COMILLA: A rival candidate of BNP for chairmanship in ongoing Union Parishad (UP) election was killed by opposition group’s attack at a polling center under Titas upazila of the district. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon (May 28). Titas Thana officer-in-charge (OC)

JAMALPUR: Four men were shot dead during a clash between two groups centering ongoing Union Parishad (UP) polls in Dewanganj upazila of the district on Saturday (May 28). The deceased are identified as Ziaur Rahman (36), son of Nur Islam and Nabirul (19), son of Amzad Ali in

DHAKA: Voting in 717 union parishads (UP) in 93 upazilas of 45 districts in the fifth phase has ended and the counting is underway. The voting started at 8:00am and continued uninterruptedly till 4:00pm on Saturday (May 28). Around 1.10-crore voters exercised their franchise rights

CHITTAGONG: A Union Parishad (UP) election candidate for member post was stabbed to death at a poll center in Patiya upazila on Saturday (May 28). Karnaphuli Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Rafiqul Islam told banglanews that the supporters of ruling Awami League (AL) and rival group

BARISAL: An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was hacked to death and two others were injured in infighting on Friday night (May 28). The deceased, identified as Rezaul Islam Reza (26), was an ex-student of Barisal Polytechnic College. However, the injured were admitted to

DHAKA: Voting has been postponed in at least three centers in Gaibandha and Noakhali districts on allegation of clashes between supporters of candidates and snatching ballot boxes on Saturday (May 28). The centers are Jibangari Government Primary School and Tardah centers at

NOAKHALI: A ruling Awami League (AL) candidate supporter was shot dead in a clash centering Union Parishad (UP) polls at Begumganj of the district on Saturday (May 28). The deceased was identified as Sayad Ahmad (65). The clash occurred during UP voting over occupying Fazil Madrasa

JAMALPUR: Two men were shot dead during a clash between two groups centering Union Parishad (UP) polls in Dewanganj upazila of the district on Saturday (May 28). The deceased are not identified yet. This clash took place at Khutichar government Primary School polling center. 

DHAKA: The fifth phase election of 729 Union Parishads (UPs) will be held on Saturday (May 28) from 8:00am to 4:00pm. According to the election management branch of Election Commission (EC), there are 726 candidates from AL, 629 from BNP, 177 from JP who will flight in the election. A

FENI: Police recovered a body of a BNP leader from a watercourse in Hichhachhara area of Chhagalnaiya upazila of the district on Friday (May 27). The deceased Ekramul Haque Majumder was word BNP leader and member of Municipality BNP unit. He was the son of late Belal Hossain Majumder

RANGPUR: An Awami League activist was hacked to death over family feud at Pirgachha of the district on Thursday (May 26) night. The deceased was identified as Rasel Mia. Pirgachha Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Aminul Islam informed banglanews that the murder took place at Manirampur

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury was sued for sedition following his alleged meeting with Israeli spy over anti-government plot. The case was filed with Gulshan Thana in the capital on Thursday (May 26) afternoon.  Earlier, Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecution has filed chargesheet against five razakars of Moulvibazar for their crimes against humanity during Liberation War in 1971. The chargesheet was filed with the ICT, led by Justice Anwarul Haque on Thursday (May 26). Later the

RANGPUR: Police arrested 43 people including a Jamaat-e-Islami activist in several cases from Rangpur Sadar and Mithapukur upazilas on Thursday (May 26). District senior assistant superintendent of police (ASP, B circle) M Saifur Rahman told banglanews that the arrestees were sent to

DHAKA: Ballot counting has begun soon as voting ended in nine municipalities of the country on Wednesday afternoon (May 25). Earlier, voting began at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm uninterruptedly. Election Commission (EC) election management branch assistant secretary Rajib Ahsan

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday (May 25) asked the chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad to resign. A four-member BNP delegation, led by its outgoing central committee vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman, met the CEC and made the call. Terming

RANGPUR: Police arrested 45 people, including three activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, accused in violence cases filed with Mithapukur and Rangpur thanas of the district. The arrest drives were conducted from Tuesday midnight (May 24) to

DHAKA: The court has issued arrest warrant against 27 leaders including BNP chairperson’s assistant Shimul Bishwas, press secretary Maruf Kamal and joint secretary general Salah Uddin. Additional PP Tapas Kumar Paul of the court confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday (May

DHAKA: High Court has published full verdict terming Bara Pukuria coal mine graft case legal and asked BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to surrender in two months. An HC bench passed the order on Wednesday (May 25). Meanwhile, the trial is underway at the court of Dhaka-3 Special Judge

SYLHET: Police has sealed a press owned by Jammat-Shibir and detained five people at Zindabazar Al-Marzan market of the district on Tuesday (May 24). The detainees were identified as Sayid Baksh, Salman, Sohel Ahmed, Misbah-ul Karim and Monowar Hossain. Sylhet Metropolitan Police