DHAKA: Shafin Ahmed, vocal-bassist and founding member of popular rock band Miles, is going to compete in the mayoral by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). He will run for the mayor post, from National Democratic Movement (NDM).    NDM Founder-Chairman Bobby Hajjaj

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before a special court installed on the premises of jail department's parade ground in city's Bakshibazaar area, in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases on Tuesday (December 26). Khaleda, the prime accused,

PATUAKHALI: Former President and also Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad said the next general election must be held under the Sheikh Hasina government.  Moreover, his party is ready to take part in the next election independently, he added. Ershad made the remarks to reporters

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has claimed that only the ruling Awami League and their people are enjoying the outcomes of the country’s independence. “Other people are hardly allowed to talk,” she added.  The BNP leader made the remarks while addressing a rally organized

DHAKA: Awami League presidium member and health and family welfare minister Mohammad Nasim has said that the BNP would join the next parliamentary elections and accept the polls result. He said this while talking to reporters after joining a function of the Child Parliament, a platform

DHAKA: Prime Minister also the Awami League President Sheikh Hasina asked her party leaders to unearth the reasons behind the large-margin defeat of AL-nominated mayoral candidate in Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) election. Besides, Sheikh Hasina directed the central AL leaders to

DHAKA: Independent MP of Pirojpur-3 constituency Dr Md Rustam Ali Farazi has again joined former President HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party. The joining ceremony was held at Jatya Party chairman’s Banani office in the city on Saturday (December 23). Rustam Ali Farazi joined the party by

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has placed Bangladesh Kalyan Party’s Secretary General MM Aminur Rahman, who has been arrested nearly four months after he reportedly went missing, on a four-day remand in a case filed with city’s Gulshan police station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debabrat

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said that there is no need to form the school committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). He said this while speaking at a function of the BCL held at Bangla Academy in the city on Saturday (December 23). The student wing of

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP leaders are expressing ‘self-contradiction’ by giving opposing remarks on the Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) polls.  Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, came up with the remark while talking to

DHAKA: President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh and also chairman of political alliance 'Jukta Front' Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury said the outcome of the Rangpur City Corporation elections proves that the ruling Awami League and main opposition BNP have lost the support of people. 

THAKURGAON: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that though the election to Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) was held fairly but it didn’t bring any major change by which his party can put faith on the Election Commission (EC). Fakhrul was talking to the reporters

DHAKA: Jatiya Party-nominated mayoral candidate Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa has won the Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) polls by a wide margin. The election to the Rangpur city was held on Thursday (December 21). According to the unofficial results of the total 193 polling stations,

DHAKA: Law Minister Advocate Anisul Huq has said that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s legal notice, which demanded apology from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her remarks about the BNP chief, will be dealt legally. The minister said this while talking to journalists after joining the

RANGPUR: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad said that the Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) election is an occasion where the Election Commission (EC) can prove their competency. “EC should prove that they have the efficiency to arrange a fair, impartial and flawless national polls. The

DHAKA: A Chittagong court on Thursday (December 21) granted 2-day remand for former Chittagong University (CU) assistant proctor Anowar Hossain, in a case filed over the murder of CU BCL leader Diaz Irfan Chowdhury. Shiblu Kumar Dey, Senior Judicial Magistrate of Chittagong, passed the

DHAKA: The 19th session of the 10th Parliament, which will also be the winter session of 2018, will begin on January 07. President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday (December 20) called the session exercising the power bestowed upon him as per clause (1) of Article 72 of the Constitution.

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday (Dec 20) adjourned till Thursday to hear the rest of the argument of BNP Chief Khaleda Zia’s in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against her by ACC. Earlier around 11:00am on Wednesday, Khaleda appeared before a special court in city’s

DHAKA: At least 25 leaders and activists of the BNP were arrested from the High Court area in the city on Wednesday (December 20). Sub-Inspector (SI) of Shahbagh Police Station Md. Mizan told Banglanews that the BNP men were being interrogated in the police station. Legal action will

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was served a legal notice, accusing her of making defaming remarks against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir disclosed the matter in a press conference at BNP party office in Nayapaltan on Wednesday