DHAKA: BNP termed the US research organization International Republican Institute (IRI) report as ‘conflicting’.The party reiterated their demand of a free and fair national election soon as the report said the popularity of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has increased.BNP

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested Union Parishad chairman of Charati Union of Satkania upazila of Chittagong district on Saturday.The arrestee, Rezaul Karim (56), is also a union-unit Jamaat-e-Islami amir.Satkania Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Farid Ahmed told banglanews that the arrestee is

DHAKA: Ailing social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali has been taken to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore for better treatment.An air ambulance, carrying the minister and two of his family members, took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Singapore around

DHAKA: Activities of some political miscreants in Malaysia have created image crisis of the country and also of the ruling Awami League (AL) through their involvement in extortion, human trafficking and manpower business.Some policy makers of the ruling party, however, have denied any

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday greeted Hindu community of the country on the eve of Janmashtami, the birth day of Sri Krishna.The BNP chief greeted the community through a message sent to the media.Khaleda, in her message, said all the religions, including Hinduism, talked

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury informed the House that the Parliamentary seat of Abdul Latif Siddique has been made vacant.The Speaker announced the vacancy on Thursday evening.She said that after receiving the resignation letter of Latif Siddique

DHAKA: A Dhaka court adjourned till September 10 for the next hearing on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others in the Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust graft cases.Third Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader of the Bakshibazar makeshift court setup on Alia Madrasa premises fixed the date on

DHAKA: A free medical camp and blood donation program will be organized at BNP headquarters in city’s Nayapaltan area on Friday.Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) will organize the program on the occasion of BNP’s 37th founding anniversary and the jail release anniversary of its

GOPALGANJ: Police arrested Jamaat-e-Islami Gopalganj district unit amir Advocate Azmal Hussian Sardar on Thursday early morning.The Jamaat leader, who is also vice-principal of MH Khan College in sadar upazila, was held from his Miapara residence of the district town.Gopalganj Sadar Thana

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party deferred the processions and rallies across the country from Saturday to Sunday (September 6) in protest of the gas and power price hike.BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan declared the programme through a press release on Wednesday night.The release

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League-backed coalition ‘Sammilito Ainjibi Parishad’ won 11 out of 14 posts in the election of Bangladesh Bar Council, the licensing and regulatory body for lawyers.According to the formal declaration of election results, published early Thursday, BNP-supported

DHAKA: Qulkhani and a special prayer for recently demised former premier and also Jatiya Party (Zafar) chairman Kazi Zafar was held at Azad Masjid in city’s Gulshan area Wednesday afternoon.Leaders and activists of several political parties and the deceased’s family members and

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party will stage protest processions and rallies across the country on Saturday protesting the tariff hike of gas and electricity. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan declared the programme through a press release on Wednesday. BDST: 1624 HRS, SEP 02,

DHAKA: BNP chairperson said that her party wants to practice the politics of national unity not of revenge.She made the assertion while speaking at a discussion, organized on the occasion of 37th founding anniversary of BNP, at Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh in city on

DHAKA:  Sacked ruling Awami League (AL) leader and former post and telecommunication minister Abdul Latif Siddique has resigned as a member of parliament (MP).“I’ve resigned from my parliamentary post and I’ve no objection to others in this regard,” Latif told the House on

SUST: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) authorities suspended four activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for their reported assault on the teachers during a demo demanding resignation of varsity’s Vice Chancellor. The decision was made by SUST administration

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tribute to former president and also party founder Ziaur Rahman at his tomb in city on 37th founding anniversary of the party on Tuesday.She placed floral wreath on the tomb and offered special prayer for the salvation of the departed soul.The BNP

LAXMIPUR: Miscreants shot dead former vice-president of Chandraganj union Awami League (AL) on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Omar Faruq, 42, who is also the convener of Chandraganj Thana Santras Nirmul Committee.Quoting witnesses, Chandraganj Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Humayun

DHAKA: A city court will declare its decision on November 2 whether the two chargesheets against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others to be accepted in two cases resulting from arson attack on Jatrabari passenger bus.Earlier on May 5, case investigation officer and also Detective

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) earned over 9-crore and spent over 3-crore in past Bangla calendar.A three-member team comprising AL office secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap, sub-committee deputy secretary Advocate Riyazul Kabir Kawsar and lawyer Saifuddin Khalid submitted the party’s