DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday (Oct 8) placed ten leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on a five-day remand, in BUET student Abrar Fahad murder case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order after hearing remand petition filed by police.

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader said no one would be spared if involved in misconduct, corruption and terrorism by using the party identity. He was addressing a press conference at the office of the Awami League president in

DHAKA: Two Dhaka Courts placed expelled Jubo League Dhaka South Organizing Secretary Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan on seven days fresh remand in two cases filed under anti-money laundering and narcotics acts. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury placed Khaled on four-day

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridge minister Obaidul Quader has said that the law enforcers have been directed to arrest those who were involved in beating the BUET student to death. He said this in reply to questions of reporters during the press

DHAKA: A Dhaka court again deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and eight others in the Barapukuria coalmine graft case till November 12. The judge of the makeshift court, which set up at Dhaka central jail in Keraniganj, HM Ruhul Imran granted the

DHAKA: Jubo League has expelled its Dhaka South unit President Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and vice president Enamul Haque Arman. General Secretary MdHarunur Rashid confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Sunday (October 6) noon. He said the president of the Dhaka South

RANGPUR: Jatiya Party (JP)-nominated candidate Rahgir Almahi Saad Ershad was unofficially declared win in Rangpur-3 by-polls. Saad Ershad won the Rangpur-3 by-poll bagging 58,878 votes, Regional Election Officer and Returning Officer (RO) for Rangpur-3 by-poll GM Sahatab Uddin

CHATTOGRAM: Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said the state cannot compromise with corruption. “Khaleda Zia is imprisoned on charge of corruption. Since the state is for the case, therefore, state’s duty is to oppose her bail. If state resisted from opposition, then it would be

DHAKA: Counting of votes began as by-polls of Rangpur-3 constituency (Sadar upazila) constituency for the 11th parliament ended Saturday (Oct 05). Around 4.42 lakh people were expected to exercise their franchise during the polls that began at 9:00am and continued till 5:00pm without

DHAKA: British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq is rated among the most influential politicians of London, according to a London based newspaper. Evening Standard has ranked Sheikh Rehana’s daughter, a niece of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Siddiq’s name in the Westminster category on

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said countrywide corrective raid is meant to break down corruption circle in Bangladesh. Quader, also the Road, Transport and Bridges Minister made the remarks to journalists after distributing clothes among the destitute at

DHAKA: BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed said their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not bow down to anyone for her release (from jail). If not through judicial procedure, she will be freed through movement.   BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Friday (October 4) was

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left for Singapore for medical treatment on Thursday (Oct 3) midnight. Fakhrul along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Singapore in a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines around 11:55pm,

DHAKA: Information of the Bank accounts of Jubo League chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury has been sought by Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU). On Thursday (October 3), BFIU has sent a letter to the banks seeking the info of his accounts. BDST: 2103 HRS, OCT 3, 2019 RS/SMS

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Khaleda Zia will not be freed by anybody’s mercy.  “She’ll surely be released on bail as it’s her fair right to get bail,” Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, on Thursday (October 3), while addressing a human chain

RANGPUR: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been hospitalized after he met with a road accident in Rangpur on Monday afternoon (September 30). Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir fell off a pickup van while drumming up support for a BNP candidate in by-polls of Rangpur-1

DHAKA: The High Court asked BNP chairperson’s adviser Aman Ullah Aman to surrender in six weeks before a lower court concerned in a case filed over issuing death threat.  The HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah on Monday (Sep 30) passed

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said party will not bear liability of few people.  Obaidul Quader said: “Action will be taken against those who brought BNP and Freedom Party people into this big party and assisted in infiltration.” Quader, also Road

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League (AL)  has drawn up various programmes to celebrate party  President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 73rd birthday on Saturday (September 28).  The party will hold a discussion at the city’s Krishibid Institution at 3.30pm on Saturday. Party’s

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) should thank Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the on-going drive against corruption and irregularities. Obaidul Quader said: “Tender manipulation and extortion were initiated by BNP, but it