DHAKA: After the vote counting in the by-elections to 18 Union Parishads (UPs) across the country Awami League supported candidates won in 10 seats and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) backed candidates won in 2 seats.  AL supported candidate those won are Krishnakanto Bidur in Vadai

DHAKA: Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Sunday said the trial of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman would be held in this land shortly for his alleged involvement in August 21 grenade attack. He also said former president and also BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was responsible for the

DHAKA: Taking the charges of war crimes into cognizance, International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has asked Syed M Hasan Ali alias Hasan Ali to surrender before it.   A three-member tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order on Sunday. The court asked to issue a notice

DHAKA: Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday categorically said the conspiracy against country’s independence is still going on. “The people who did not accept independence of the country, they are still conspiring against the

DHAKA: Counting in the by-elections to 18 Union Parishads (UPs) across the country underway from Sunday afternoon as voting ended peacefully.  Banglanews local correspondents report that the polls, started from 8:00am, continued till to 4:00pm without any break. Sources told us that

Dhaka: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir categorically said that Awami league did not cooperate during the investigation of August 21st grenade attack. He came up with the allegation in a press briefing at party’s central office at Nayapaltan in the capital on

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia held a meeting with the business leaders at her political office in the city’s Gulshan area on Saturday night.Led-by former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries Abdul Awal Mintoo, FBBCCI former vice president

DHAKA: BNP Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman on Saturday outspokenly said “we want India’s friendship in various bilateral issues, not lordship”. The BNP leader made the assertion while addressing a discussion meeting organized by Love Bangladesh Foundation to unveil cover of three

DHAKA: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Saturday said a vested quarter is still doing deep conspiracy against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party.The Awami League advisory council member made the observation while addressing a discussion meeting marking the National

DHAKA: Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Saturday said BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman would be brought under trial for his alleged involvement in 21 August grenade attack. The food minister came up with the assertion while addressing a program marking National Mourning Day at

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold a meeting with businessmen of the country at her Gulshan political office on Saturday night. Chaizperson’s media wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews. The meeting would start around 8:30pm, he added. BDST: 1840

COMILLA: HM Ershad, special envoy to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday categorically said there is only one Jatiya party in Bangladesh and he is the chief of the party. There is no other Jatiya Party in the country, he added. The former President of the country made the

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the mentality of ruling Awami League is destroying the country. The spokesperson for the party came up with the assertion at a program at the National Press Club. An organization called ‘Dainik Amar Desh

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, also lawmaker, on Saturday urged journalists to be honest in publishing news on the basis of fact. “A section of journalists are harassing owners real state. It is not fair to blackmail housing businessmen capitalizing their faults and

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday gave directions to evict all types of illegal establishments from roads and highways.The Minister came up with the directions while addressing a meeting with engineers at Engineers’ Institute Auditorium on Saturday around

DHAKA: Awami League president, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that BNP-Jamaat are playing the lives of people in the name of staging movements.She came up with the allegation while addressing a programme at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital Saturday.Sheikh Hasina

BARGUNA: Law enforcers detained district unit Chhatra Shibir secretary Abdul Jalil from Bangabandhu Road of the town on Saturday. Acting Officer-in-Charge of Barguna Thana M Shamsul Haque confirmed the matter to banglanews. He said, “Police chased and dispersed local Shibir leaders

NARAYANGANJ: Selina Islam Beauty, wife of slain Panel Mayor and also Ward councilor Nazrul Islam, was elected councilor of Narayanganj City Corporation Ward-2 on Saturday. Beauty bagged 5,266 votes while her nearest candidate Siddhirganj Thana Juba Dal Joint Secretary Iqbal Hossain Apel

DHAKA: The government pressed the last nail in the coffin of democracy by approving the 16th charter amendment proposal restoring parliament’s authority to impeach Supreme Court judges for irregularities. Bangladesh nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Lieutenant General

CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Vice chairman Abdullah-al-Noman on Friday remarks that the people of the country are the main strength of the party, not the bullets. Former minister made the comments while addressing a meeting as a chief guest in city’s Halishahar area