DHAKA: Awami League has picked Shahina Akhter Chowdhury, wife of Abdur Rahman Bodi, to contest in the upcoming national polls from Cox’s Bazar-4 (Teknaf-Ukhia).  Shahina on Sunday (Nov 25) was given a letter confirming her nomination from the ruling party. Awami League has been

DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricket team ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been nominated from ruling Awami League to join the race of 11th parliamentary polls from Narail-2 constituency.  He was served the confirmation letter, from Awami Legaue central office at Bangabandhu Avenue

DHAKA: Awami League joint general secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak and former land minister Rezaul Karim Hira failed to get party nomination for contesting in the 11th national elections. The ruling party has been distributing nomination letters to its candidates since Sunday (Nov 25)

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League on Sunday (Nov 25) has started distributing confirmation letters among their nominated candidates for the 11th national polls.   Several leaders of the party confirmed the matter to Banglanews. The letters are being delivered from Awami League’s central

DHAKA: Jatiya Oikyafront, a newly formed political alliance of BNP and other parties, alleged that the Election Commission could not became even 20 percent neutral as leaders and activists of opposition are still being arrested after polls schedule announcement. In one hand, former

CHANDPUR: A district court has sent former state minister of Education and BNP’s International Affairs Secretary ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon to jail showing him arrested in three cases. Chandpur additional senior chief judicial magistrate Md. Shafiul Azam passed the order on Friday (Nov

CHANDPUR: A team of Detective Branch (DB) police arrested BNP’s International Affairs Secretary ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon in a drive carried out at a residence in Chateshwari Road in Chwalkbazar of Chittagong city early Friday (Nov 23).   Chandpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Jihadul

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court sent BNP Executive Committee Member Nipun Roy Chowdhury and six others to jail following five days' remand in cases filed over clash, arson and attack on police in city’s Nayapaltan. Metropolitan Magistrate Shahidul Islam gave the order on Thursday

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Jatiya Oikyafront leaders have no value at all. He said: “Oikyafront is just a face of the alliance, nothing else. Their leaders have no value at all.”  Obaidul Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister made the

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Thursday (Nov 22) sent BNP Central Vice Chairman Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury to jail on charge of giving death-threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  Chittagong District Police Court Inspector Bijon Kumar Barua confirmed the matter to banglanews.

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said the leaders of BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront are pushing the country towards a civil war by speaking aggressive ahead of the national election. “They (BNP and Oikyafront leaders) are saying that their 300-400 leaders and activists

DHAKA: In response to speech of Election Commission, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said BNP does not make unfounded allegations, but very specific allegation. Earlier, EC said, “BNP is making unfounded allegations.”   The BNP leader told reporters while

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has sent BNP standing committee member and former minister of Housing and Public Works Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia to jail rejecting his bail plea in a case filed by ACC. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahmuda Akhter passed the order after Rafiqul was produced

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said many of the BNP leaders are eagerly waiting for a green signal to join AL. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remarks at an immediate press conference held in AL president’s Dhanmondi political

DHAKA: BNP has notified the Election Commission that five of its nomination aspirants for parliamentary seats were arrested by law enforcers. A delegation led by Case and Information Preservation official of BNP central office MD Salahuddin Khan submitted a list of the arrested

DHAKA: BNP has started interviewing its party nomination seekers for the last consecutive day ahead of 11th national elections. The interview session has begun at BNP Chairperson’s political office in Gulshan in city on Wednesday (November 21). The nomination board is set to

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that the police force is being used to plot blueprint of vote rigging in the upcoming 11th parliamentary election. The senior BNP leader made the allegation to reporters at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan political office on

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sentenced BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia to three years of imprisonment for failing to submit statement of his properties.  Judge Dr Sheikh Golam Mahbub of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 pronounced the verdict on Tuesday (Nov 20).  In

DHAKA: BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the government created a hateful instance by closing down internet based communication tool Skype.   “Meanwhile, all the internet based social media have been blocked in BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office,” he said.

DHAKA: A delegation led by the Indian high commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla held a meeting with Bikalpadhara Bangladesh President and Jukta Front Chairman Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury. The meeting started at the Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury’s Baridhara residence at 1 pm on