DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will not boycott the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) elections. Party’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the comment while addressing the reporters at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office in Dhaka around 12:30 pm

DHAKA: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman Oli Ahmed, Bir Bikram, on Wednesday (December 21) said the President assured them about forming new election commission (EC). He made the disclosure while addressing the journalists after holding a meeting with the President Abdul Hamid at

DHAKA: Road Transport and Bridges Minister also General Secretary of ruling Awami League (AL) Obaidul Quader said the party nominated candidate will win by a landslide if Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) elections conduct freely. He made the remarks at a press briefing in city’s

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleged the election commission (EC) imposed a 72-hour restriction on outsiders’ participation in campaign of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls to dissuade participation of the party chief Khaleda Zia. Party’s senior joint secretary

LAKSHMIPUR: BNP’s South Korea unit President Alhaz Nurul Amin Chowdhury died of cardiac arrest in a Korean hospital on Monday afternoon (19 December) Bangladesh time. He was 50. Kamalnagar upazila unit BNP general secretary Nurul Huda Chowdhury confirmed the matter to Banglanews.

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) will hold a rally on January 10 at city’s Suhrawardy Udyan to mark the Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. AL general secretary Obaidul Quader made the announcement at a press briefing at party president Sheikh

DHAKA: BNP on Monday urged the Election Commission (EC) not to shoulder more blame over the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls in the last moment of its tenure. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed came up with the plea at a press briefing in the party

DHAKA: Nagorik Oikko convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna has been freed on bail on Sunday evening (December 18). He came out of the Dhaka Central Jail around 7:00pm. Dhaka Central Jail, Keraniganj Senior Jail Super M Jahangir Kabir confirmed the matter to Banglanews. On February 24,

DHAKA: A BNP delegation led by party Chairperson Khaleda Zia reached Bangabhaban on Sunday afternoon (December 18) to meet the President Abdul Hamid over reformation of the election commission (EC). A 13-member team reached the President’s official residence at 4:30pm. The other

DHAKA: A BNP delegation led by party Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to hold a meeting with the President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Sunday afternoon (December 18) over reformation of the election commission (EC). A 13-member team is scheduled to reach the President’s official

SATKHIRA: A former general secretary of AL Satkhira municipality Abul Kalam Azad, 55, was killed in a road accident in Chowrangi Mor of the town on Saturday (December 17). Satkhira Sadar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Firoz Hossain Molla confirmed the matter to Banglanews. He said the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) urged the President Abdul Hamid to include three more members in its delegation that will meet the president in Bangabhaban over Election Commission (EC) formation. Competent party sources said its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

SAVAR, DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia paid homage to the martyrs of 1971 by placing floral wreaths at National Memorial in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Friday (December 16). Flanked by party leaders, she placed the wreath around 11:05 am. She

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Thursday ordered BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before the court on December 19 (Monday) in Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar, Special Judge Court-3, pronounced the order in the morning. Barrister Zamir Uddin Sircar moved for

NOAKHALI: Police arrested an upazila unit president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, from Bhimpur area under Chatkhil upazila in Noakhali district Wednesday night. The arrestee was identified as Zahid Iqbal Nahid, 25, president of Chatkhil upazila

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia paid her respect to the Martyred Intellectuals by placing floral wreaths at Martyred Intellectuals’ Memorial at Mirpur in Dhaka Wednesday (December 14). Flanked by senior leaders of the party, Khaleda placed the wreath

DHAKA: BNP has reiterated the need for army deployment in the upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls to guarantee a fair election. BNP senior joint secretary general advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the assertion in a press conference at their central office in city’s Naya

CHITTAGONG: A Swechhasebok League leader was shot dead in Alkoron area under Kotwali Thana of the district on Sunday (December 11). The deceased was identified as Ibrahim Hossain Manik, 25. Kotwali Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Jasim Uddin told Banglanews that 8-10 members of Ibrahim

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division Sunday asked to dispose of by January 19 next year a High Court rule issued over the trial proceedings of Niko graft case against BNP leader Moudud Ahmed. The apex court gave the order upholding the HC order that stayed the trial proceedings

RAJSHAHI: A half-day hartal will be observed on Sunday (December 11) demanding the cancellation of extra fee of holding tax, trade license fee and sign board by the city corporation. Rajshahi Nagorik Odhikar Songrakhhon Songram Parishad declared the program Saturday evening (December