DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to sit with his party chairperson Khaleda Zia to make the country stable.The spokesperson for the party made the call while addressing a protest rally organized by

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance demanded immediate arrest of post, telecommunications and information technology minister Abdul Latif Siddique for his controversial remarks.They also demanded his suspension from all government and party posts as well as a stern punishment.BNP acting

DHAKA: Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday categorically said from now on none would be allowed to hold rallies, meetings or processions at anywhere in the city except Suhrawardy Udyan.The ruling Awami League lawmaker came up with assertion while talking to

DHAKA: Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Wednesday said the government is providing subsidy for country’s needs despite the criticism of donor agencies.The ruling Awami League made the assertion while addressing a workshop on ‘evidence-based policy option for food and

DHAKA: Abdul Latif Siddique, who has crated a controversy for his recent ‘irresponsible’ remarks that demeaned Hajj and Tablig Jamaat, has said that he is unyielding about his remarks.Moreover, he is unwilling to resign from the cabinet, the minister of post, telecommunications

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamagir will brief the media on decisions taken at Tuesday’s meeting of 20-party alliance on Wednesday morning.   JAGPA president Shafiul Alam Prodhan said it on Tuesday night after emerging from the one and half an hours

LONDON:  Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina has extremely become angry over the Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui’s remarks on hajj and Tablig Jamaat.A competent source closed to the premier told banglanews that she (Hasina) talked to the

DHAKA: BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday condemned the post, Telecommunications and information technology minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui for his remarks over hajj and religious group Tablig Jamaat. The spokesperson for the party came up with the

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, also chief of the 20-party alliance, called an emergency meeting to discuss the prevailing political situation of the country. The meeting will be held at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan residence at 8:30pm Tuesday. BNP press wing officer Shairul

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan opined that though Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rejected to hold talks on interim election, the government has to change its language due to mass movement.  He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after paying

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers detained six leaders and activists of Lohagara upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami in various cases. Sub-Inspector of Lohagara Thana Abdul AWal told banglanews that the detained are accused of various sabotage cases. BDST: 1003 HRS, SEP 30, 2014

LONDON: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman this time termed Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a killer.  He came up with the remarks while addressing a discussion at York Hall of Bethnal Green in London on Monday night.   

LONDON: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached in London on Monday afternoon (local time) after completion of the 69th Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York of USA. Newly appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to UK M Abdul Hannan, Deputy High

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday said Awami League stopped the talk shown at television channels to hide its corruption because eminent citizens criticized the party and AL does not even tolerate criticism. Khaleda made the remarks at a meeting with the leaders of the port

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and Adviser on ICT Sajeeb Wazed Joy said that it is because of our Awami League government country’s people can hold their heads up high on the global stage.Sajeeb Wazed Joy made the disclosure on his latest post on Facebook on Monday

FROM ASHULIA: Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday categorically said the government is worried about the international militancy.He came up with the assertion while inaugurated a foot-over bridge on Baipail-Abdullahpur highway in Ashulia.Regarding the movement

DHAKA: Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam termed Jamaat-e-Islami outfit as accomplice of several international militant organizations.The minister came to this assertion while addressing a documentary unveil ceremony on violence carried

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia has greeted people of the country, including the Hindu community, on the occasion of Durga Puja.The greeting came from a press release signed by BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi informed media on

GAZIPUR: Voting for the by-election of Telihati Union Parisad under Sreepur Upazila is underway peacefully from Monday morning.District Election Officer Hasanuzzaman said that the polling began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break.Some 920 police men along with 16

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to meet affected Buddhist families of Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar where Buddhist temples and houses were damaged in communal attacks on September 29-30, 2012. The meeting will be held at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office around 8:30pm