DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL)-backed Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral candidate Anisul Huq promised to buildup more green spaces in city if he wins the election.The former business leader made the promise while conducting a poll campaign under the title of ‘Healthy Dhaka’

DHAKA: BNP-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mirza Abbas’ wife Afroza Abbas demanded impartiality in upcoming city polls.She made the demand while visiting makeshift poll campaign office in city’s Jatrabari area on Thursday morning.Afroza, on behalf of

DHAKA: Recalling the Ramna Batamul blasts, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged people to be careful in resisting the repetition of such tragic incidents.“In 2001, bombings occurred during ‘Pahela Baishakh’ celebration. So, all of us should be careful in resisting the

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) will cancel the candidacy of the contenders for bringing out procession violating the commission’s instruction in the upcoming city polls.Election Commissioner M Shahnewaj came up with this assertion at his office in city Wednesday noon.He said, “We

DHAKA: The BNP-endorsed mayor candidate in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) elections Tabith Awal is scheduled to publish his election manifesto on Thursday.He is expected to address a press conference at 11:30am on that day at Regnum Tower at Gulshan-Tejgaon link road in city.A news

DHAKA: The news about issuing a ‘Red Notice’ by The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman was propaganda.BNP’s international affairs secretary Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon came up with the claim in a press conference at

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Wednesday deferred till April 20 the verdict on a petition filed seeking its order on the government to trace and produce BNP’s missing joint secretary general Salauddin Ahmed.The HC bench of Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and Justice Govinda Chandra Thakur

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed April 20 to pass an order as the hearing on contempt charge brought against advocate Tajul Islam and five leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir for making adverse comment over its judgment ended.The accused leaders are

DHAKA: The Cyber Tribunal fixed June 10 for hearing on charge framing in the case filed for leaking out the draft verdict against convicted war criminal BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.Tribunal Judge KM Shamsul Alam passed the deferment order Wednesday in response to a time

NARAIL: Police, in overnight drives, arrested 28 accused of different cases, including a local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from four upazilas of the district.The detained leader was identified as M Sohel Mollah, 18, president of ward unit Shibir of

DHAKA: Recalling the Ramna Batamul blasts, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged people to be careful in resisting the repetition of such tragic incidents.“In 2001, bombings occurred during ‘Pahela Baishakh’ celebration. So, all of us should be careful in resisting the

RANGPUR: At least 10 students were injured as clashes erupted between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Wednesday morningSupporters of Rafique and Ferdous groups locked into sporadic clashes centering establishing supremacy in

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party will hold a press brief at its Nayapaltan central office in the city on Wednesday noon.The meeting will be held at 12:00pm, said BNP spokesperson Asaduzamman Ripon, also its international affairs secretary.He informed the journalists via SMS (Short

BARISAL: Police on Tuesday afternoon arrested Jamaat-e-Islami Barisal city unit secretary Zahir Uddin Muhammad Babar.He was made arrested from his house in Kalushah Road of the area at 3:30pm in the day.Barisal Kotowali Model Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Shakhawat Hossain told banglanews

DHAKA: Plainclothes law enforcers detained eight persons who were returning from BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s ‘naba barsha’, Bangla New Year, celebration program.It was organized by BNP cultural wing Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (Jasas) in front of the party’s central

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday urged the city dwellers to vote for her party-backed contenders in Dhaka South and North city corporations and Chittagong City Corporation elections, to be held on April 28.The BNP chief made the urge at the ‘naba barshar’, Bangla New

JESSORE: Police detained at least 100 persons including a BNP man in drives conducted in eight upazilas of Jessore district.The drives were conducted from Monday midnight to Tuesday morning.Jessore police control room sources said the detainees are accused in several cases. However, the

DHAKA: The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) issued Red Notice against BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman.The Red Notice was issued as he is under the charge of murder and explosion of hand grenade in the then opposition Awami League’s meeting at Bangabandhu

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman and also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s special envoy HM Ershad commented that no new job opportunity has been created in the country since his departure from state power.The former president made the comment in a meeting with telecommunications

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami observed dawn-to-dusk hartal across the country on Monday protesting the execution of death sentence of war criminal Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman without any reported incidents of subversive activities anywhere.Vehicular movement remained normal in different