DHAKA: BNP Tuesday filed a case with Tejgaon Thana against 100 unnamed persons over attack on motorcade of Khaleda Zia during city polls campaign.Officer-in-Charge ABM Moshiur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier in the day, BNP files a written allegation blaming ruling Awami

DHAKA: A meeting of ruling Awami League (AL)-led 14-party alliance, that was called to be held on Wednesday, has been cancelled.On the other hand, AL will organize a press meeting at 5:30pm on Tuesday to express their reaction over the comments of BNP leaders regarding the attack on the

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday deferred the date of hearing of BNP-endorsed Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas to April 27 in a government plot distribution corruption case filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).The HC bench comprising Justice M

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL)-supported mayoral candidate of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Anisul Haque condemned the attack on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade.He made the condemnation at a poll campaign in city’s Kalachandpur area on Tuesday morning.Anisul said, ‘I

GAIBANGHA: Police arrested 26 persons, including five BNP-Jamaat men, in overnight drives in different parts of the district.The drives were conducted from Monday night to Tuesday morning.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Gaibandha additional police super (ASP) Mosharraf Hossain said

DHAKA: A local Awami League (AL) leader filed an attempt to murder case against 100 persons including Chairperson’s Security Force (CSF) personnel, with Tejgaon Police Station on charge of opening fire from Khaleda Zia’s motorcade at Karwan Bazar area aiming him. Confirming the

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to address a press conference at her Gulshan political office in city Tuesday afternoon.Sources said the conference was called to protest the attack on her motorcade and obstruction during campaigning at Karwanbazar area in city on Monday

DHAKA: Different mobile courts on Monday fined a total of 17 mayoral and councilor candidates of Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations.The courts fined them on charge of violating the electoral code of conduct with different amount ranging from Tk 500 to 20,000.A press release, sent by

BHOLA: Police detained district Jubo Dal general secretary Helal Uddin from Jugirghol area of the town on Monday night.Officer-in-Charge of Bhola Sadar Model Thana Mobassher Ali confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said a team of police detained from the area around 9:45pm.He is

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted six cocktails in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan headquarters and Nightingale intersection areas of city Monday night.Witnesses said one cocktail was blasted in front of Hotel Victoria, near BNP office and five were blasted consecutively at Nightingale intersection

DHAKA: A meeting of ruling 14-party alliance has been called on Wednesday.It is set to be held at Awami League (AL) president, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi area at 10:00am on Wednesday.AL office secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap made the

DHAKA: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh hosted the first ever ‘Youth Dialogue’ with the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayoral candidates at the Theatre Institute Chittagong (TIC) in the port city on Monday.Bangladesh country office of UNDP issued a

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) would take actions for obstructing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday during her election campaigns for Dhaka city corporations if it receives any complaints.EC secretary Sirajul Islam came up with the observation in a press conference at its media

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance Monday called countrywide daylong hartal for Wednesday protesting attack on motorcade of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. Dhaka and Chittagong cities will be out of hartal purview due to campaign for upcoming polls. BNP standing committee member Barrister

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) secretary Sirajul Islam on Monday announced that the by-poll for Magura-1 constituency will be held on May 30.He made the disclosure at a press conference at EC Secretariat in city in the afternoon.According to the schedule, April 30 will be the last date

DHAKA: Motorcade of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia came under attack on Monday afternoon during campaign for Dhaka City Corporations polls at Karwanbazar in the capital.Three people were injured and five vehicles were vandalized during attack when the motorcade reached at Karwanbazar routing

DHAKA: Police personnel, who were on-duty in front of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan residence, were withdrawn again on Monday morning.Confirming the matter to banglanews, BNP chairperson’s press wing Shayrul Kabir Khan said a seven-member team of police, deployed in front of

DHAKA: BNP-supported Dhaka South City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas aimed to build the city globalization-friendly.An election manifesto of the candidate made the promise on Monday.In absence of the BNP leader, her wife Afroza Abbas announced the manifesto at National

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Monday dismissed its rule related to seeking court order on government to trace and produce missing BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed.The court also ordered the Police Headquarters authorities to continue search to trace the missing leader and

SAVAR: At least 15 people, among 50, received bullet injuries in a clash between two factions of Jubo League at Jamshing area of Savar municipality Sunday evening.Councilor Minhaj Uddin Molla Mina of Savar municipality, his wife Nargis and son Antar Molla are among the bullet injured.They