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

DHAKA: Formulation of a Local Government Legal Framework (LGLF) is needed to create a strong Local Government (LG) system in the country. Speakers made the remarks at an International Seminar on Saturday (December 10). The proposed LGLF will cover all the units and tiers

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad ordered the law enforcers agencies members to open fire in upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) and ‘Zila Parishad’ elections, if necessary. He came up with this assertion while talking to media after the meeting with

NARAYANGANJ: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir remarked that democracy will be established if people vote to ‘sheaf of paddy’ in upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation election. The senior leader came up with this assertion while taking to media in the meantime of

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad remarked that there is no need of army development in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election. He came up with this assertion while talking to media after the meeting with law enforces agencies at National Economic Council

CHITTAGONG UNVERSITY: The officials of criminal investigation department (CID) on Saturday exhumed the body of Diaz Irfan Chowdhury, assistant general secretary of the central unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), for re-autopsy at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) is set to hold a meeting with the high-ups of law enforcing agencies on Saturday (December 10) over the Narayanganj City Corporation polls due on December 22. The meeting will be held at National Economic Council (NEC) auditorium in Dhaka around 11:00