JESSORE: At least 61 people including two activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested in Jessore.Police conducted overnight drives in different parts of the district on Sunday.Jessore district police control room sources said that among the arrestees two were activists of BNP and

DHAKA: BNP-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mirza Abbas’ wife Afroza Abbas claimed that they had been facing obstacles in poll campaigns since the very beginning of the city poll announcement.She made the comment to the media after a meeting with veteran

DHAKA: Two groups of ruling Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League locked into a clash leaving five injured in city’s Jatrabari area.The injured included a city counselor contender and also Jubo League Ward 50 president Fakhrul Islam Murad, who is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical

DHAKA: Two groups of ruling Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League locked into a clash leaving five injured in city’s Jatrabari area.The injured included a city counselor contender and also Jubo League Ward 50 president Fakhrul Islam Murad, who is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical

DHAKA: Two groups of ruling Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League locked into a clash leaving five injured in city’s Jatrabari area.The injured included a city counselor contender and also Jubo League Ward 50 president Fakhrul Islam Murad, who is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical

DHAKA: Miscreants attacked the car of Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral candidate Mahi B Chowdhury at city’s Satrastha area on Saturday late night, leaving the Bikalpadhara Bangladesh leader, his wife and driver injured.Mahi’s media cell chief coordinator Jahangir Alam told

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel will be deployed in three city corporations areas from Saturday night ahead of polls.A total of 100 platoons of BGB men will be on patrol in Dhaka North and South and Chittagong city corporation areas, BGB public relations officer (PRO)

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has called for an emergency press conference at her political office in city’s Gulshan area on April 26.The press meet is set to be held at 2:00pm on the day.Sources said the BNP chief will talk about the ongoing political situation, especially the

DHAKA: At least 81 people including four activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami were arrested in Jessore and Jhenaidah districts.Law enforcers conducted the drives from Friday midnight to Saturday morning.Jessore district police control room sources said that the arrestees were

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) Saturday sent a warning notice to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for breaching electoral code of conduct using motorcade for city polls campaigns.Returning officer of Dhaka South City Corporation Nawabul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews adding the

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) is going to send warning notices to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Saturday for breaching the electoral code of conduct during her campaigns in city corporations’ polls.As per the EC’s instruction, returning officers (RO) of Dhaka South City

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia demanded to the Election Commission (EC) to deploy army forces in three city corporations of Dhaka and Chittagong to hold a fair, neutral and acceptable election.The BNP chief came up with her demand while addressing a street rally in Narda Bus Stand

DHAKA: Awami League-backed candidate Anisul Huq demanded punishment of culprits who attacked BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade during poll campaigns.He said at a discussion arranged by Bangladesh United Islamic Party at Uttara Milestone College on Friday.In reply to a query about

DHAKA:  After a day break, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia began her campaign in the city corporation polls for sixth day on Friday.Khaleda’s motorcade emerged out of her Gulshan residence at 4:35pm and headed towards city’s Natun Bazar area.Moments before,

DHAKA: Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD)-backed mayoral contender Shahidul Islam extended his support to ruling Awami League-backed candidate Sayeed Khokon in the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation Elections.He declared his support to Khokan in a press conference arranged at National Press

DHAKA: Police on Friday arrested BNP-supported councilor contender of Ward No-15 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DNCC) Abul Khayer Babul.He was picked up by law enforcers from in front of Hazaribagh Tali office of the city during the poll campaign around 10:30am.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of

DHAKA: Election Commissioner Mohammad Shahnewaz commented that the army will stay in cantonments, but they will rush to spot if it is required.He made the statement to the media at his office on Thursday.Earlier on Tuesday, the commissioner declared the deployment of army four days before

DHAKA: BNP on Thursday sought cooperation of the government in ensuring security of its chairperson Khaleda Zia.BNP international affairs secretary Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon made the urge at the party headquarters in city’s Naya Paltan area on Thursday noon.He also expressed the party’s

DHAKA: BNP and Awami League both filed separate cases over the attack on BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s motorcade in city’s Banglamotor area during polls campaign.Ramna Thana has recorded both the cases on Thursday morning, said Mashiur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Ramna Thana.Thana sources

HABIGANJ: A district court Thursday issued an arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in a defamation case filed for his derogatory speeches against Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Senior judicial magistrate Nishat Sultana passed the order around 12:30pm after