DHAKA: Central Executive Committee and Advisory Council’s meeting of ruling Awami League (AL) will be held on September 20.The meeting will start at 5:00pm at Ganabhaban on the day.Office Secretary of AL Abdus Sobhan Golap issued a press release in this regard on Friday.AL joint

COMILLA: Law enforcers nabbed Golam Sarwar Shipon, Organizing Secretary of Comilla district Chhatra League, in a case filed for beating fellow party leader, from his residence in Chotra area of the town on Friday noon.Inspector (investigation) of Kotwali Thana confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: BNP Vice chairman Abdullah-al-Noman categorically said that the country turned into a jail as state forces are being used for political purpose. He came up with the allegation while addressing a discussion organized by Dhaka District Unit of BNP Mahila Dal at National Press

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to meet her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, for the first time in New York.Sources told banglanews on Thursday that the first meeting between the two PM will be held on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: State Minister for LGRD Moshiur Rahman Ranga MP, also Jatiya Party leader, and Opposition Chief Whip Tajul Islam Chowdhury almost locked into a scuffle with JP Secretary General Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu at Jatiya Sangsad lobby in the evening.During the Maghrib prayer

MYMENSINGH: The law enforcers detained district Jamaat-e-Islami secretary Abdul Karim and four others during a secret meeting in Dapunia Baat Bazar area of Sadar upazila on Thursday.The other detainees are Din Mohammad, Ikbal Hossain, Golam Mostafa, and Manik Mia.Officer-in-charge of

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas, also Dhaka city convener, urged the government to quit realizing people’s pulse.The BNP leader also said the party would continue non-violent demonstrations to restore democracy in the country.He came up

DHAKA: The law enforcers are guarding the important areas of the city as BNP-led 20 party alliance holding rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Thursday.They are on alert position from noon in Chankharpul, Shikkha Bhaban, Shahbagh intersection and Matsho Bhaban and other areas as the leaders

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury left for Japan on Thursday on five-day visit at invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Jatiya Sangsad senior secretary M Ashraful Mokbul and other higher officers saw off her at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.Parliament

DHAKA: The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing till September 14 on an appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the HC order that rejected writ challenging legality of judge appointment in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.A five-member

LONDON: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia asked her son, also the party’s senior vice-chairman, Tarique Rahman not to speak against the religious politics ‘for now’.The sources confirmed that BNP joint-secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has already

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 20-party alliance will stage a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Thursday. The 20-party alliance has already got permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the afternoon. BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas, also

DHAKA: A Dhaka court set up at Alia Madrasa field Wednesday fixed September 17 for recording deposition of the witness in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.Deputy Director of Anti-Corruption Commission Harun-or Rashid, also plaintiff of the cases, appeared

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will visit Nazrul Sangeet legend Firoza Begum’s house on Wednesday evening.Sources told banglanews that she will go there to console the late singer’s family members.However, confirming the matter to banglanews, BNP chairperson’s media wing

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will observe the seventh anniversary of the party chief Khaleda Zia’s release from jail on Wednesday. The party, however, will arrange a discussion at 3:00pm at city’s Engineers’ Institute on the day, a press release said on Tuesday. BNP

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s cultural heritage is safe in the tenure of Awami League. On the other hand, BNP destroys the culture when the party comes in power. Railways Minister Mujibul Haque came up with the remark as chief guest at a program of Artist Journalist Foundation of Bangladesh at

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance has announced to stage countrywide mass rally on Wednesday protesting Judge Impeachment law and violation of human rights. BNP Standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan in a press briefing made the announcement at BNP’s Nayapaltan office in city

DHAKA: BNP publicity secretary Zainul Abedin Faruk on Tuesday said movement and fall of a government do not take place by fixing day or time. The BNP leader told those to journalists after placing floral wreaths at the grave of BNP’s founder Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of

DHAKA: BNP has called an emergency press conference at party’s Naya Paltan Central office at Tuesday noon.  The party will highlight the ongoing political situation of the country in the conference. Chairperson’s media wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Opposition Jatiya Party lawmaker Yahia Chowdhury on Monday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s intervention to control Chhatra League. He made the plea in National Parliament at a point of order in the evening session. Indicating some photos where two Chhatra League men were