MANIKGANJ: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said any identified extortionist, terrorist, communalist or member of the anti-liberation force will not be qualified to get party membership. Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, made the remarks while

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting of party standing committee on Saturday (January 27). Khaleda’s press wing official Syrul Kabir Khan told Banglanews that the meeting will be held at 8:30pm on Saturday at Khaleda’s Gulshan office. Earlier on Jan 14,

SAVAR (DHAKA): Rivals allegedly stabbed a local leader of Jubo League to death in Birulia union of Savar. Jahangir, the deceased, was the general secretary of Birulia union ward-9 unit Jubo League. One Faruq Hossain was injured in the same incident.  Relatives of the deceased

SYLHET: Six activists of Bangladesh Chhatra league (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, have been jailed for four years by a Sylhet court for assaulting an Army officer. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Sylhet Saifuzzaman Hero delivered the verdict on Thursday (January

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his party is not worried about the presidential election.  He made the remark to reporters at a press conference in BNP’s Naya Paltan central office on Tuesday (January 25). Fakhrul said a total of 50,074 cases were

DHAKA:  The verdict of Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia will be delivered on February 8 (Thursday). Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Special Court-5 in Dhaka’s Bakshibazar fixed the date on Thursday afternoon (January 25) as the defence argument hearing

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday (January 24) visited the grave of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko and offered Fateha there. She prayed for the salvation of her son’s departed soul. The BNP chief visited Koko’s grave at Banani Graveyard in the capital city in

DHAKA: Vice chairman of Atpara upazila in Netrokona and president of the upazila unit of Jamaate-e-Islami Delowar Hossain was held on Wednesday (January 24). Detective branch (DB) of police detained the Jamaat leader from Satpai area of Netrokona district town at noon. Inspector of

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) will announce the election schedule for electing country’s 21st President on Thursday (January 25). The date for the presidential election likely to be fixed from February 18 to 20. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda confirmed the

DHAKA: Law Minister Anisul Huq said the presidential election must be held before February 23 as per constitution and election commission will take steps for it. He made the remark to reporters after inaugurating a workshop of associate judges in city’s Judicial Administration

DHAKA: The High Court stayed the polls and by-polls to the mayor and councilor posts of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) for six months, not three months. DNCC Election Returning Officer Abul Kashem told Banglanews: “We didn’t get the copy of the verdict earlier. We got the

NARAYNAGANJ: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Advocate Taimur Alam Khandakar was arrested from Narayanganj, in a sabotage case. A team of Fatullah Model Police Station arrested Taimur from the Adalatpara area, at around 1:15pm Tuesday (January 23). He was accused in several

NETROKONA: Police arrested a local BNP leader in Khaliajuri upazila of Netrokona Monday (January 22). The arrestee, Abdur Rouf Shadhin, 48, is the president of Khaliajuri upazila unit of BNP and a former union parishad chairman. Khaliajuri Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md

DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad expressed his hope to saying that his last wish before death is to establish his party to power.  He made the remark in a joint meeting at party office in city’s Banani area on Monday morning (January 22). The meeting was called upon to discuss

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said that there is no necessity to have dialogue with BNP on election issue. Obaidul Quader, also, the Road Transport and Bridges Minister came up with this statement at a press conference on Sunday (January 21) at the conference

RAJBARI: Deputy Speaker Md. Fazle Rabbi Miah on Saturday (January 20) said that the next general elections will be held in December or January next under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as per the constitution. Addressing a reception program in Rajbari, the Deputy Speaker said that the

RAJSHAHI: A local leader of the ruling Awami League died at the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Saturday (January 20), five days after he sustained injuries in a rival clash. The deceased was identified as Muklesur Rahman, son of Azizul Haque of Baduria Paschimpara village

KUSHTIA: The local administration has imposed Section 144 at Kumarkhali upazila in Kushtia as the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) called a rally on the same venue and same time. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that the government is not keen to sit in talks, as it apprehends of debacle if the next election is held under free and fair atmosphere. He made the comment while inaugurating a day-long free medical camp at

NARAYANGANJ: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said the Narayanganj mayhem incident will be investigated and perpetrators involved would be brought to justice soon. He made the remark while addressing as chief guest at a meeting organized by Ghatak-Dalal Nirmul committee at