DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Saturday (April 23) said the third phase of Union Parishads (UP) elections was held peacefully than the earlier phases. The CEC was addressing a press conference at election commission (EC) media center after the completion of

DHAKA: Ballot counting started soon after voting had ended in 616 Union Parishads (UPs) across country on Saturday (April 23) afternoon amid tight security.   Earlier, the third phase of UP voting began at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm uninterruptedly. Election Commission

LAKSHMIPUR: Two police officials sustained bullet injuries during discharging election duties at Soundara Government Primary School in Ramganj upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon (April 23). The injured cops were identified as Sub-Inspector (SI) M Selim and Constable Shafi

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said senior journalist Shafik Rehman was arrested through conspiracy.  Mirza Fakhrul made this remark in a press conference at BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan area of Dhaka on Saturday (April 23). He also said Shafik

DHAKA: The third phase of Union Parishad (UP) voting began at 8am Saturday (April 23) and will continue till 4pm.  According to the information of Election Commission (EC), voting to the 616 UPs started today, of them 591 Ups started voting for chairman aspirants.  Some 10,980,355

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) on Friday (April 22) decided to postpone polls in three Union Parishads (UPs) on judicial ground. The UPs included Shilarchar of Madaripur, Mahmudpur of Shariatpur and Bardhul of Sirajganj districts. Polls were scheduled to be held on Saturday (April

DHAKA: The next deposition of plaintiff Harun-or-Rashid, deputy director of Anti Corruption Commission, of Zia Orphanage Trust case will be held on April 28. The third Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader of Bakshibazar makeshift court in city on Thursday passed the order after partial

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (April 21) granted bail to seven BNP leaders, including secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza Abbas, in a sabotage case filed with Ramna Thana in city. The court of metropolitan session judge Qamrul Hasan

DHAKA: Former standing committee leader of BNP, Tariqul Islam, went to Singapore on Wednesday night for better treatment. Tariqul’s son Amit accompanied him in a Singapore Airlines’ jet that left Hazrat Shahjalal Airport around 11:00pm. He will take treatment at Mount Elizabeth

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir commented that senior journalist Shafik Rehman was arrested to hide government’s corruption, Tonu murder and Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist, among other issues. The BNP leader made the remark at a protest program held at

DHAKA: Road, Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday (April 20) alleged that the conspiracy to kill Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy was nothing but to destroy Awami League. He also said, “The accused intended to jeopardize AL politics by killing joy as he

GAZIPUR: A councilor candidate of Union Parishad (UP) election was chopped to death by miscreants in Amuna Bankara area under Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday (April 20).   The deceased was identified as Akhtar Hossain Khandaker, 45, a councilor candidate of Prahladpur

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir commented the government took position against people and democracy through filing false cases against political activists and journalists. He made the comment while addressing a discussion organized by Jatiya Ganatantrik Party

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to hold a meeting with top leaders of the party at her Gulshan political office on Tuesday night (April 19). Chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews around 10:00am. Party sources said

GAZIPUR: Two courts of Gazipur rejected bail plea of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor and also BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser MA Mannan in two cases on Tuesday morning (April 19). Gazipur court inspector Robiul Islam told banglanews that the courts of senior judicial

DHAKA: BNP’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the names of party’s joint organizing secretaries. He made this announcement at a press conference at party central office in city’s Nayapaltan area Monday afternoon (April 18). The joint secretaries

MEHERPUR: Advisory council member of the ruling Awami League (AL) Amir Hossain Amu categorically said his party does not consider any political movement as threat to it. He also said the party also thinks mass killing by BNP in the name of waging political movements in 2015 was

DHAKA: Law minister Anisul Huq said that senior journalist Shafik Rehman was arrested on specific ground. The minister made the assertion to the media after inaugurating a training course of district registrars at Judicial Administration Training Institute in city on Sunday (April 17).

DHAKA: A city court re-fixed the date of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s defense hearing in Zia Charitable Trust graft case on April 25. A makeshift court of 3rd special judge Abu Ahmed Zamadar, set up on the premises of jail department in city’s Bakshibazar area, passed the order on

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has appeared before the court Sunday morning (April 17) to defend herself in Zia Charitable Trust graft case. The BNP chief reached the court premises at 10:30am on the day. However, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two graft cases