DHAKA: Prime Minister and also ruling Awami League president has unanimously been reelected as the party president for eighth time in the party’s 20th national council. Besides, road transport and bridges minister and also AL presidium member Obaidul Quader has been made the

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that his party did not join ruling Awami League (AL) national council as the ruling party continuing suppression on the opposition. He made the assertion on Sunday (October 23) while talking to the media after his release

DHAKA: The closed-door council session of 20th National Council of ruling Awami League is underway at The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on the second day on Sunday (October 23). The session began around 9:40 am with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the party president,

DHAKA: The visiting China delegation met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in city Saturday afternoon (October 22). Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members Lieutenant General (Retd) Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman and Khandaker Mosharraf

DHAKA: The visiting China delegation will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in city Saturday afternoon (October 22). Chairperson’s media wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to Banglanews. The meeting is scheduled to begin around 4:30pm. They

DHAKA: BNP has yet to send any delegation to join the 20th national council of ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) at Suhrawardi Udyan in Dhaka on Saturday (October 22). Earlier in the morning, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling AL, inaugurated the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling Awami League, inaugurated the 20th National Council of the party at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital of Bangladesh on Saturday morning (October 22). Hasina inaugurated the two-day event by releasing balloons and pigeons

DHAKA: The 20th National Council of ruling Awami League (AL) is set to begin at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital of Bangladesh on Saturday morning (October 22). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League, will inaugurate the two-day program around 10:00 am here.

DHAKA: BNP announced a 10-day program to celebrate ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ that falls on November 7. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the program schedule at party’s Naya Palton central office in city after a joint meeting on Thursday

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) has sent an invitation letter to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its general secretary Mirza Fakrul Islam Alamgir to join their 20th national council. A five-member team, led by AL deputy office secretary Advocate Mrinal Kanti Das, handed over the letter

KHAGRACHARI: The second day hartal called by five Bangali organizations is underway in Khagrachari district. Hartal is being enforced as a protest of the approval of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission (amended) Act 2016 by the cabinet. Picketing

KISHOREGANJ: An Awami League (AL) leader was crushed under a train at Bhairab Rail Station of the district Wednesday afternoon (October 19). The deceased was identified as Mahfuzul Haque Farhad, 37, general secretary of upazila AL unit Ward No 9 and son of late Sirajul Haque of

GAZIPUR: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed got released on bail from Kashimpur Central Jail Part-2 on Wednesday (October 19). Jailer of Kashimpur Central Jail Nashir Ahmed confirmed the matter to Banglanews. Earlier on August 18, Rizvi surrendered before

RANGPUR: A section of BNP Rangpur unit called half-day hartal for Thursday (October 20) demanding immediate release of BNP men and including Habib Ullah khan and withdrawal of all false cases against them. District BNP vice-president Advocate Aftab Hossain announced the strike at a

DHAKA: A total of 2,000 law enforcers will be deployed at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, the venue of upcoming 20th National Council of ruling Awami League (AL). Shahbagh police station officer-in-charge (OC) Abu Bakkar Siddique told Banglanews that they have taken adequate

NARAYANGANJ: Miscreants chopped to death president of Fatullah Thana unit Awami Janata League, an associate body of ruling Awami League, in Narayanganj on Tuesday night (October 18). The deceased was identified as Sheikh Swadhin Monir, hailed from Rasulpur of Fatulla Thana.

RANGAMATI: Five Bangali organizations called dawn to dusk hartal in three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) for Wednesday (October 19) and Thursday (October 20). The hartal will be imposed to press the demands of cancellation of Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission

DHAKA: Police detained seven members of banned extremist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from areas around Dhaka. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) deputy commissioner (media and public relations) Masudur Rahman confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Tuesday morning (October

DHAKA: Acting Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Maqbul Ahmed was elected as party’s new Ameer. The party disclosed the matter through a press release, signed by assistant publicity secretary S Alam, on Monday (October 17). It said that Maqbul Hossain was elected through secret

RAJSHAHI: At least 40 people including a metropolitan unit Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Ataur Rahman were detained in overnight drives from several places of the district on Monday (October 17). Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) spokesperson senior assistant commissioner Ifte Khayer Alam