BARGUNA: The ruling Awami League backed candidate won in Taltoli Upazila Parishad in the sixth phase upazila polls on Monday.Sources said the winner Maniruzzaman Mintu bagged 32,200 votes while BNP-backed Farhad Hossain Akkas Mridha got 8,422 votes.BDST: 2203 HRS, May 19, 2014

DHAKA: Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said Bangladesh enjoys the closest of ties with the OIC members and these ties will continue to be fostered through regular dialogue, understanding and cooperation. The foreign minister came up with the observation while addressing a gathering of OIC

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to join the grand rally of lawyers to be held in the city on May 24 (Saturday). The rally, protesting the kidnappings and killings across the country, interferences on judiciary and killing of Narayanganj Bar Lawyer Advocate Chandan Kumar,

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir opined that Bangladesh Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina’s letter to India’s would-be premier Narendra Modi is a farce. The spokesperson for the party also claimed that comparing herself to Modi,

DHAKA: The by-election in vacant Narayanganj-5 constituency is likely to be held on June 26. The Election Commission will announce the schedule on Monday afternoon. On Monday noon, in an emergency meeting held at the Election Commission secretariat, the decision on announcement of

LAXMIPUR: A Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader and a Juba Dal leader were killed in counter attacks in Chandraganj area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Noman, 28, vice president of Chandraganj union Chhatra League and Jahangir, 30,

GAZIPUR: Local unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) called daylong hartal for Monday in Kapasia upazila of the district demanding release of the upazila Awami league general secretary (GS) Anisur Rahman.The announcement came from a press release singed by the upazila unit BCL president

DHAKA: Sri Lankan outgoing high commissioner to Dhaka WSK Warasiguda met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday evening.    The hour long parley held at Khaleda’s Gulshan political office at 7:30pm.    They discussed the various bilateral interest issues and the outgoing envoy

DHAKA: Voting in 12 upazilas of eight districts will be held on Monday in the last phase of the fourth upazila polls of the country under tight security.  The voting will start from 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm at a stretch. Some 61 candidates will vie for chairman post, 69

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that freedom of the media is good, but side by side it should have the responsibility and commitment.  The premier came up with the assertion while talking to the officials of information ministry on Sunday. Sheikh Hasina said that a

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sent former lawmaker of Demara Salahuddin Ahmed to jail in four cases.  Metropolitan Magistrate Tarek Moinul Islam Bhuiyan passed the order when he surrendered before the court on Sunday morning. Earlier in November and December, he was charged in the cases of

DHAKA: Former lawmaker of Demra area Salauddin Ahmed is likely to surrender before the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Sunday in alleged connection with eight cases including murder. Salauddin’s lawyer Abdur Razzaq confirmed the matter to banglanews. Earlier in November

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed promised to shun politics of violence and hartal if his party is permitted for staging rally-procession. He also urged to withdraw the cases against BNP leaders and activists so that the two leading parties can sit together for

DHAKA: Water resources minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Saturday said Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina was in favor of the caretaker government but due to the obligation of the Supreme Court verdict that had not been possible.The minster came up with the remarks when addressing a

DHAKA: Former president Ziaur Rahman wanted to erase the name of Awami League, commented country’s incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She further said that Zia wanted to destroy the spirit of country’s war of independence as well as its history. The former president gave

DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Saturday said the existing good relation between the ruling Awami League and India will remain alike in future. Tofail, also an AL advisory council member, came up with the comment while addressing a discussion on the occasion of Prime Minster

CHITTAGONG: Police in a nightlong drive detained 18 Jamaat-Shibir men from Lohagara and Satkania Upazila of the district on Friday night. Lohagara Thana Officer-in-Charge Shahjahan told banglanews, “Police detained 12 Shibir men from the upazila and most of them were wanted in several

DHAKA: The 33rd Homecoming Day of Prime Minister also Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is being celebrated on Saturday.  Awami League and its associate organizations have chalked out elaborate programme marking the day. The programme includes hoisting of flags at Awami League

DHAKA: Opposition Leader of the parliament Raushan Ershad Friday congratulated Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi for his party’s sweeping victory in the 16th Lok Shabha elections of India. Senior presidium member of Jatiya Party also said we hope his victory will

DHAKA: BNP will stage protest rally in every thana of the capital Dhaka on Saturday as they were denied permission for holding rally in Narayanganj on May 17. Party’s standing committee member Tarikul Islam declared about the rally in a press briefing at Naya Paltan central office on