DHAKA: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Suranjit Sengupta on Wednesday said democracy doesn’t exist along with communal force of Jamaat-Shibir. Indicating BNP Cairperson Khaleda Zia, he said “akistan-love’ should be boycotted to make

LAXMIPUR: Detective Branch of Police arrested three leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from court area of the district on Wednesday. The arrestees are Rezaul Karim Suman, 33, Jamaat-e-Islam secretary of Laxmipur Ward No 6, M Jamal Uddin, 34, Amir of the organization in Sadar

FROM PARLIAMENT: Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Wednesday said the diplomatic impoliteness of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was internationally proved. The agriculture minister made this comment while addressing the parliament in budget session chaired by Dr Shirin Sharmin

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to be host of an Iftar Party for politicians at Bashundhara Convention Center on Wednesday. BNP chairperson’s office sources said the iftar party is going to be hold by personal initiative of the Khaleda Zia. Sources said BNP invited leaders

COX’S BAZAR: A Juba League leader was hacked to death here in Chakaria upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman, 30, son of M Kalu, residing in South Phulchari Banshkata village under Khutakhali union of the upazila.Witness said that Mizan was beaten and

DHAKA: Slamming the previous Congress-led UPA government for its support to Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League headed by Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia said the relationship between New Delhi and Dhaka should address the interests of the people of the

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has been selected as a steering member of Commonwealth Electoral Network (CEN) from Asia region.EC public relations director SM Asaduzzaman informed the matter on Monday.He said chief election commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed attended the two-day

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 ordered to produce M Forkan Mallik before the tribunal by July 3 in a case filed for his alleged crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War 1971. The 3-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order to jail

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday framed charges against 43 activists of BNP and its different wings including Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal President Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal. The case was filed under speedy trial tribunal for making chaos and anarchy at Nayapaltan party office area on October 2,

DHAKA: A leader and an activist of ruling Awami League were chopped to death by assailants and another injured in Pabna and Kushtia districts between Sunday night and early Monday. The deceased were identified Mokaddes Hossain Mukul, 45, general secretary of Haturia-Nakalia union Awami

CHITTAGONG: Former MP (Member of Parliament) of Chittagong-16 (Banshkhali) constituency Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury, also Awami League leader, passed away at his residence in the capital early Monday. He was 68. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Chittagong south district Awami League

DHAKA: Opposition Leader Rowshan Ershad has greeted countrymen and Muslims on occasion of holy Ramadan. She conveyed the greetings through a press release issued from her party office on Sunday afternoon. ‘The month of holy Ramadan teaches us to avoid the evil activities like

DHAKA: Dhaka City Awami League (AL) leaders withdrew the blockade on Mirpur-Gabtali-Gulistan road at 4:00pm demanding the removal of Police DC in Mirpur zone on Sunday. Earlier, the leaders led by MP Kamal Ahmed Majumder of Dhaka-15 blockaded the road from 3:00pm protesting the vandalism

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday demanded international investigation to reveal the list of money launderer at the Swiss Bank.   The spokesperson for the party made the plea while addressing a discussion meeting at the National Press Club. 

DHAKA: The investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal has completed its final investigation report against Syed Hasan Ali, who committed crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.  The probe report will be submitted to the prosecution by Sunday, said the probe

RIYADH: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Saturday claimed that democracy is absent in the country now. There is no alternative to establish multi-party democracy through a fair election ending the one-party rule, said the BNP senior leader. Moudud was addressing a

RANGPUR: Law enforcers, in separate drives, detained 11 Jamaat and Chhatra Shibir activists and 52 fugitives and other accused early Saturday. Shariful Islam, Senior Officer of Rangpur Detective Police, told banglanews that they arrested 11 Jamaat-Shibir men against whom cases were filed

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that party chairperson Khaleda Zia didn’t complained to Sushma Swaraj against anyone. He came up with the claim at party’s Nayaplatan office strongly protesting the remark by Awami League leaders, who said

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: One was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP supporters at Kanchan of Rupganj upazila centering municipality election. The incident took place at Daroil vote center around 10:30am on Saturday. The deceased was identified as

NARAYANGANJ: Unidentified miscreants hacked to death a BNP leader in Sonargaon upazila of the district on Friday night.  The deceased is Billal Hossain, 46, Sanmandi union BNP secretary and former union chairman under the upazila.   Sonargaon Police Station officer-in-charge Riazul