DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid has invited 21 top leaders of BNP, including its chairperson Khaleda Zia, to attend a program marking Independence and National Day on March 26.Invitation letters of the President have been delivered to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League’s Dhaka metropolitan unit joint general secretary Haji M Selim, MP, will not participate in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election, scheduled to be held on April 28.Wishing anonymity, a close aide of Selim confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday

JESSORE: Law enforcers held at least 64 persons in nightlong drives conducted in Jessore and Chittagong districts on Wednesday.Police arrested 55 persons conducting drives across Jessore.District police control room sources said that the drives, starting from Tuesday midnight, ended on

CHITTAGONG: Police detained nine leaders-activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami from different Thanas of the district for their alleged link in sabotages. During the overnight drive, the law enforcers rounded up three each from BNP, Jamaat and its student wing Chhatra Shibir

DHAKA: A delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by former Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University Professor Dr Emaj Uddin Ahmed, is scheduled to meet the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in the afternoon.A K M Majharul Islam, personal secretary to CEC Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed

DHAKA: Ahead of country’s Independence Day, March 26, BNP-led 20-party alliance has given a pause in enforcing countrywide hartal that the party was observing from Sunday to Thursday since February 1.Instead of the hartal, the alliance will arrange protest programs in all cities,

DHAKA: The law and order committee meeting of Election Commission (EC) with the law enforcing agencies over the upcoming three city corporation elections to be held on April 19.The meeting is set to be held at National Economic Council (NEC) seminar room at 11:00am on the day to be

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance announced protest program across the country on Wednesday together with ongoing blockade.BNP joint secretary general Barkat Ullah Bulu issued a press release announcing the program on Tuesday.In the statement, he also urged the alliance leaders and

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) leaders urged Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to join the upcoming city corporation elections with politicians who are not involved in ‘terrorism’.Some ministers and AL leaders came up with this assertion while speaking at an extended party meeting

DHAKA: Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, now in prison, collected nomination paper for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral election.One of his supporters, Atiqur Rahman, collected the nomination paper on behalf of Manna from Returning Officer’s office in West

JESSORE: A group of miscreants blasted at least 12 cocktails aiming at the house of former Member of Parliament from Jessore-3 Khaledur Rahman Tito on Tuesday noon leaving the MP’s son Mehedi Hasan Babu injured.Sources said that the victim was given first-aid.Jessore Kotwali Model Thana

RANGPUR: Police, in 24-hour drives till Tuesday noon, arrested 58 people from different upazilas and metropolitan areas of the district.Rangpur Detective Branch of Police officer-in-charge (OC) Shariful Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said among the arrestees, nine are

DHAKA: Law enforcement agencies detained 95 people including 16 activists of BNP and its major ally Jamaat-e-Islami from different places of four districts across the country.They were held from Chitagong, Jessore, Joypurhat and Rajshahi districts during 24-hour drives till Tuesday

DHAKA: A total of 980 aspirants collected nomination papers till Monday for the posts of mayors, councilors and reserved councilor for woman to contest in the upcoming polls at Dhaka South and North city corporations. Of them, 344 took forms for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) while

DHAKA: A third day of fresh spell of 72-hour hartal, sponsored by BNP-led 20-party alliance, to realize their demands including ‘restoration of the people’s rights,’ is underway across the country on Tuesday.Began at 6:00am Sunday, the shutdown is set to end at 6:00am Wednesday,

DHAKA: A group of miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in city’s Shahbagh area on Monday evening.Sources said that an airport-bound passenger bus was torched in front of BIRDEM hospital at 7:15pm on the day in Shahbagh area.Confirming the incident, fire service duty officer Nilufar

DHAKA: Two pedestrians were injured as miscreants blasted two cocktails in front of Raju Bhaskarja in Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on Dhaka University campus in city on Monday evening.The victims were identified as housewife Rehana (30) and a Daffodil University student Sabiar Hossain

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, will stage demonstrations across the country on Tuesday demanding the safe return of missing party leaders and release of the arrestees.JCD president Rajib Ahsan and general secretary Akramul Hasan announced the program

JESSORE: Law enforcers arrested 56 persons in overnight drives conducted in different parts of the district.Jessore district police control room sources said that the drives were conducted from Sunday midnight to Monday early morning.The arrestees are accused of different cases, the

CHITTAGONG: Police, in overnight drives, rounded up 24 activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir from Sitakunda, Satkania and Lohagara Upazilas.District Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) confirmed the matter to banglanews on Monday