RAJSHAHI: BNP mayoral candidate for Rajshahi City Corporation Mosaddek Hossain refrained from casting his vote alleging irregularities. He remains seated alone dejected in front of Islamia College polling centre in city’s Binodpur area since 12:00 pm on Monday (July 30). He told

SYLHET: A man received bullet injuries while occupying Bakhtiar Bibi Govt. Primary School polling station during Sylhet City Corporation election. The injured was identified as Talha Khan Prottay, 44. The incident happened around 1:45 pm. BDST: 1614 HRS, JUL 30, 2018  

BARISAL: Mayoral candidate from Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal for Barisal City Corporation Manisha Chakraborty alleged that polling agents of Awami League’s mayoral candidates physically assaulted her during her visit to a polling station. After dropping her vote around 9:45 am at

DHAKA: BNP candidate for Barisal City Corporation Mujibur Rahman Sarwar on Monday boycotted the elections bringing allegations of massive rigging and manipulation. Mujibur Rahman made the announced from a press conference at Barisal Press Club around 12 noon. BDST: 1312 HRS, JUL

BARISAL: Election Commission (EC) has served a show-cause notice to Awami League’s mayoral candidate for Barisal City Corporation election Sadiq Abdullah on charge of violating electoral conduct.   Assistant Returning Officer Md Helal Uddin Khan told Banglanews on Sunday (July 29)

DHAKA: A public opinion survey run by independent research body RDC shows that 58% percent voters support Awami League nominated candidate for Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) election while the percentages are 44 and 33 in Barisal and Sylhet cities respectively. Prime Minister Sheikh

DHAKA: Ruling out the possibilities for holding any dialogue with BNP, Road Transport & Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said maintaining communication among the political parties is something good for even melting ‘hard ice’. Obaidul Quader, also the Awami League General Secretary,

COMILLA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia filed an appeal with the High Court Sunday (July 29) challenging the Comilla court order that had rejecter her bail in a case over an arson attack in the district. Lawyer Barrister AKM Ehsanur Rahman confirmed the matter to Banglanews, in the

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said a free, fair and acceptable election is not possible under the authorization of the present Election Commission (EC) and it will be proved once the polls to three city corporations are held. Mosharraf was

RANGPUR: Former Member of Parliament from a Rangpur constituency and former president of Rangpur district BNP unit Rahim Uddin Bharosha has been put in life support at a private hospital in Dhaka. His elder son Emdadul Huq told Banglanews that his father is undergoing treatment at

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader held separate meetings with Krishak Sramik Janata League President Abdul Kader Siddique and Bangladesh National Alliance (BNA) president Nazmul Huda.   Kader Siddique and Nazmul Huda made courtesy calls on Quader, also Road Transport

DHAKA: Newly elected mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) and councilors took oath of office on Thursday (July 26).  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath to GCC Mayor Md. Jahangir Alam while the councilors took oath from Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Engineer

COMILLA: A district court on Wednesday (July 25) denied BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail petition in an arson case, filed under Special Powers Act, in Comilla in 2015. Judge KM Shamsul Alam of Comilla District and Session Judge’s Court denied her bail after hearing, disposing the

DHAKA: The High Court extended till July 31 the bail of Khaleda Zia and adjourned till July 29 the hearing of her review plea challenging the 5-year jail term 15 in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order

DHAKA: Former Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Kalparanjan Chakma passed away at the age of 98 on Wednesday (July 25). He breathed his last at a hospital in Dhaka around 12:00pm after long sufferings of old age-associated diseases. Earlier on June 29, Kalparanjan Chakma,

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader held a meeting with leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) in Dhaka on Tuesday (July 24). Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, went to CPB headquarters around 11:00am to hold talks with CPB President

KUSHTIA: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Kushtia district has claimed that none of the student wing’s members were involved in the attack on Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman in Kushtia court premises.  Kushtia district BCL president Yasir Arafat Tushar made the claim at a

DHAKA: A Dhaka court extended till July 31 the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Khaleda Zia wasn’t produced before the court on Tuesday due to her illness. On behalf of her, her lawyer Zainul Abedin Mesbah pleaded for extending the bail.

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday (July 23) directed authorities concerned to allow Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker to go abroad and return home. The High Court bench of Justice Tariq Ul Hakim and Justice Md Suhrawardy passed the order after hearing a writ filed by Imran

DHAKA: The High Court ordered to settle the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia by July 26, in a case filed over detonating petrol bomb in an anti-government protest on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Chauddagram of Comilla.  An HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM