DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stage nationwide protest programme on Sunday protesting the government obstruction to their Thursday’s rally. Party’s joint secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made announcement at a press conference at its Nayapaltan central office on

MUNSHIGANJ: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to visit Munshiganj on May 28, where she is expected to address a rally. Party sources said to banglanews that earlier the rally was scheduled to be held on May 24. BNP district unit sought official permission to hold the rally on May 24

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) has decided to give no candidate for the by-poll in Narayanganj 5 constituency, slated for June 26. The decision came after the AL Parliamentary Board held a meeting on the matter on at held at Ganabhaban on Thursday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reiterated that it is high time to disband the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for its misconduct. The BNP chief came up with the plea while addressing a view exchange meeting at Khaleda’s Gulshan political

DHAKA: BNP could not stage their prescheduled rally at Institution of Engineers in city on Thursday due to obstruction police. Law enforcers said BNP did not take their permission for holding the rally. Meanwhile, BNP’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir protested

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League submitted its election expenditure statement of Tk 2.54 crore to the Election Commission on Thursday fourth months after the 10th parliamentary election, held on January 5. A three-member party delegation submitted the expenditure, known as party return, of

DHAKA: Law enforcers submitted charge sheet against 29 leaders and activists of BNP-led 19-party alliance, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case file for anti-government activities. Ramna Thana Police submitted the charge sheet to Justice Anwar

DHAKA: Police swung into action on leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) while trying to stage a pre-scheduled rally at the auditorium of Institution of Engineers on Thursday. Police halted the rally, which was scheduled to be held at the venue, in protest against

DHAKA: The members of parliament staged a bicycle rally on demand of introducing separate lane on roads for the sake of safe cycling. The rally was started from Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban area around 11:00am Thursday. Former Environment and Forest Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud MP, Nabi Newaj MP,

NARAYANGANJ: Bangladesh Police has sought help of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to arrest fugitive Nur Hossain, the prime accused of gruesome seven-murder in Narayanganj. Narayanganj district police office sent letter to the police headquarters in this regard

DHAKA: The government is going to take several initiatives to enhance fish production and expand its export. The Premier of the country, Sheikh Hasina, came up with the assertion while she was visiting Fisheries and Livestock Ministry on Thursday. During the time, she also highlighted

FENI: The daylong hartal, called by upazila Awami League, is underway in Fulgazi upazila of the district on Thursday amid stray incidents of picketing.  The ruling party men are observing the general strike protesting the killing of upazila chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram, also upazila

LAKSHMIPUR: Miscreants killed two local leaders of ruling Awami League (AL) in Sadar and Raipur upazilas of the district on Thursday. The slain were identified as Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, 50, president of Charshahi Union Parishad AL unit, hailed from Bhuiyan Bari at Rampur village of the

LAKSHMIPUR: Miscreants slaughtered to death a local leader of Awami League (AL) in Sadar upazila of the district early Thursday. The slain leader was identified as Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, 50, president of Charshahi Union Parishad AL unit, hailed from Bhuiyan Bari at Rampur village of the

GAZIPUR: Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL) district unit called daylong hartal in Kapasia upazila for Thursday demanding immediate release of Anisur Rahman Arif, former president of district unit BCL. BCL district convener Delwar Hossain Shawn confirmed the matter to banglanews. On Sunday

DHAKA: The then Foreign Minister Dr Kamal Hossain left the country, after the murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975, by being admonished by BNP leader Barrister Abul Hasnat. He failed to carry out his responsibilities as a foreign minister. Dr Hasan Mahmud,

DHAKA: Miscreants chopped a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Gulshan Thana on Wednesday noon. The injured is Riaz Sikder Kochi, organizing secretary of Gulshan Thana Chhatra League. Source said some local goons attacked Kochi at 2:00pm when he was sitting near

DHAKA: Jatiya Party participated in general elections, held on January 5, to bring peace in the country, said incumbent parliament opposition leader Roushan Ershad. The JP leader said on Wednesday at the National Parliament’s media centre adding that it was a time when people were

DHAKA: The Supreme Court has cleared the way for continuing a illegal-asset earning case against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). On Wednesday, the 4-member appellate division bench headed by Chief Justice M Mozzammel Hossian

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wednesday deferred the recording of prosecution witness’ (PW) deposition in the Zia Orphanage Trust embezzlement case and Zia Charitable Trust case till June 19. Justice Bashudeb Roy of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 passed the deferment order in response to a time