MUNSHIGANJ: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday categorically said Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has to be disbanded as they are involved in killings and abduction.  “The government has destroyed the RAB by using politically and the force has to be disbanded as they are

FENI: A district court on Wednesday placed Mahatab Uddin Minar, main accused in Fulgazi chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram murder case, on 7-day remand.  Senior Judicial Magistrate Khairul Amin passed the order at 5:00pm. Earlier, police arrested Minar, the main accused of the case from

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set address Munshiganj rally and she took seat on the stage on Wednesday afternoon. The BNP chairperson reached here at 4:30pm. The former premier responded thousands people’s love by waving her hand from the stage.   Earlier, the rally started

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Munshiganj rally has started at 3:30pm by reciting from the holy Quran on Wednesday afternoon protesting killing, forced disappearance and abduction and corruption across the country. Senior leaders of the party, including acting secretary general

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to the party’s central leader GM Quader, also his younger brother. The notice was issued for the violation party’s discipline. JP presidium member Professor Delwar Hossain confirmed the matter to

KISHOREGANJ: A speedy trial court here on Monday awarded three years imprisonment to 28 BNP leaders and activists. Senior judicial magistrate M Alaul Akbar passed the order. The court also fined Tk 5,000 to each of all 28 leaders and activists, including joint general secretary of

DHAKA: Awami League led 14-party alliance Tuesday announced to hold rallies in four divisions throughout June to create mass awareness against propaganda of BNP-led alliance. The agenda is also aimed reuniting alliance men at the grass root levels in Chittagong, Rajshahi, Rangpur and

FENI: In a latest development in Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul killing case, law enforcing agencies on Tuesday arrested two accused including a local Awami League leader from separate places of the district. Of the arrestees, Abdur Rab, general secretary of Kazirbag union AL unit of

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League led 14-party alliance will hold a meeting at Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office on Tuesday morning.   Office coordinator of the 14-party Advocate Mrinal Kanti Das confirmed the matter to banglanews. The meeting will be held at 11:00am, he added.

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday allowed Chairman of a faction of Jatiya Party Kazi Zafar Ahmed to visit abroad with a view to undergoing treatment. An HC bench comprising Justice M Abdul Hafiz and Justice M Ruhul Quddus passed the three-month order after a plea from Zafar. Senior lawyer

FENI: Ruling Awami League suspended Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul murder mastermind party leader Zahid Chowdhury and suspected Anandapur unit general secretary Belal Hossain on Monday. Fulgazi Upazila Awami League secretary general M Abdul Alim confirmed the matter to banglanews. He

DHAKA: Narendra Modi has invited BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to visit India after he had been sworn in as the 15th prime minister of India on Monday. Tarique was invited when his greeting message had been handed over to Modi by BJP central foreign affairs secretary BJ Jolie

SATKHIRA: At least two activists of ruling Awami League were injured in a factional clash over establishing supremacy in Satkhira Bus Terminal on Monday noon.Police also arrested four people from the area. The arrestees are Abdus Salam, Abdul Kalam, Abdur Rahman Shahazi and Nazrul Islam

FENI: A district court on Monday placed Fulgazi upazila Chairman Ekramul Murder mastermind Awami League leader Jahid Chowdhury on 8-day remand for police interrogation.Senior Judicial Magistrate Khairul Amin granted the remand around 4:00pm when investigation officer produced him before

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (fraction) chairman Kazi Zafar Ahmed, also former Prime Minister, has been taken to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of United Hospital in capital’s Gulshan area on Monday noon.Doctors referred him to shift him to ICU from cabin around 12:00 noon as his physical condition

DHAKA: The government is working in international forums to send workers in different countries without any cost of migration. Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain made the assertion at Secretariat’s conference room on Monday. The

DHAKA: Former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, believed to have been expecting a formal invitation to swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Indian Premier, set a new example of visiting an ailing former Prime Minister in the midnight. Begum Zia has a track record of midnight

LAXMIPUR: An activist of Juba League (JL), associate body of ruling Awami League, was slaughtered by miscreants in Bashikpur area under Sadar upazila of the district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Roman Hossain, 22, son of Nurul Islam and resident of the area. Family and

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia visited the ailing Jatiya Party chairman and former Prime Minister Kazi Jafar Ahmed at United Hospital in capital’s Gulshan area early Monday. Khaleda went to the hospital at around 12:10am and inquired about his present physical condition.

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will meet India Prime Minister-elect Norendra Modi on Tuesday. The courtesy call will be held at 1:00pm, says a press release from Jatiya Sangshad.  Besides, the foreign minister will call on India President Pranab Mukherjee. On Sunday,