DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) is set to arrange polls in nine municipalities of the country on Wednesday (May 25). Voting will begin at 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm. A general holiday has been announced in the election areas on the day. EC election management branch

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday (May 24) sent BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury and his personal assistant Asaduzzaman Mia to jail after their seven-day remand on allegation of meeting with Israeli spy agency Mossad to conspire against the government. Judge Abdullah Al Masud

DHAKA: The election of nine municipalities of the country will be held on May 25 and the Election Commission (EC) issued a ban on any types of publicity from Tuesday (May 24) 12:00am. EC election management branch assistant secretary Rajib Ahsan said the election will be held in

JESSORE: An Awami League (AL) activist was beaten to death during Union Parishad (UP) polls campaign in Keshabpur upazila of the district on Sunday (May 22) night. The deceased was identified as Sumon Mondo, 22, son of Gopal Mondol of Mirzapur village. AL-backed candidate Golam

GAZIPUR: A court on Sunday (May 22) placed suspended Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor professor MA Mannan on a day remand in a sabotage case. Gazipur senior judicial magistrate court-2 judge N Shahidul Islam passed the order this afternoon in response to a 10-day remand plea.

RANGPUR: An Awami League (AL) ward president died on Sunday (May 22), two days after he was beaten severely at Sadar upazila of the district. The deceased was identified as Abul Hossain (55), also a local Union Parishad (UP) member. Locals said that Abul Hossain was badly beaten by

PABNA: A local unit Awami League (AL) leader was shot to death by his opponents in Gayeshpur Union of Sadar upazila in the district on Sunday (May 22). The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim (35), son of Jamshed Biswas and also nephew of Union Parishad (UP) member candidate Amzad

DHAKA: Prosecution has filed formal charges sheet against six razakars of Netrokona over their crimes against humanity during Liberation War 1971. The accused are- Abdul Mazid, 66, Abdul Khalek, 67, Kabir Khan, 70, Abdur Rahman, 70, Abdus Salam, 68 and Nur Uddin, 70. International

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: The full committee of Dhaka University (DU) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), consisting 201 members, has been declared in Madhur Canteen on the campus on Saturday (May 21). DU unit BCL president Abid Al Hasan confirmed the matter to banglanews this afternoon.

LAKSHMIPUR: Election Commission (EC) has postponed Union Parishad polls in Char Lorence and Char Martin under Kamalnagar upazila as per court order over demarcation issue.  Upazila election officer Jakir Mahmud confirmed the matter to banglanews on Friday (May 20).  The final

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with Buddhist leaders on the occasion of their religious festival ‘Buddha Purnima’ on Saturday (May 21). BNP chairperson’s press wing member Shairul Kabir Khan told banglanews that Khaleza Zia will meet the leaders around

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in city as he felt ill in Dhaka Central Jail on Thursday morning (May 19). Chief prison guard of the jail Shafiqul Islam confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: British high commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake called on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday afternoon (May 18). The meeting was held at BNP chief’s Gulshan political office in city. Sources said they talked about various bilateral issues and ensuing condition in

DHAKA: A Court here issued arrest warrant against 20 leaders of BNP including party’s chairpersons’ personal assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas and Barkat Ullah Bulu. They have been warranted on charges of Sabotage and bomb blasting cases. Dhaka Metropolitan and session

RANGPUR: Police arrested at least 130 people including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami by conducting drives in eight upazilas in the district on Wednesday (May 18). Rangpur additional police super (ASP) Mohammad Al Faruq informed banglanews that the arrestees were warranted and

JAMALPUR: Dewanganj upazila Awami League (AL) has suspended 10 chairman candidates on allegation of participating in polls without party’s decision and violating party discipline. The decision was taken in an urgent meeting of Awami League on Tuesday night (May 17). Dewanganj

DHAKA: BNP on Monday (May 17) alleged that the government drafted a drama about party’s joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury to hide the reserve heist incident. Party senior joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed raised the allegation in a press briefing at

DHAKA: Liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq said that Jamaat-e-Islami will be banned from June terming it a party of war criminals. The minister came up with this assertion while speaking at a discussion on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s homecoming day on May 17 at

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury and his personal secretary Asaduzzaman were placed on 7-day remand each over allegation of the former’s meeting with Israeli spy agency Mossad to conspire against incumbent government. Metropolitan Magistrate M Sharifuzzaman passed

DHAKA: A city court has ordered to send BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia to jail. The court passed the order on Monday afternoon (May 16) after denying Mia’s bail plea in 10 sabotage cases. Earlier in the day, Barrister Rafiq surrendered to the Chief