DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday denied bail petition of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed against him for hurting religious sentiment.The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur passed the order after hearing on his bail petition.  Earlier in the day, Lawyer

DHAKA: A meeting of secretary-general level of 20-party alliance is scheduled to be held at BNP's Nayapaltan central office on Sunday.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will chair the meeting to be begun at 1:00pm in the day.The 20-party alliance include

DHAKA:  BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday expressed apprehension that party chairperson Khaleda Zia may be arrested anytime.The BNP senior leader was addressing a discussion organized by ‘Deshnetri Parishad in city’s National Press Club to mark the

DHAKA: Outgoing Saudi ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Bin Naser Al-Busairi is set to meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night. Sources told banglanews that the meeting will be held at Khaleda Zia’s residence in city’s Gulshan area at 8:00pm. Confirming the matter, BNP

DHAKA: Three activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in cocktail blast in front of BNP central office at capital’s Nayapaltan on Saturday noon. Some unidentified miscreants blasted two cocktails in the area and fled the scene, leaving the trio injured, said witnesses.

HABIGANJ: Police, in special drives, arrested a total of 41 accused in different cases across the district between Friday midnight and Saturday morning. Assistant superintendent of police (Habiganj Sadar)Masudur Rahman Monir confirmed the matter to banglanews. Of the arrestees, 38

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted a cocktail in front of BNP central office in city’s Nayapaltan area on Saturday. Sources told banglanews that the explosion took place around 11:30am. Someone, who couldn’t be identified during the blast, hurled the cocktail there, a spot account said.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the speech of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban press briefing is indecent and offensive. The BNP leader on Saturday made the comment at a press conference at BNP

PATUAKHALI: A Union Parishad (UP) councilor was stabbed to death by some miscreants in Basak Bazar area of Sadar upazila of the district on Friday. The deceased was identified as M Nasir Hawlader, 38, Madarbunia UP councilor and local Awami League leader, hailed from Pakhiya village of

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will address a press conference on Saturday. The conference will be held at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office in city around 11:00am. The senior party leaders also will attend the conference. The

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday claimed that the democracy earned by the sacrifice of hundreds of martyrs, is not safe yet. She also slammed the government saying the activities of incumbent government are showing characteristics of autocracy and partiality. Khaleda Zia

DHAKA: Islami Andolon Bangladesh leaders on Friday announced different programs from December 9, 2014 to March 18 in 2015, though they have no plan for hartal. Party Ameer and Chormonai Pir Mufti Syed Mohammad Rezaul Karim declared the program from a rally after Jumma prayers. Earlier,

DHAKA: Terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ‘neo-autocrat’, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged countrymen to take oath not to spare her and force her to arrange a universally acceptable election. The senior BNP leader made the assertions in a

DHAKA: In an effort to topple the government, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is now thinking about a nationwide non-cooperation movement as her next phase of the anti-government movement. Reliable sources of the party also said that as part of the movement plan, the BNP chief will go to the

DHAKA: Islami Andolon Bangladesh has shifted its grand-rally venue to North Gate of Baitul Mukarram Mosque from National Press Club. Chormonai Pir’s political Adviser Professor Ashraf Ali Akon confirmed it to banglanews at 10:30am Friday. Earlier on Thursday, the party threatened to

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that the group of government officials did not meet party chairperson Khaleda Zia.BNP Assistant office secretary Shamimur Rahman issued a press release and sent it to the media around 12:45am Friday.Fakhrul said

JHENAIDAH: At least 15 people including police men were injured as two groups of Awami League (AL) locked into a clash at Chatura village in Shailkupa upazila on Thursday.  Officer-in-charge (OC) Sagir Miah of Shailkupa Thana said to banglanews that AL leader Tayab Ali group and

DHAKA: A group of government officials met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia at her political office in city’s Gulshan area. The officials led by joint secretary AKM Jahangir (Officer on Special Duty), went to meet the BNP chief on Thursday evening.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the country is on the verge of destruction due to the spread of corruption.Pointing to the recently published Transparency International (TI)’s global corruption

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Thursday set December 11 for framing charge hearing against alleged war criminals Obaidul Haque alias Abu Taher and Ataur Rahman Noni, Razakar leaders of Netrokona.  Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chairman of the three-member panel of