PATUAKHALI: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit costal district Patuakhali on Thursday to inaugurate ‘Coast Guard (CG) Base Agrajatra’ and to lay foundation stones of several projects in the district.Patuakhali deputy commissioner Amitav Sarkar told banglanews that the premier

DHAKA: Jubo Dal will stage demonstration on Thursday protesting the arrest warrant issued against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.Central committee leader Gisaudddin Mamun of the organization confirmed the matter to banglanews.Mamun said that issuing of the arrest warrant is

DHAKA: A meeting of ruling 14-party alliance will be held at Sheikh Hasina’s political office in city’s Dhanmondi area on Thursday.The meeting will begin at 11:00am in the day, said a press release signed by Awami League (AL) deputy office secretary Mrinal Kanti Das.AL presidium

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed December 28 for complete hearing charge framing against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its 22 leaders and activists in the case filed for torching and vandalizing vehicles.Metropolitan Magistrate Tareq Mainul Islam Bhuiyan

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, in a message on the occasion of Human Rights Day, claimed that human rights situation in Bangladesh have fallen below zero.In the message, the BNP chief said that the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed 10th December as Human Rights Day in

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called an emergency press conference on Wednesday noon. The press meet will be held at 1:00pm at party’s central office in city’s Nayapaltan area, said party sources. Confirming the matter, BNP chairperson’s media wing official Shairul

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League (AL) will hold a joint meeting of its central working committee, advisory committee and parliamentary party on December 12.The meeting will start at 4:00pm at the party’s president Dhanmondi political office.The meeting will discuss about upcoming

NARAYANGANJ: At least 10 Awami League men were injured in a clash between two groups in Fatullah of Narayanganj Sadar upazila on Tuesday.The injured--Shamim, Harun, Muslim, Raju, Sumon and Munna—were rushed to local hospitals.Sources told banglanews that the clash took place in the

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Tuesday fixed December 18 to announce the decision about the indictment of alleged Razakar Forkan Mallik of Mirzaganj in Patuakhali.After the hearing, the three-member tribunal led by its chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Tuesday said the elections for Dhaka City Corporations would not be possible to hold in January.“It will not be possible to hold the elections in Dhaka City Corporations in January. We will need more time to take

KHAGRACHHARI: A dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by ‘Jela Santras O Chandabaz Protirodh Committee’ is underway across the district since Tuesday morning.The committee is observing the shutdown demanding trial to the killers of a school teacher of Manikchhari.Hartal supporters brought

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting-secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s urge for immediate Dhaka City Corporation Elections is a ‘trick’ of diverting mass attention from the anti-government movements. The BNP leader

DHAKA: A four-member delegation of European Union (EU) Parliamentary delegation met with a delegation of ruling Awami League at party president’s Dhanmondi political office on Monday. The delegation asked the leaders of the party whether the parliament is effective. Jean Lombard led

KHAGRACHHARI: ‘Jela Santras O Chandabaz Protirodh Committee’ called dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Tuesday demanding the trial of the murder of a school teacher of Manikchhari and put a stop to extortion and terrorism. Municipality mayor Rafiqul Alam, also the convener of

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): A Juba League leader, who sustained critical injury in a fractional clash in Sharsha, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Dhaka on Monday.  The deceased was identified as Tuzam Hossain, 35, joint organizing secretary of upazila Juba League and son of one

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday rejected four appeals seeking deferment of recording deposition in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. Judge Basudev Roy of the Special Judge Court-3 passed the order after the hearing conducted at the makeshift court setup

DHAKA: Police submitted sedition charge against BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka in a case filed for provoking party activists to go for violence ahead of a mass rally of the party on October 25, 2013.The charge sheet was placed before metropolitan magistrate Mahbubor Rahman

DHAKA: The life and ideology of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain enthuse and inspire women in society, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia.Khaleda on Monday commented this in a message on the pioneering social reformer’s birth and death anniversary that

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urged the youths of the country to join the movement to oust incumbent government.She made the remarks in a view exchange meeting with the leaders of Facebook based online activists’ organization ‘Blue Band Call’ at her political office in

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday deferred the charge hearing till December 24 against 26 BNP leaders, including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in vandalism and torching case.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Judge Tareq Moinul Islam Bhuiyan passed