DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) declared a total of 43 candidates eligible for contesting mayoral posts in the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporations elections.The EC finally confirmed the candidates after hearing the appeal against the decision of the returning officer.According to the

DHAKA:  Police have been deployed again in front of BNP central office at Nayapaltan in the city on Wednesday morning.Water Cannon, Armored Vehicle, Prison Van were parked at the east side of the office this morning. Earlier on January 5, police locked the office ousting staff ahead of

DHAKA: The 48-hour hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the Supreme Court verdict that uphold death penalty of its leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, has entered the last day on Wednesday.Began at 6:00am on Tuesday, the shutdown is set to continue till 6am on Thursday coupled with

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) finally got Tabith Awal, son of Abdul Awal Mintoo, as mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) after his loan default charges were cleared.Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Md Jillar Rahman gave him clearance after hearing on Tuesday

DHAKA: BNP is going to withdraw its prevailing nationwide blockade to topple the incumbent government and to ensure a national poll under nonpartisan caretaker government.Party sources said that they want to refrain from more enforcing shutdown and blockade to get mass support in the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remarked that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has came out of her den and returned to house after 92 days self-confinement.The premier came up with this assertion in a meeting with Dhaka Metropolitan North and South leaders at her official residence

DHAKA: Election Commissioner Mohammad Shahnewaz said the election commission (EC) will not tolerate any activity that breaches the electoral laws and rules in upcoming three city corporation elections.He also said: “The returning officers will take immediate actions against violations

JESSORE: Miscreants shot an activist of ruling Awami League to death in Khaldar Road intersection under Kotwali Thana of the district on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as Manjur Islam Manju, 45, son of Yusuf Ali Biswas of Hamidpur village of sadar upazila.Police said some

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal commented that execution of the court verdict regarding war convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman is just a matter of time.He told the media at his secretariat office in city on Tuesday noon.The state minister categorically said that

DHAKA: At least 264 people including 52 leaders and activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir were detained in eight districts.The drives were conducted in Dinajpur, Manikganj, Noakhali, Lalmonirhat, Panba, Jessore, Rangpur and Satkhira districts from Monday night to

DHAKA: At least 264 people including 52 leaders and activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir were detained in eight districts.The drives were conducted in Dinajpur, Manikganj, Noakhali, Lalmonirhat, Panba, Jessore, Rangpur and Satkhira districts from Monday night to

DHAKA: BNP-backed Abdul Awal Mintoo on Tuesday filed a writ petition with the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of his appeal plea against cancellation of his nomination paper for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral polls.Mintoo’s lawyer BNP joint secretary general

DHAKA: At least 157 people including 16 leaders and activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir were detained in Dinajpur, Manikganj, Noakhali, Lalmonirhat, Panba and Jessore districts.The drives were conducted from Monday night to Tuesday morning to avoid untoward

DHAKA:  Law enforcers detained 36 people including 11 leaders and activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Dinajpur, Manikganj and Noakhali districts in drives conducted from Monday night to Tuesday morning to avoid sabotage activities.Police detained 28,

DHAKA: The appeal hearing of death row convicted war criminals Jamaat-e-Islam secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury will start Tuesday.The appeal pleas were placed in the Appellate Division’s cause list for Tuesday,

GAZIPUR: A Gazipur court on Monday placed Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor Professor MA Mannan on a one-day remand in a case filed over killing a bus helper by setting fire to the bus at Kaliakoir Thana area.Senior Judicial Magistrate Rehena Akhtar passed the remand order when police

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday rejected the writ petition filed by Abdul Awal Mintoo, BNP-supported mayoral candidate in the forthcoming Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) election, challenging the cancelation of his nomination paper.The HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and

DHAKA: Police in separate drives arrested 56 people including 13 from BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from Jessore and Chittagong districts early Monday.Banglanews Jessore Correspondent said at least 47 men including three BNP men and a Jamaat activist were

DHAKA: Hasan Iqbal Warsi, elder son of death row convict war criminal Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, Monday said his father will be buried at their family graveyard in Sherpur if he is executed.The top war criminal hails from Mudipara village of Bajitkhola union under Sherpur sadar upazila. His

DHAKA: Death row convict war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman has been kept in Dhaka Central Jail from February 18 after the rejection of his appeal in the Supreme Court.After the announcement of Jamaat assistant secretary general Kamaruzzaman’s verdict on May 9