SIRAJGANJ: A local Awami League leader was hacked to death by rival group in Tarash upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Altaf Hossain, 50, hailed from Jahangirnagar village of Madhainagar union.Police said that centering a dispute over public pond occupying

MEDINA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her elder son Tarique Rahman arrived in Medina to perform Umrah early Sunday. Khaleda Zia went there as royal guest of Saudi king at his special invitation. Sources said that Tarique Rahman’s wife Jubaida Rahman and her daughter also reached in

SUNAMGANJ: State Minister for Finance and Planning Affairs MA Mannan on Saturday categorically said at present there is no crisis in the country. “We have crossed the crisis in 1971. Now we are seeking potential development,” he said. He came up with the observation in a roundtable

NARAYANGANJ: Detective Branch of Police (DB) detained the main accused of Narayanganj seven-murder case Nur Hossain’s cashier from Akhaura border area in Brahmanbaria district on Saturday morning. The detainee is Ali Mohammad, one of the main assistants of Nur Hossain.  DB

DHAKA: BNP vice-chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Saturday opined that there was no need of Indian High Commission in Bangladesh as the number of brokers of India increased significantly. “The number of brokers of India has risen in the country so much that it is no longer

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday claimed that the attack on Hindus in 2001 by his party men was not communal. The senior leader of the party came up with the claim while addressing an extended-meeting of Bangladesh Hindu, Buddhist and Christian

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. She will leave Dhaka at 9:00pm on Saturday. Her personal assistant and a group of journalists will accompany her, said BNP office sources. During her visit in Saudi Arabia, she

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League is planning and preparing to tackle BNP movement for ousting the government, to be begun after Eid-Ul-Fitr, said the party leaders. They also said AL would also take party programs to face off its rival political alliance politically. On July 7, BNP

DHAKA: The new committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Dhaka metropolitan unit has been formed on Friday night.                       Standing committee member Mirza Abbas selected as convener and Swechchhasebak Dal President Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel as member

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has termed the general election on January 5 as unfair and said BNP chief Khaleda Zia will lead for solid unity to stage a protest movement against the government after eid. He came up with the assertion in an Iftar Party at

CHANDPUR: Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhary Maya MP on Friday alleged that BNP is trying to mislead people by their speeches about arranging demonstrations against the government after the eid.“Nothing can be achieved by telling lies to the

LAXMIPUR: A Juba League activist was found dead in Bhangakha under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday noon. The deceased was identified as Jashim Uddin, 24, son of Golam Mostofa, resident of the area. Locals said that they found Jashim dead in the area around 2:30pm and informed

DHAKA: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu opined that burying the communal spirit, we have to build a secular/nonsectarian country. The minister came up with the opinion while addressing a biennial conference of Dhakeshwari Temple in city on Friday morning. Indicating the country men

SATKHIRA: A BNP leader, who was injured during a clash with police in Tala upazila of the district, succumbed to his injuries at the district Sadar Hospital on Friday morning. The deceased, Halim alias Biplob Sheikh, general secretary of Jalalpur UP unit of BNP of the upazila and son of

DHAKA: A freshly constituted committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Dhaka metropolitan unit is going to be declared at any moment.Sources told banglanews that BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas as the conveyer and party Chairperson Khaleda Zia's adviser Abdul Awal

CHITTAGONG: Masked miscreants killed here a local Jubo League leader while two more were injured over a gun attack in Rangunia on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Hossain, 35, joint secretary of the upazila unit of ruling Awami League’s youth wing and son of Ali Ahmed of

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Thursday categorically said Khaleda Zia built up political allies with extremists to patronize the killers.The information minister came up with the allegation while addressing a prgramme commemorating Sector Commander Colonel Abu

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted iftar party for the leaders of different political parties at her official Gonobhaban residence on Thursday.Hasina exchanged pleasantries with the invited guests and enquired about their well-being there.None of the BNP leaders were seen at

FENI: Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury, prime accused of Fulgazi Upazila Chairman Ekramul killing case, was freed on bail on Thursday.Mahtab, a local BNP leader, walked out from the Feni District Jail at 2:00pm.The BNP leader himself confirmed his release to banglanews.In a cinematic style,

DHAKA: Awami League (AL)-led 14-party alliance will sit for a meeting in the political office of Dhanmondi on Friday. AL deputy office secretary and office coordinator of 14-party alliance advocate Mrinal Kanti Das MP issued a press release about the matter. Health Minister and AL