CHITTAGONG: Police arrested 73 people including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student organization Islami Chhatra Shibir conducting overnight drives in different upazilas of Chittagong district on Tuesday.Chittagong additional police super (special branch) Naimul Hasan

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir got bail in a defamation case filed by ruling Awami League’s (AL) front organization Awami Matsyajibi League vice-president Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui.Metropolitan magistrate Yunus Khan passed the order on Tuesday following the

GOPALGANJ: Local unit leaders and activists of ruling Awami League (AL) celebrated their party chief’s birthday by cutting a 69-foot cake weighing 240-pound in Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj district on Monday.It was cut on the premises of the mausoleum of Father of the Nation

DHAKA: The 69th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, is being observed on Monday.On this day in 1947, Sheikh Hasina, the eldest daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was born in Tungipara of Gopalganj.The ruling Awami League, its associated

DHAKA: Agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury commented that people of the country have come out of extreme poverty.She made this comment while talking to the media after returning from eid vacation on Sunday.According to the minister, people have enjoyed Eid-ul-Azha with a festive mood as

BHOLA: A group of miscreants beat Char Fashion upazila unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Abdur Razzak to death in Bhola district early Saturday.The deceased’s brother Alamin told banglanews that Razzak along with his friends was gossiping on an embankment in Hazariganj union

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh does not want to depend on the pity of others as it would change its fortune by making optimum use of its resources.The PM made this assertion while addressing a reception at LaGuardia Marriot Mission Hotel yesterday evening. Bangladesh

LONDON: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said if the government does not arrange national elections immediately, people themselves will realize their voting rights.‘Then the government will not find any way to escape,’ she added.The BNP chief made this assertion while exchanging eid

THAKURGAON: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday morning greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.He extended the greetings through the journalists after eid prayers in Thakurgaon district.The BNP leader hoped that the spirit of sacrifice of

THAKURGAON: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday morning greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.He extended the greetings through the journalists after eid prayers in Thakurgaon district.The BNP leader hoped that the spirit of sacrifice of

Manikganj: Police on Thursday afternoon arrested Manikganj district unit president of Islami Chhatra Shibir in sabotage cases.The arrestee was identified as Nurul Islam (30), son of Abdul Gafur.Confirming the matter, Manikganj Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Aminur Rahman told banglanews

DHAKA: BNP chairperson and also former prime minister Khaleda Zia expressed her profound shock at the death of pilgrims in stampede in Mina near Makkah.A statement signed by the party spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon said on Thursday.She also prayed for the salvation of the departed

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers arrested 90, including a Islami Chhatra Shibir activist, from various upazilas of the district early Wednesday.During the drive, police also seized 368-liter locally made liquor and 700-gm hashish.Additional superintendent (special branch) of police Muhammad

LALMONIRHAT: Police on Tuesday night arrested Hatibandha upazila unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Shariful Islam in cases filed for creating vandalism and obstructing police from discharging their duties in 2013 n Lalmonirhat district.Confirming the matter, Hatibandha Thana

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday left for New York to attend the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), slated to begin on September 25.A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and members of her entourage took off from the

SYEDPUR (NILPHAMARI): BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir reitterated the urge to his party leaders and activists in getting ready for movements.The moverments will be called at proper time, he added.The BNP leader was addressing BNP local units leaders and activists

MYMENSINGH: At least 10 people were injured as two groups of ruling Awami League (AL)’s workers front locked into a clash in Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh district on Tuesday noon.Local sources said that supporters of local unit Sramik League leaders Monir and Uzzal fell into an

Dhaka: A man was killed under the wheels of a train in city’s Karwanbazar area early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Golam Nabi Milon, 31, organizing secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan (North) Sainik League.Dhaka Railway Thana assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sirajul Islam confirmed

THAKURGAON: BNP acting general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to arrive in Thakurgaon on Tuesday night to celebrate upcoming Eid-ul-Azha with family members and relatives. Information and research affairs secretary Mamun-ur-Rashid of Thakurgaon BNP unit confirmed the matter

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home from Singapore after treatment on Monday night.He arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a Singapore Airlines flight around 10:50pm.BNP chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan