DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrant against four BNP leaders including former lawmaker Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie.Tarek Mainul Islam Bhuiyan, magistrate of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-6, passed the order in the morning as the BNP leaders did not appear before

DHAKA: Miscreants shot a ward Awami League leader to death on Saturday late night in BNP Bazar area in West Agargaon of the city. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 35, president of ward no. 41 Awami League. The reason behind the killing could not yet be known. The incident

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained some 19 Chhatra Shibir leaders and activists, including former president, while holding a secret meeting in Lalmatia area of the city on Saturday night. Acting on a tip off, the law enforcers held them. Officer-in-Charge of Mohammadpur Thana Azizul Haque

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to meet with the standing committee members of the party for discussing about waging anti-government movement. The meeting will be held at party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in the city around 8:00pm. She is also expected to

JESSORE: Miscreants shot dead a Swechhasebak League leader of the Sadar town on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 45, president of the town. Assistant Superintendent of Police of Jessore Reshma Sharmin confirmed the matter to banglanews. Miscreants shot

KHAGRACHHARI: The Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP) has called of the half-day road blockade in Matiranga and Guimara upazilas of the district for Sunday. A press release, signed by Bijoy Chakma, office secretary of Khagrachhari district unit PCP, was issued in the evening in this regard.

DHAKA: The next committee of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal led-by BNP education affairs secretary Khairul Kabir Khokon as president and Saiful Islam Nirab as general secretary is likely to be declared soon. A competent source from the party made the disclosure while talking to banglanews. The

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Bilkis Moyezuddin, mother of Women and Children Affairs state minister Meher Afroz Chumki, visiting her residence on Saturday noon.    Hasina stood in solemn silence awhile beside the body of Bilkis and prayed for eternal peace

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A local activist of Awami League was killed and a leader sustained injuries in a bomb attack by masked-men in Pourashava area of Shibganj upazila of the district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Ataur Rahman Polen, brother of Pourashava AL unit president

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the government has been spreading propaganda and killing. He made the allegation in a press conference at BNP’s Naya Paltan central office in on Friday afternoon.  Pointing at a rumor

DHAKA: Awami League Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta on Friday sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s interference to put a stop to launch capsize.He made the observation while addressing a meeting as a chief guest at Institution of Engineers’ at Shahbagh of the

NARAYANGANJ: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged leaders and activists of the party to make the ‘upcoming’ movement tougher. He came up with the urge in the noon while addressing an Eid re-union, arranged by Sonargaon Thana BNP at Meghna Ghat area

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing Committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah alleged that the incumbent government has been running without opposition party which is unusual for democracy. He made the remarks while addressing a discussion on “Proposed! National

DHAKA: Health minister Mohammad Nasim on Friday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia herself made her party’s condition even worse by boycotting the January 5 polls. Nasim said, “A party can not reorganize itself unless it takes part in polls, and BNP made this mistake; no benefit to

FENI: A leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, youth unit of BNP, died here in police custody early Friday.The deceased was identified as Yatim Ali Miyadhan, 37, son of a late Abdul Gafur, residing in Shridharpur village under Dagonbhuiyan upazila of the district and also the Ward Jubo Dal

DHAKA: The Jatiya Party (JP) has not taken any decision about appointing the deputy leader of the opposition at Jatiya Sangsad so far.JP has claimed that there was no chance to be misled by any news item in this regard.Quoting JP Chairman HM Ershad, his press and political secretary

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved money laundering case against BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya confirmed the matter to banglanews Thursday. On March 12, a team of ACC and Gulshan

DHAKA: Argument against war crimes suspect and former state minister Syed Mohammad Kaiser ended on Thursday.The three-member International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 led-by Justice Obaidul Hasan asked the defense lawyer to place their argument in the noon.Prosecutor Turin Afroz and Tapash

FENI: District BNP observed the half-day hartal in the district on Thursday protesting murder of Monir Hossain, general secretary of Baligaon union Swechhasebak Dal. Sources said that a procession was brought out led by district Chhatra Dal president Noimulla Barat around 8:00am.

DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman, also former president, HM Ershad on Wednesday declared that his party took to the streets and would stay there until they assume power. Ershad made the announcement while addressing a human chain organized by the party in front of the National Press Club in