DINAJPUR: Police arrested a member of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebok Dal central committee, also Dinajpur city Swechchhasebok Dal unit convener, Bakhtiar Ahmed Kochi, 35, on Saturday night. Police picked up him from his residence in Baluadanga of the city around 9:30pm.Dinajpur Kowtali Thana

DHAKA: Newly elected mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sayeed Khokon on Saturday categorically said he would not tolerate any corruption in the city corporation’s development activities.Sayeed Khokon made the assertions while addressing a reception program, organized by DSCC,

NARAYANGANJ: At least 10 people were injured as two groups of ruling Awami League’s (AL) Araihajar upazila unit in Narayanganj locked into clashes on Saturday.Moreover, the infighting groups also set fire to shops and vandalized several establishments in the area.Sources said the

COMILLA: BNP boycotted upazila election partway through voting in Daudkandi in accusation of vote rigging and other irregularities on Saturday.The BNP-supported candidates made the announcement of vote boycott at a press conference held in upazila unit of BNP office at 12:30pm.However,

CHITTAGONG: At least 167 people including four activists of Islami Chhattra Shibir were arrested in Chittagong and Satkhira districts.Police in special drives arrested 112 people from different areas of Chittagong district.The drives were conducted in Satkania, Lohagara and Banshkhali

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated her British counterpart David Cameron on his reelection in the UK parliamentary polls, held on Thursday, inviting him to visit Bangladesh.The premier’s press wing disclosed the matter to media Friday night.In a congratulatory message to

DHAKA: Food minister Advocate Quamrul Islam on Friday alleged Jamaat-e-Islami was the patroniser of all fundamentalist parties, including Hefajat-e-Islam and Ansarullah Bangla Team, of the country while BNP was their adviser.Quamrul was addressing a discussion meeting, organized by

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League’s student front Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) will hold council on July 25 and 26 to form its central committee.The BCL also announced the date to hold council to form its committees for Dhaka north and south city, Dhaka University (DU) units and other units

DHAKA: Police will start the process to arrest BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after issuance of warrant by the court for her arrest in a case of arson attack on a bus in city’s Jatrabari area.Joint Commissioner of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police M Monirul Islam confirmed

DHAKA: Pro-BNP fugitive mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation  (RCC) Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul has been suspended for bring accused in several criminal cases including sabotage and arms and explosives.Local Government Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Wednesday submitted charge-sheet against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the case of petrol bomb attack on a passenger bus in city’s Jartabari area.The charge-sheet also included 37 other accused in the case.Earlier on January 23, a group of

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Wednesday granted bail to imprisoned BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in a case filed with Turag Thana.The HC bench comprising Justice M Rezaul Haque and Justice Khasruzzaman passed the verdict.Lawyer Nitai Roy Chowdhury moved for Gayeshwar

DHAKA: At least 152 people, including nine activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, were arrested in overnight drives in Satkhira, Jessore and Jhenaidah districts on Wednesday.In Satkhira, police arrested 71 people, including nine Jamaat men, in drives conducted from Tuesday night to Wednesday

DHAKA:  Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) approved charge-sheets against ruling Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Badi and former state minister for house and public works Abdul Mannan Khan and his wife Hasina Sultana on allegation of amassing wealth illegally. The anti-graft watchdog, on

DHAKA: The court on Tuesday fixed May 25 as the date of Anti Corruption Commission’s (ACC) deputy director Harun-or-Rashid’s deposition day after he partly presented his deposition against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft

JESSORE: Police arrested at least 61 people including two activists of BNP in overnight drives conducted across Jessore district on Tuesday.District police control room sources said that the arrestees are accused in different cases including of creating violence.Among the arrestees, two

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is not appearing before the court to attend the hearing in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases on Tuesday.Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Zakir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews saying that they will file time petition to defer

GAZIPUR: Acting BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from Kashimpur Central Jail for routine check-up.Jailor of Dhaka Central Jail Nasir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews around 9:45am.He

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) constituted tribunal with the view to ease submitting allegations of irregularities in the recently held city corporations polls.A gazette notification was issued on Monday regarding the constitution of the tribunal.A joint district and session judge

DHAKA: BNP former lawmaker and also Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) former president Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu was buried at Azimpur Graveyard in city Monday evening.Family members, locals and BNP leaders and activists were present during the burial.Prior to the burial, Pintu’s younger