PIROJPUR: Police arrested eight men of BNP and its youth wing Jubo Dal and student wing Chhatra Dal from Pirojpur district.They, accused in several cases, were arrested in drives conducted from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon.Pirojpur additional superintendent of police (ASP) Abu

DHAKA: Saifur Rahman Sohag was elected as president and Zakir Hossain secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Sunday.They will lead the student wing of ruling Awami League for two years.Councilors from all over the country elected the duo on the second day of the two-day BCL

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed November 2 for indictment hearing in a defamation case against Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League (BKSJL) President Abdul Kader Siddiqui. Dhaka Additional CMM court judge Ali Masud Sheikh on Sunday fixed the date. Earlier on November 11 in 2014, a Dhaka

DHAKA: Prosecution on Sunday submitted formal charge against 12 war crimes suspects, including former Jamaat-e-Islami MP Sakhawat Hossain in a case for committing crimes against humanity during the country’s war of independence in 1971.Later, International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday asked for fair general elections under any impartial government even if it was not possible to arrange elections under caretaker government.She came up with the demand while exchanging views with the members of nationalist lawyers’ forum

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to leave for Singapore on Sunday for medical treatment.He will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on the evening.BNP chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Bangladesh environmentalists on Saturday warned that the ‘Indian Rivers Inter-link Project’ will not only hamper Bangladesh, also at least 10 provinces of India.However, it is a proposed large-scale civil engineering project that aims to link India's rivers by a network of

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange views with the members of nationalist lawyer’s forum and newly elected members of local bar council on Saturday evening.Chairperson’s press wing official Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the view exchange

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League, inaugurated the two-day 28th national council of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the city Saturday.Thousands of leaders-activists thronged the venue from all over the country to join the

FENI: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-7 members arrested the general secretary of district unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Friday evening.The arrestee was identified as SM Salahuddin Mamun.ASP (Feni Camp) of RAB-7 Subhash Chandra Saha confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said

DHAKA: Publications and Publicity Secretary of ruling Awami League (AL) Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday requested BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia not to cut cakes for her “false” birthday on August 15, the national mourning day.He came up with the request while addressing a discussion meeting,

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed September 10 as the date of hearing for charge framing against 12 BNP leaders and activists, including the party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a cocktail explosion case filed with city’s Motijheel Thana.Dhaka

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed August 3 as the next deposition date of Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.Third Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader of the makeshift court setup in city’s Alia Madrasa playground passed the order after the defendant completed

DHAKA: police on Wednesday submitted two chargesheets against 58 people including BNP standing committee members Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah and MK Anwar in a sabotage case.Jatrabari Thana sub-inspector (SI) and also investigation officer (IO) of the case Muraduzzaman submitted the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to appear before the court on Thursday to attend the hearing in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.The BNP chief’s lawyer and also the party’s mass education affairs secretary Advocate Sanaullah Miah confirmed the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed September 15 as the date of hearing for charge framing against 63 including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in an arson attack case.Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Alamgir Kabir Raj fixed the date following a plea

MAGURA: Ruling Awami League (AL)-backed candidate Rostam Ali has won the by-election for Magura Sadar Upazila chairman post on Tuesday.With the symbol of ‘Horse’, Rostam bagged 55,187 votes while his nearest BNP-backed candidate Ali Ahmed got 22,091 votes with ‘Motorcycle’

MAGURA: Counting in by-polls to Magura Sadar Upazila is underway as voting ended on Tuesday.The election started at 8:00pm and continued till 4:00pm without any break.Ruling Awami League (AL)-backed candidate Rostam Ali and BNP-supported are fighting with the symbols of ‘horse’ and

DHAKA: Newly promoted and appointed ministers and state ministers paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Tuesday.Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, expatriates’ welfare minister Nurul Islam, science minister Yeafesh Osman, state minister for post

MAGURA: Voting in by-election to Magura Sadar Upazila is underway on Tuesday.The election, started at 8:00pm, will continue till 4:00pm without any break.Presence of the voters was seen fewer in the morning. But the authorities concerned hope that the number will increase in late