DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) announced the committees of its Dhaka city’s north and south units Saturday night.The matters were disclosed through a press release signed by BCL president HM Badiuzzaman Sohag and general secretary Siddiqui Nazmul Alam on the night.A six-member
DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and activists observed the 34th death anniversary of party’s founder former president Ziaur Rahman.BNP and its associate wings took a 15-day long program to mark the day. The party flag kept hoisted at half-mast at the party’s Naya
DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday paid tributes to late president Ziaur Rahman by placing floral wreaths at his grave marking his 34th death anniversary.Khaleda Zia placed the wreaths flanked by party leaders and activists at his grave in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area
CHITTAGONG: Police, in nightlong special drives, detained 272 people, including 18 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir, form different Thanas of the districts. Members of the law enforcement agency also recovered 6,130 pieces of Yaba tablets and 467 litres
MAGURA: Voting in by-polls to Magura-1 constituency is underway at 140 polling centers from 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm Saturday.Four contesting candidates are Awami League-backed Major General (retd) MA Wahab, independent candidate former mayor of Magura Municipality Tapan Kumar
DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and activists are observing the 34th death anniversary of party’s founder former president Ziaur Rahman.BNP and its associate wings have taken up a 15-day long programme to mark the day. The party flag have been hoisted at half-mast at
DHAKA: A Shillong court Friday rejected bail to BNP joint Secretary General Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for intrusion in India. The court showed Interpol Red Alert Notice as a ground for not granting bail. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Press Wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan
MAGURA: The Election Commission (EC) has completed all preparations to conduct the by-election of Magura-1 constituency will be held on Saturday.The voting will start from 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm without interruption.Magura district election officer and assistant returning officer
RAJSHAHI: A factional clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) left one dead and 10 others injured in Ranirbazar area of the city on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Jiban Sheikh, 22, son of Hossain Sheikh of Rajarhata area of the city, while details of the
DHAKA: The High Court is set to deliver its order any day on its long-pending rule asking the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to explain why the Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others should not be quashed. The bench comprising Justice M Nuruzzaman and
DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed June 20 to deliver order on whether the three charge sheets submitted against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others in two cases would be taken into cognizance.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shamsul Arefin passed the order after placing the charge sheets
DHAKA: A Dhaka court Thursday declined the remand plea against BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Shamsuzzaman Dudu in several cases.The court also rejected the BNP leaders bail pleas and ordered the police to inquire them at the jail gate within three days.The court of
DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday ordered both the defence and prosecution to submit a summary on the appeal filed by convicted war criminal Mir Quasem Ali within next four weeks.A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice SK Sinha
DHAKA: Jatiya Nagarik Committee (National Citizens Committee) has completed its preparation to accord Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a citizen reception.The committee will arrange the reception for the premier at Suhrawardi Udyan at 3:30pm on Friday especially for her success in solving
DHAKA: A council to elect new leader for Dhaka North City (DNC) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of ruling Awami League (AL), will be held on Thursday.The council is scheduled to begin at Kalabagan playground in city at 11:00am on the day.Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed and
DHAKA: A Shillong court Wednesday sent BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed to jail on charge of intruding into India.Shillong police took him to custody after he was released from Neigrihms hospital, where he was undergoing treatment from May 20.The BNP reappeared in Shillong on May 11 after
DHAKA: BNP on Wednesday welcomed the upcoming visit of India Prime Minster Narendra Modi to Bangladesh.BNP international affairs secretary and also spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon made the assertion at a press conference at the party headquarters in city’s Nayapaltan area at noon.He
DHAKA: The Supreme Court fixed June 16 to deliver its verdict on the appeal of the convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed seeking his acquittal of all the charges.The four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice SK Sinha fixed the date as the arguments on
DHAKA: With the hope of assuming power in three years, ‘Aam-Janata Khilafat Party’ was introduced as a political party on Tuesday.The party’s founding chairman Syedana Haidar Ali Chowdhury announced the formation of the party at a press conference at National Press Club in city on
DHAKA: A discussion will be arranged at Engineers Institution Seminar Hall in city on Wednesday to mark the 34th death anniversary of former president also BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.The discussion, to be organized by BNP’s women wing Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, will be held at 11:00am on