DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad directed law enforcement agencies to prevent any irregularities in upcoming Union Parisad (UP) elections till the last bullet in their guns.He issued the order during a meeting with different law enforcing agencies held at

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (March 3) asked BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before the court on April 10 in a case filed for her derogatory remarks on numbers of liberation war martyrs.Today (March 3) was the court appearance day for Khaleda Zia. But her lawyer advocate

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) gave time to BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman till March 16 for surrender before the trial court.The bench of HC Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Amir Hossain will deliver its further order regarding the matter on the aforesaid date.Khurshid Alam Khan

DHAKA: The national council of BNP is scheduled to be held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in city on March 19.Party joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed disclosed the matter in a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan central political office on

GAIBANDHA: Police arrested Jamaat-e-Islam’s Sandarganj unit secretary Rafiqul Islam (45), who is one of the accused in the four-police murder case.He was arrested from Sandarganj's Pashchim Jhinia Bazar area on Wednesday (March 2). He is the inhabitant of Pashchim Jhinia

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) will arrange a mass rally to celebrate historic March 7 speech of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The rally will be held in city’s Suhrawardi Udyan area, where father of the nation delivered the speech.AL general secretary and also

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) will arrange a mass rally to celebrate historic March 7 speech of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The rally will be held in city’s Suhrawardi Udyan area, where father of the nation delivered the speech.AL general secretary and also

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moin Khan commented that the Election Commission (EC) is still in the claws of the government.‘Government controls the election through administration. Constitutionally it is EC’s duty to arrange polls, but, in reality, it is still in

PANCHAGARH: Elections in four union parisads (UP) adjacent to recently defunct enclaves in Boda upazila of Panchagarh district have been postponed.  The UPs are Kajoldighi Kaliaganj, Boroshishi, Mareya and Moidandighi of Boda upazila.Panchagarh district election office sources said the

DHAKA: A delegation of BNP is set to meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Wednesday (March 2) afternoon to discuss on upcoming Union Parisad polls.Party’s media wing officer Shairul kabir informed the matter to banglanews this morning.The team led by BNP

SIRAJGANJ: Miscreants hacked a local leader of ruling Awami League (AL) to death in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj following internal feud over nomination for UP polls on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Korban Ali, 42, general secretary of kayempur Union AL, son of Abdul ziz

DHAKA: A city court on Monday (February 29) granted bail of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advisor Abdul Awal Mintoo in seven cases filed with Paltan, Ramna and Shahbagh thanas for carrying out subversive attacks during the BNP-led strike and blockade in January 2015.The court of

HABIGANJ: A district court ordered to confiscate the property of Haris Chowdhury, political advisor of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, among 10 accused on former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria murder and explosives cases.District and Session Judge Mohammad Atab Ullah passed the order

DHAKA: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday (February 29) asked the BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to surrender at trial court within 15 days in three sabotage cases filed with Paltan Thana in city.A five-member full bench, led by Chief Justice

DHAKA: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday (February 29) put a stay order on bail of SC lawyer Barrister Shakila Farzana by the High Court (HC).A five-member bench led by chief justice (CJ) SK Sinha pronounced the order in the morning.The bench also asked the government

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has re-fixed March 20 for voting in Tangail-4 by-polls.EC secretary Shamsul Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews Sunday (February 28).‘No need to submit new nomination,’ he added.Earlier, Supreme Court (SC) postponed for two weeks following a plea of

PANCHAGARH: A court in Panchagarh placed three members of Jama'at-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) each on 18-day remand in the case of killing a priest in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh district.Senior judicial magistrate Marjia Khatun of Debiganj Amoli Adalat passed the order on Saturday

JHENAIDAH: Police on Saturday (February 27) arrested Matiur Rahman (50), ameer of Jhenaidah upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami in the Jhenaidah district.He was arrested from his house in Surot village of the upazila this morning.Jhenaidah Sadar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Hasan Hafizur Rahman

MEHERPUR: A leader of Juba League, youth wing of ruling Awami League, was found dead at Brahmandi Nishipur village of Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Saturday.The deceased was Shukur Ali, 50, publicity secretary of Nishipur ward Juba League.Locals recovered the body of Shukur from a pond of

DHAKA: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court set March 8 for pronouncing its verdict on appeal of war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali.A 5-member full bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, re-fixed the date on Wednesday (February 24)