DHAKA: BNP criticized and condemned Election Commission (EC) for its recent activities and acting election commissioner for their controversial comments against the party.   The standing committee’s stance came in a discussion on Wednesday night. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia presided

DHAKA: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Thursday termed Bangladesh as a country with great potentiality for economic development.The minister came up with the observation in a discussion meeting organized by Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) at a city hotel.He said, “The

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary action against those who were involved in post polls violence in 2001.It also asked to submit a progress report before it on May 11 by implementing the direction.   An HC bench comprising Justice Kazi

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League publicity and publications Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday categorically said Tarique Rahman is telling lie for coming to limelight. The AL leader came up with the assertion while addressing a press conference at Dhanmandi political office in the city at

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Rajshahi University Chhatra League unit burnt effigy of BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday noon over raising question about the legality of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.Earlier, they brought out a protest

PABNA: A defamation case was filed against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman over his ‘derogatory’ remarks on Bangabandhu terming him illegal prime minster.Awami League central sub-committee assistant secretary KM Hasan Arif filed the lawsuit with Sadar thana at 12:00pm.Sadar

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to exchange views with leaders and activists of three organizational districts ---Saidpur, Nilphamari and Panchagarh-- on Thursday night.Sources said that the view exchange meeting will be held at Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office at

SIRAJGANJ: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash with activists of ruling Awami League in Belkuchi upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 25, son of Jamiruddin, resident of Bhangabari

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is likely to hold long march to the Teesta River and rallies demanding fair sharing of the river’s water between Bangladesh and India, said sources of the party.The matters were given importance at a BNP Standing Committee’s meeting held at

PATUAKHALI: BNP-led 19-party alliance announced a dawn-to-dusk hartal at Dumki upazila in the district for Thursday protesting vote rigging, capturing polling centers and getting ousting their agents during re-voting.Re-voting is underway in the five postponed centers amid boycott of

DHAKA: State Minister for Finance MA Mannan on Wednesday applauded value added tax (VAT) while criticized incentive for business.“You have to accept that VAT is a King, and incentive is a dangerous game,” he said.Mannan came up with the assertion while addressing a meeting with the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sent president and general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) to jail rejecting both the bail and remand petitions in several cases.Metropolitan Magistrates Rezaul Karim and Maruf Hossain passed the order after hearing on the petitions.The leaders are Abdul

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged rich people to come forward for serving humanity.The premier came up with the assertion while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Cancer and General Hospital of Ahsania Mission at Uttara in city on Wednesday.BDST: 1306 HRS, APR 09, 2014

DHAKA: Re-voting in 23 polling centers of five upazilas, postponed in the third and fourth phases of upazila parishad elections, ended and stated counting on Wednesday afternoon.The voting started at 8:00am in nine polling centers of Gazaria upazila in Munshiganj district and four centers

LONDON: BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman reiterated that late President Ziaur Rahman, also his father, was the first president of independent Bangladesh.       He came up with the assertion while addressing a public meeting at Westminster Hall of central London in Britain on

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was released on bail from Kashimpur jail on Tuesday evening.  The BNP leader walked out from the jail around 7:20pm, said the jail authorities.   On Monday the High Court granted a six-month bail to Mirza Fakhrul Islam in

DHAKA: Former President Badruddoza Chowdhury, also president of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, asked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to start a new journey towards democracy seeking apology to the countrymen.The senior politician of the country came up with the plea while addressing a rally

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is going to be released on bail from Kashimpur jail on Tuesday afternoon.  Authorities from the Kashimpur jail confirmed the matter to banglanews.   BNP Chairperson’s media wing spokesperson Shairul Kabir Khan hoped that

DHAKA: The Standing Committee member of BNP Nazrul Islam Khan demanded to open the frozen bank accounts of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.He came up with the disclosure in a press briefing at the BNP central office in city’s Naya Paltan area on Tuesday.Nazrul Islam said that the government

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has decided to pay heed to root level politics instead of staging impractical programs.Sources said that the BNP chief thought any wide-ranged demonstration programme would not be logical at this moment.She would rather plan to increase the interaction