DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moin Khan said that they have expressed their doubt to the visiting foreign envoys regarding the upcoming municipality polls in the country.He told the media after the meeting Wednesday afternoon.‘We have also talked about the current

DHAKA: A legal notice has been sent to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia asking her to apologize for her controversial remark on the number of martyrs in country’s war of independence in 1971.Awami League (AL) executive committee member Momtaz Uddin Ahmed Mehedi and also former secretary of

DHAKA: A meeting between BNP leaders and ambassadors of several countries was held at party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office in city on Wednesday.Sources said that this one-hour meeting started around 11:00am.They talked about the role of the foreign envoys to keep the

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday postponed the elections in Ranisankail municipality of Thakurgaon district.EC office sources told banglanews that a letter, signed by EC assistant secretary M Rajib Ahsan, was sent to the returning officer concerned on Wednesday.Earlier on

DHAKA: The meeting of BNP with ambassadors of several countries got underway at party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office in city.Sources said top leaders of the party started the meeting around 11:00am.Ambassadors of Singapore, Pakistan and Turkey, acting ambassador of

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad categorically said that there will be no army deployment in upcoming municipal polls.He made this assertion while talking to the media at his Election Commission (EC) secretariat in city Tuesday evening.Earlier, a six-member

DHAKA: BNP formally placed the demand of army deployment during the upcoming municipal polls to the Election Commission (EC) in city on Tuesday.A six-member BNP delegation, led by its standing committee member Dr Abdul Moin Khan, placed the demand to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi

BOGRA: A district court has granted 3-day remand for four members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members each.District senior judicial magistrate court magistrate Qamruzzaman passed the order on Tuesday afternoon responding to the 10-day remand plea by police.Earlier in the day,

DHAKA: The Election commission (EC) has issued a written instruction to restrict the act of the journalists to cover the upcoming municipal election.EC Public Relations Department director SM Asaduzzaman sent this direction to the returning officers saying that the journalists would

BOGRA: Detective Branch (DB) of police detained four Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) people, including father and son, conducting drives in Chhilimpur area of Bogra district town.The detainees included Fazle Rabbi (58) and his son Ahammad Saifullah Sadiq, student of Carmichael

PATUAKHALI: At least 15 leaders and activists of BNP were injured as a group of local unit activists of ruling Awami League (AL) reportedly attacked on a motorcade of former home minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district on Tuesday.The injured also

DHAKA: A BNP delegation, led by its standing committee member Dr Abdul Moin Khan, will meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad Tuesday afternoon.Party’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews this morning.He also said the delegation

DHAKA: Police detained six alleged Chhatra Shibir activists from several areas of Rampura in city early Tuesday.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rampura Police Station Rafiqul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said acting on tip-off police conducted the drive in several

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has imposed a ban on motorcycle plying from midnight of December 27 to 6am of December 31 for municipal polls.Moreover, all types of vehicle plying will be restricted from midnight of December 29 to midnight of December 30 and vessel plying will also be

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday demanded deployment of army during the imminent municipal polls in the country.Khaleda Zia was addressing a rally of freedom fighters at Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in city in the evening.Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal organized

DHAKA: A Dhaka court set December 31 for further hearing on Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others.Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of the Special Judge's Court-3 setup on Alia Madrasa premises at Bakshibazar in city fixed the date on Monday (December

SATKHIRA: Joint forces have arrested at least 30 people, including three activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, from eight upazilas of Satkhira district.The drives were conduced between Sunday night and Monday dawn. Of the arrestees, two were activists of Jamaat and one of BNP while the

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) has sought assistance from the Prime Minister for holding the upcoming municipal elections free and fair.Election commissioner Mohammad Shahnewaz made the comment while talking to the media at his office in city Sunday afternoon.It is a great responsibility

JHENAIDAH: At least five people, including a woman, were injured as a group of miscreants attacked on BNP’s mayoral candidate Khalilur Rahman in Shailkupa upazila in Jhenaidah district.Moreover, they also vandalized Khalilur’s motorbike during the attack.The incident took place at the

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) suspended returning officer in Kolaroa municipality M Abul Hossian for misuse of power and violation of law in discharging election duty.EC senior assistant secretary M Sabed Ur Rahman issued the order in this regard on Sunday (December 20).According