DHAKA: Ruling Awami League’s (AL) advisory council meeting is set to be held at Prime Minister’s official residence Ganabhaban in city on April 10.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting, to start at 7:00pm on the day.AL general secretary and also local government, rural

DHAKA: The Election Commission has decided to hold separate dialogues with candidates on April 11, 12 and 13 ahead of the elections in three city corporations.Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad will also attend in the dialogue.EC director (Public Relations) SM Asaduzzaman

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday sent the Niko, GATCO and Barapukuria coalmine graft cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others to the Chief Justice (CJ) for next order on the trial procedures of the cases.The CJ will constitute benches to dissolve the rules on stay order

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will informally hold a discussion with her party leaders on Sunday evening.Party sources said that the BNP chief does not want to waste time regarding the upcoming city corporation elections.She will talk to the leaders about the party’s strategy on

DHAKA: BNP-backed Abdul Awal Mintoo filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the cancelation of his nomination paper for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls.Mintoo’s lawyer BNP joint secretary general Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon filed the petition in the department

DHAKA: Pointing finger at Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami, state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam said foreign diplomats have understood now who nourish terrorism and violence.He opined that Bangladesh has presently been maintaining better

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and two other accused were granted bail in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases Sunday.Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of the Dhaka Third Special Judge Court set up on Bakshibazar Alia Madrasah ground passed the order on her bail petitions filed by

Dhaka: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has appeared before the court in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases on Sunday morning. Earlier, after three months, she came out of her political office at city’s Gulshan area at around 10:00am. Police sources said ahead of her appearance in

FROM GULSHAN: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is on her way to appear before court in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases. After three months, she came out of her political office at city’s Gulshan area at around 10am on Sunday. Police sources said ahead of her appearance in the

LAKSHMIPUR: Miscreants shot at a local leader of Juba League, youth front of Awami League, in Kashipur village of Bashikpur Union Parishad under Sadar Upazila on Saturday night.The leader was identified as M Monir Hossain, 32, son of late Rafiqullah of the village. Monir was the president

FROM GULSHAN: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been preparing to appear before the court and she might be left her political office at city’s Gulshan area after three months.Police sources added that ahead of her appearance in the court the security measures have been boosted up in

FENI: An activist of Jubo League, youth wing of ruling Awami League, was shot dead over factional clash in Golar Haat area under Sadar upazila Saturday.The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, son of Bachhu Mia of the area.Locals said, supporters of Anwar group attacked Saiful over

DHAKA: BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on Sunday demanding the immediate release of its alliance leaders and activists including the party’s joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed.A press release, signed by BNP’s another joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu,

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to join mass rallies to be held in Dhaka and Chittagong.Sources, with knowledge of the matter, from Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office told banglanews on Saturday.According to them, BNP chairperson will attend both the rallies as chief

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) Saturday sent show cause notices to two mayoral candidates of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) for breaching election code of conduct.Returning Officer Mir Sarwar Morshed sent the notices to Awami League backed Sayed Khokon and Jatiyo Party-backed

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to take initiative to resume proceedings of the case filed against Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, for concealing wealth information.The anti-graft watchdog will file a petition with the High Court to fix a

DHAKA: At least 88 persons including 13 BNP-Jamaat men were held in nightlong drives in Chittagong, Jessore and Gaibandha districts on Saturday.In Chittagong, police nabbed 11 activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami from different parts of the district in accusation of their

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before the court on Sunday in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases.  Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Sanaullah Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews on Saturday.Witness depositions in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League is yet to fix a single candidate for ward councilor posts each in the upcoming Dhaka North and South City Corporations elections. There are 57 wards in DCC South while 36 in DCC North. The voting to elect mayor and councilors in the two city corporations will

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebok Dal, voluntary wing of BNP, on Friday announced countrywide demonstration for Sunday protesting the attack on the party men in Sylhet.Organization’s central unit president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, general secretary Mir Sarfat Ali Sapu and organizing