world.Fakhrul made the assertion while delivering his speech

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami has been shifted to the Dhaka Central Jail on Monday. Sources said that he had been brought at the central jail around 7:00pm. However, centering the verdict, law enforcers have tightened security in the capital, the sources

DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday asked BNP leaders not to make the situation unstable after Eid-ul-Fitre for the sake of the country’s economy. The senior leader of ruling Awami League made the plea while addressing programme of fellowship giving ceremony at Bangladesh