DHAKA: BNP has called an emergency press conference at party’s Naya Paltan Central office at Tuesday noon.  The party will highlight the ongoing political situation of the country in the conference. Chairperson’s media wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Opposition Jatiya Party lawmaker Yahia Chowdhury on Monday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s intervention to control Chhatra League. He made the plea in National Parliament at a point of order in the evening session. Indicating some photos where two Chhatra League men were

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will address a rally in the city on September 13.Engineers’ Association of Bangladesh (EAB) will organize the rally titled ‘Democracy for Development’ at Engineers Institution at Ramna.BNP chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan

NEW YORK: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, set fire to AK Khandaker’s book titled “1971: Bhetare Baire' at Jackson Heights in New York on Sunday evening. After burning the books, the BCL leaders said history distorters would be protested

DHAKA: The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing till Tuesday on an appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the HC order that rejected writ challenging legality of judge appointment to try the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.A five-member

DHAKA: Ruling party MP Enamul Haque, elected from Rajshahi-4 constituency, has challenged Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the graft watchdog of the country.The ruling party lawmaker after the interrogation of ACC said, “I am a renowned businessman. I joined in politics from

DHAKA: A defamation case was filed against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court.AB Siddique, president of Jananetri Parishad, a front organization of ruling Awami League,

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday observed that justice in the country would be hampered if the impeachment power of the judges goes to the parliament. “The people of the country will not get justice if the authority of impeaching judges goes to

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday said digital Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is facing the analog and also pro-militant BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.  The minister made the comment while addressing program of award giving ceremony to division-district-upazila-union

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected the bail plea of Motijheel Thana Awami League general secretary Jahidul Islam Tipu for his alleged involvement in murder of Juba League leader Riazul Haque Khan Milki. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Jakia Parvin passed the order on Sunday.The

DHAKA: The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing till Monday on an appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the HC order that rejected writ challenging legality of judge appointment to try the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.A five-member

DHAKA: Finance Minster Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Sunday said Bangladesh has attained successes largely in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), fixed by the United Nations.He said, people are now more conscious and they advance to the development.The minister was addressing at the

NOAKHALI: A local leader of Juba League, the youth wing of Awami League, was beaten to death by miscreants in Barul area of Amishapara union under Sonaimuri Upazila of the district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Arif, 30, general secretary of Amishapara union unit

DHAKA: Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday said all the political parties have to sit together to find out internationally acceptable ways to solve the ongoing political crisis in Bangladesh.This was told to journalists after a meeting between Shinzo Abe and BNP

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi went to London as a special envoy to his party chief Khaleda Zia. The BNP leader left Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday morning. A competent source from the party said Rizvi is scheduled to

DHAKA: Newly appointed Jatiya Sangsad whip Mahbub Ara Begum Gini paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Gini placed floral wreaths at Bangabandhu’s portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city on Friday morning.She

NATORE: A leader of Awami League was beaten to death by miscreants in Krisnapur area under Bagatipara upazila of the district on Saturday noon. The deceased was identified as Mozammel Hossain Moznu, 62, Vice-president of Natore Municipal unit Awami League. Family sources said a gang of

LAXMIPUR: A Juba League leader, who was injured in Friday’s attack, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in city early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 38, Isapur Union Ward 8 Juba League joint convener, son of Dudhu Mia of Sundara village.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir commented that militancy has emerged in the country as the natural process of practicing democracy has been stopped.He commented on Saturday while visiting the ailing BNP standing committee

MYMENSINGH: Gonojagoron Mancha spokesman Dr. Imran H Sarkar alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami and Hefazat-e-Islam are the wings of Al-Qaeda in Bangladesh.  He came up with the allegation while addressing a short street rally in Ganginarpar intersection area of Mymensingh district town on