Sunday, 12 Jan, 2025

Politics

Khaleda honours 10 freedom fighters

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday handed over crests and financial donation to 10 freedom fighters for their invaluable contribution to the country during the liberation war in 1971.She handed over the crests and cash money in a program, titled ‘The Needful Roles of Freedom

Fresh arrest warrant against Tarique

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrant against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for his derogatory remarks over Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Metropolitan Magistrate Waez Kuruni Khan Chowdhury passed the order after hearing a defamation case.Earlier in the day,

20-party alliance meeting Monday

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will sit with leaders of the 20-party alliance on Monday.The meeting will be held at the BNP’s Nayapaltan central office at 12:00pm, said Labor Party chairman Dr Mostafizur Rahman Iran. Dhaka city unit presidents and

Tarique faces another defamation suit

DHAKA:  BNP Senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman was sued again for calling Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a ‘top Razakar. Ruling party-backed Hawkers League General Secretary Md Abdul Mannan on Sunday filed the defamation suit with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court.In his

BCL threatens to prevent Khaleda Zia’s rally

DHAKA: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Saturday threatened to prevent rally of BNP chairperson if her son’s remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are not withdrawn.BCL made the declaration from a protest procession and rally at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city in the

BNP forms probe committee

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has formed a seven-member committee to look into oil tanker capsize in the Shela River and its impacts on the Sundarbans. Vice Chairman of the party Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed will head the probe committee formed as per the directives of BNP

Hasina, Khaleda visit Gazipur this week

GAZIPUR: The chiefs of the country’s two top political rival parties - Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are set to visit the district this week.Leaders and activists are running campaigns in full-fledge to make their party heads’ visits successful.According

Krishak Dal declares 8-day progs

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, farmers' wing of BNP, Saturday declared an eight-day programme to press home their 13-point demands. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at press conference at its Nayapaltan central office around 12

Modi feels honored welcoming BD president

KOLKATA: India Prime Minister Norendra Modi said that he felt proud in getting the opportunity of welcoming Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid who is also a freedom fighter.Modi made the remarks while meeting Bangladesh president on Friday in New Delhi.He expressed his eagerness to work

B’baria Jamaat secretary held

BRAMHANBARIA: Police arrested District Jamaat-e-Islami secretary Yakub Ali, 50, Friday afternoon in sabotage case.Brahmanbaria Sadar Thana Officer-in-charge (OC) Akul Chandra Biswas said to banglanews that being tipped off police arrested him from his residence in West Medda of the

Ex-minister Sardar Amjad passes away

RAJSHAHI: Veteran politician and former minister Sardar Amjad Hossain died at Apollo Hospital in Dhaka on Friday afternoon due to old age complexity.He was 75. Sardar Amjad started his political career joining Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in 1964 and he was elected as publicity

Chhatra Dal’s nationwide protest Sunday

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) will stage demonstration on Sunday across the country protesting the arrest warrant against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.JCD office secretary M Abdus Sattar Patwari, in this regard, issued a press release

Suranjit slams Khaleda for remarks on PM

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League advisory council member Suranjit Sengupta warned Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia for her offensive speeches on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.He also said that Awami League will reply the ‘audacity’ of Khaleda on street.He came up with

Do not threat: Nasim to Khaleda

DHAKA: Health and family welfare minister Mohammad Nasim asked Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia not to issue threat of movements to the incumbent government. He made the statement Friday noon while addressing the national conference of Ganatantri Party as chief

Jubo Dal’s nationwide protest Saturday

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal will stage demonstration across the country protesting issuance of arrest warrant against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.Giasuddin Mamun, central leader of Jubo Dal, confirmed the matter to banglanews.On Thursday, the court of metropolitan

Govt officials in panic

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia claimed that the government officials are panic-stricken regarding their jobs as it is now in vulnerable position.Khaleda made the remarks while speaking as chief guest on ‘90’s DUCSU (Dhaka University Central Students

Fakhrul terms Tarique’s speech ‘tit for tat’

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the remarks of his party’s senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman were ‘tit for tat’ for ruling Awami League.He came up with the assertion at the auditorium of

Barrister Fakhrul contempt to court case defers Feb 18

DHAKA: International Crime Tribunal-(ICT)-1 deferred until February 18 the over on contempt of court case of Barrister Fakhrul Islam, lawyer of convicted war criminal BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.A three-member team, led by ICT chairman Justice M Enayetur

Arrest warrant against Tarique

DHAKA: A court here issued arrest warrant against BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman for terming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujubur Rahman a ‘Razakar’.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Yunus Khan passed the order after hearing in a case on Thursday noon.Earlier, several cases were

Submit probe report in Khaleda case by Jan 20: Court

DHAKA: A court on Thursday asked police to submit probe report in a case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia relating to demeaning religious sentiment by January 20.Magistrate Shamsul Arefin of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) deferred the date of report submission as the