DHAKA: The ongoing practice of arresting BNP leaders and activists over false charges across country is a conspiracy of the government to make BNP leaderless, said BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the allegation while addressing a press briefing at his

MUNSIGANJ: Ten people were injured as over 100 cocktails were reportedly blasted in a clash between two groups of ruling Awami League in Char Dumuria village in Munsiganj sadar upazila. Sources said that the injured people are taking medical treatment secretly in different clinics and

DHAKA: The decision, taken in a standing committee meeting of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday night, will be disclosed at a press conference on Friday morning.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will inform the media at the press conference at the

DHAKA: A Standing Committee meeting of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is underway at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office Thursday night.Chaired by Khaleda Zia, the meeting is attended by the party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing

DHAKA: The senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) met the high commissioners and ambassadors of French, Turkey, Switzerland, China and Singapore. They also met the high rank diplomats of the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), Russia, Nepal, Japan, Vietnam, Spain,

DHAKA: The last session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in 2014 began on Thursday afternoon. The session unveiled its agenda at 4:05pm with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. This is also the fourth session of the parliament that began some 55 days after the previous session

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said HM Ershad does not have rights to make any comment on later president Ziaur Rahman. The BNP leader was addressing a discussion organized by Jatiyatabadi Swechhasebak Dal (JSD) at Institution of Engineers,

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday advised the leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), to study attentively. Joy made the plea while exchanging views with the central leaders of BCL Ganabhaban, official residence of the primer.

DHAKA: A speedy trial tribunal on Thursday framed charge against 89 BNP leaders and activists, including joint secretary general Amanullah Aman and former Chhatra Dal president Sulatan Salauddin Tuku. Judge of the tribunal Nazmul Haque Shyamol in the morning passed the order of charge

RANGAMATI: A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Parbatya Jubo Front, a platform of Bangali youths, who are living in hill tracts area, is underway in the district on Thursday. The strike is being observed demanding the release of three forest officials, kidnapped from Langadu on November

DHAKA: Krishak Shramik Janata League (KSJL) President Abdul Kader Siddique on Wednesday said he is waiting for moments when police would come to arrest him.   He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists in a press conference at his residence at Mohammadpur of the

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has fixed November 16 as the date of presenting arguments against Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdus Subhan on legal points as the prosecution’s arguments on allegations completed on Wednesday. The three-member tribunal led by Justice

KISHOREGANJ: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is addressing a mass rally organized by the 20-party alliance at Gurudoyal College ground in the district on Wednesday afternoon. The BNP chief took seat on stage as the chief guest of the rally around 3:45pm. She is expected to address the

DHAKA: The fourth session of the 10th parliament will sit on Thursday.On October 28, President M Abdul Hamid called the fourth session as per section 72 (1) of the constitution.The 10th Parliament came into being after the January 5 general elections. The lawmakers sworn in on January

SHERPUR: At least 10 people were injured as two groups of Awami League locked into a clash on Sribordy upazila of the district on Tuesday centering forming AL committee.Police sources said that supporters of upazila chairman Ashraf Hossain Khoka and Sherpur-3 constituency lawmaker

DHAKA:  Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs Ministry ordered to finish all activities of August 21 grenade attack case by 2015.The decision came from a standing committee meeting in the Parliament on Tuesday evening.The committee chairman Suranjit

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the relation between Bangladesh and China is very strong and it will be stronger in future.“The existing relation will help expand business between the two countries and it will strengthen the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Krishak Sramik Janata League president Abdul Quader Siddique on a defamation case.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Masud Sheikh issued the arrest warrant as he failed to appear before the court for long time

JESSORE: A Jessore court on Tuesday sent 18 leaders and activists, including general secretary Munir Ahmed Siddiki Bacchu, of district BNP unit to jail in a case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act and Explosives and Substances Act.District senior judicial magistrate Abu Idrahim handed

RANGPUR: A Juba League leader was allegedly chopped dead in an infighting at Satmatha area of Sadar town early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Imran. Sources said, Imran’s opponents within the party chopped him at Satmatha, leaving him critically injured. Locals rushed him to