DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold its national council on March 19, said party’s joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.He said this at a press conference held at BNP central office at Naya Paltan in city on Friday (February 5). Rizvi said that Public Works

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) upheld the decision of the Election Commission (EC) that cancelled nomination paper of Kader Siddiqui in the by-polls of Tangail-4 constituency.The bench of Justice M Ashraful Islam and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order on Thursday dismissing the writ

DHAKA: Newly appointed Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh Eduardo de Laiglesia y Del Rosal is set to meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday night.The meeting is scheduled to be held at BNP chief’s political office in city’s Gulshan area around 8:00pm.Chairperson’s media wing

DHAKA: A court in Dhaka on Wednesday re-fixed the indictment hearing of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 24 others in sabotage case filed under Shahjahanpur thana in city.The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atikur Rahman deferred the date to March 9 in

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has returned home from Singapore on Monday evening (February 1).He came in a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city around 6:40pm.BNP chairperson’s press wing member

GAIBANDHA: Election Commission (EC) secretary Sirajul Islam said the Union Parishad (UP) polls will start in March.The commission is prepared for this, he added.The EC secretary made this assertion while talking to reporters during his visit at Gobindapur Upazila Server Station of

DHAKA: Opposition in the Parliament Jatiya Party (JP) has decided to arrange the party’s national council on April 16.The decision was taken in a meeting of presidium members at JP chairman HM Ershad’s Banani political office in city on Sunday (January 31).HM Ershad presided over the

SYLHET: A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Shahriar Alam Shipar, president of Sylhet metropolitan unit Islami Chhatra Shibir, from Shahi Eidgah area of the town on Friday (January 29).Major Humayun Kabir of RAB-9 confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said there were

DHAKA: Opposition leader Raushan Ershad has sought intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the settlement of internal dispute of opposition Jatiya Party (JP).At a meeting with the Prime Minister held at PM office in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban during maghreb prayer break of

DHAKA: A court in Dhaka sent former MP and also BNP’s student affairs secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anny in two sabotage cases filed against him in January 2015.Court of metropolitan magistrates Mahmud Adnan and Yunus Khan on Thursday (January 28) passed the order.  Earlier in the

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left Dhaka along with his wife on Thursday morning (January 28) for treatment to Singapore.He left Hazrat Shajalal International Airport by a Bangladesh Biman jet at 8:50am.Confirming the matter, BNP chairperson’s press wing

KHULNA: Police arrested Khulna district unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Kamran Hasan on Wednesday (January 27).Police arrested him from KCC Market area in Khulna metropolitan city this afternoon.Khulna sadar thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mohammad Shafiqul Islam said that

DHAKA: The summons issued by the Dhaka court in a sedition case has been pasted Tuesday (January 26) on the boundary wall of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s house following a against her.Metropolitan magistrate Rashed Talukdar issued the summons mentioning Khaleda Zia to be present before

GAIBANDHA: Police arrested Jamaat-e-Islami Saghata upazila unit ameer Ibrahim Ali in Gaibandha district.He was arrested from Kanaipara Dakhil Madrasa of the upazila Tuesday afternoon (January 26).Saghata Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mostafizur Rahman told banglanews that the arrestee was

DHAKA: Pro-BNP lawyers staged demonstrations at the premises of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court and the High Court on Monday (January 25) protesting summon order against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a sedition case.Earlier in the day, former secretary of Supreme Court Lawyers

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been summoned by a Dhaka court on March 3 in a sedition case.Metropolitan magistrate Rashed Talukder on Monday gave the order after hearing the case filed for her remark over the number of martyrs during country’s war of independence.Earlier in the

DHAKA: A sedition case was filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia following her comment over the number of martyrs during country’s war of independence.Supreme Court lawyer Momtaj Uddin Ahmed Mehedi filed the case with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court on Monday

DHAKA: Home ministry has given approval to file a sedition case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia following her comment over the number of martyrs during country’s war of independence.Applicant and also Supreme Court lawyer Momtaj Uddin Ahmed Mehedi received the letter with ministry

DHAKA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has asserted that legal actions will be taken against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia through legal proceedings.He, as chief guest, made this assertion while addressing Anti-Drug Debate festival held at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (DFDC)

DHAKA: Dhaka city Awami League (AL) acting president MA Aziz was buried at Azimpur graveyard in city on Saturday night (January 23).He was buried here around 9:15pm.MA Aziz, 68, breathed his last at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in city at 1:10pm. He had been suffering from