KUSHTIA: At least 10 people were hurt including a former BNP lawmaker in an attack carried out allegedly by some activists of Jubo League, the youth front of the ruling party in Mirpur upazila. The incident took place at the upazila BNP office on Wednesday (July 19). Some of the

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader has hinted at slide reshuffle in the Sheikh Hasina’s cabinet. He dropped the hint while talking to journalists at Bridges Bhaban in city’s Banani on Tuesday (July 18) after a meeting with a

DHAKA: The High Court granted interim bail to BNP Chief Khaleda Zia’s advisor Joynal Abdin Farooque in four sabotage cases. An HC bench of Justices Mohammad Miftah Uddin Chowdhury and ANM Bashir Ullah passed the order on Tuesday (July 18).  The cases were filed against Farooque

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the Election Commission (EC) is meticulously crafting a blueprint to help putting the ruling Awami League government in power again. He made the comment at BNP officer in city’s Nayapaltan area on Tuesday (July 18) in

NATORE: BNP Central committee organizing secretary also Natore district unit BNP President and former Deputy minister Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu was admitted to a city hospital Monday night (July 17).  Natore district unit BNP Secretary General Aminul Haque told the Banglanews that

DHAKA: The High Court has stayed the suspension order of Sonargaon upazila chairman Azharul Islam Mannan for six months and cleared the way for his recommence to duty.  An HC bench comprising Justices Naima Haydar and Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman passed the order on Monday (July

SYLHET: A member of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was shot dead apparently by other members of the student wing of the ruling Awami League over internal feud in Sylhet on Monday (July 17). The dead, Litu Ahmed, 28, is a former leader of Sylhet district unit of BCL and supporter of

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League has accepted the electoral roadmap formally unveiled by the Election Commission (EC) for the next Parliamentary elections. Hours after the roadmap launching ceremony on Sunday (July 16), Awami League senior leader and commerce minister Tofael Ahmed said

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia reached London on Sunday afternoon (July 16). The flight of Emirates carrying the BNP chief landed at Heathrow Airport of London at 12:50 pm (Bangladesh time). Khaleda Zia’s elder son and BNP’s vice chairman Tarique Rahman and other leaders of

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said that the Election Commission will make sure of a free and fair national election without government or any other influence.  CEC made the remarks while addressing the election roadmap launching ceremony held at EC Secretariat

DHAKA: There is no bar to continue duties of mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) MA Mannan as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s order in this regard. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, passed the

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the Election Commission (EC) has failed to set an example in the last election.  At a press conference in BNP office in city’s Nayapaltan area on Sunday (July 16), Rizvi said the EC failed to manage an exemplary free

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has left Dhaka for London on Saturday (July 15). She left the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a flight of Emirates at about 7.30 pm. The BNP chief’s press wing member Shyrul Kabir Khan said that Khaleda Zia flied to London for treatment

PABNA: Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim has said that his party will come to power again through the mandate of the people. Nasim, also the health minister, said this while speaking at the meeting of law and order committee and development coordination committee of Pabna

DHAKA: BNP vice chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram has said that the party chairperson Khaleda Zia will give an outline for the next Parliamentary elections after returning from London. Hafiz Uddin Ahmed said this while speaking at an activists’ conference at Bhashani

SUST, SYLHET: The authorities of the Shajalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet have expelled four activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student of the ruling Awami League. The 205th Syndicate meeting of the university held on Saturday (July 15) took the

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Saturday (July 15) alleged that at least 118 people were killed in extra-judicial killings in the last ten months during the current government. Besides, at least 137 people were killed in crossfire, while 84 people were

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to fly to London on Saturday. The BNP chief will leave the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for London in a flight of Emirates at 7.30 pm, said her press wing member Shyrul Kabir Khan. She is going to London for treatment of her eye

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia called on the government to take necessary steps in combating the spread of Chikungunya fever across the country. The BNP chief also wished for early recovery of the Chikungunya patients, in a tweet from her Twitter account at 08:51pm Thursday

DHAKA: The High Court has granted ad-interim bail to six BNP-backed ward councilors of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) in a sabotage case. The HC bench of Justice Md Miftah Uddin Choudhury and Justice ANM Bashir Ullah on Thursday (July 13) granted the bail following an appeal filed by