DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) organized a Victory Day procession in city on Wednesday.Agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury inaugurated the procession at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) around 4:00pm.The procession ended at Dhanmondi-32 around 5:20pm.Matia Chowdhury urged

CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir locked into clash in phases on the Chittagong College campus over celebrating the Victory Day on Wednesday (December 16).Kotwali Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Jasim Uddin told banglanews that Chittagong college unit BCL

FROM SAVAR: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia cancelled her programmes to pay tribute to the martyrs of Liberation War at the National Mausoleum on the occasion of Victory Day.She, accompanied by senior leaders of the party, placed floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum in Savar, on outskirts

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urged people for national unity being inspired with the spirit of country’s Victory Day to save its sovereignty and democracy.She also alleged that Bangladesh citizens have no freedom and the current situation is in a grave anarchy.The BNP chief made

RANGPUR: A total of 18 members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were detained from four districts of the country.They were arrested for their alleged involvements with the murder of Japan citizen Hoshi Kunio, shooting Italian citizen and priest Piero Parolari and two Bangladeshi

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday gave BNP permission to organize a procession in celebration of country’s Victory Day on December 16.Party’s assistant office-secretary Abdul Latif Jony informed banglanews about the permission.They were permitted to organize the

DHAKA: BNP will not withdraw its candidates from upcoming municipal polls halfway. Party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, also polls coordination committee convener, made the announcement to the media after the first committee meeting at party chairperson’s

DHAKA: Liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq on Tuesday categorically said the government would take steps to confiscate moveable and immoveable properties of war criminals.The minister further said Jamaat-e-Islami would be banned soon for its involvement in war crimes in

DINAJPUR: Fulbari Upazila unit Jubo League, a front organization of ruling Awami League, president Khaja Moin Uddin and a member, Mohiuddin Kader were expelled from the party on allegation of breaching the party code of conduct.Incumbent vice-president Rajendra Prasad Sharma has been

DHAKA: The election campaign with symbols has started on Monday.The Election Commission (EC), however, has imposed 10 types of restrictions on election campaigns including prohibiting the candidates or persons on behalf of them from organizing demonstrations with torches or motorcade

DHAKA: BNP believes in liberal democracy and it wants people to be endowed with the right to freedom of expression as well as chances to put into practice their wishes.BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia came up with the assertions while holding a meeting with a visiting US delegation led by US

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tribute to martyred intellectuals in city’s Mirpur area on Monday (December 14).The BNP chief accompanied by party leaders will place the wreath at Martyred Intellectuals Memorial around 10:15am.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam

DHAKA: Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said Jamaat-e-Islami would be banned soon for its involvement in war crimes in 1971.He came up with the assertion while talking to reporters after placing wreath at Martyred Intellectuals Memorial on Martyred

DHAKA: Outgoing British high commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson made a call on BNP chairperson and also former premier Khaleda Zia on Sunday evening.The envoy reached BNP chief’s residence in city’s Gulshan area around 6:00pm and stayed one hour.BNP chairperson’s adviser

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will place floral wreath at Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in city’s Mirpur area on Monday (December 14).The BNP chief, to be accompanied by party leaders, will place the wreath around 8:30am.Moreover, BNP will arrange a discussion at National Press

MUNSHIGANJ: At least 10 people, including BNP district unit president Abdul Hye, were injured as opponents attacked them in Munshiganj municipal area on Sunday afternoon.The incident took place in Masjid Market area while the BNP men were conducting a poll campaign around 12:30pm.The

SATKHIRA: Police arrested 23 people, including seven activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, in allegation of planning for sabotage in Satkhira district.The drives were conducted in eight thanas of the district between Saturday night and Sunday morning.Satkhira district police special branch

DHAKA: The Election Commission has finalized the number legal candidates from parties that are vying in the approaching polls in 234 municipalities of the country.The number of legal candidates from ruling Awami League is 231 and BNP’s legal candidates are 224. Besides, the number of

DHAKA: The 135th birth anniversary of veteran politician Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was observed across the country on Saturday with due respect.Different political parties and socio-cultural organizations in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country took elaborate programs to mark the

DHAKA: Outgoing British high commissioner to Bangladesh Robert W Gibson will call on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office in city on Sunday evening.BNP chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews on Saturday evening.He