DHAKA: The delegation of the European Parliament (EP) will meet Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday evening.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Khaleda’s media wing member Shairul Kabir said “The meeting will be held at her Gulshan political office of

DHAKA: Hartal, called by locals units of BNP-led 19-party alliance separately, was observed in nine upazilas of five districts on Monday protesting vote manipulation in the 4th phase upazila polls and demanding re-election there.Banglanews Khulna correspondent reports:The dawn-to-dusk

DHAKA: According to unofficial results of 88 upazila council polls out of 91, ruling Awami League (AL)-backed candidates won in 55 upazilas while Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-backed candidates won in 23 upazilas in the fourth phase of upazila elections.Awami League The ruling Awami

DHAKA: Opposition Jatiya Party (JP) on Sunday staged maiden walkout from the Parliament in protest against hiking power price.JP lawmakers led by party’s Chief Whip Tajul Islam, staged walkout from the JS, protesting the government move to hike power price though there is no change in

BARISAL: Shawkat Hossain Hiron, member of the parliament from Barisal-5 constituency, also former mayor of Barisal City Corporation, was admitted into city’s Apollo Hospital in a critical condition.At first, the lawmaker was rushed to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH)

DHAKA: The government-backed candidates have been celebrating a festival of fake ballot casting in the 4th phase of the ongoing upazila election, alleged BNP joint secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.The BNP leader came up with the allegation at a press briefing on the polls at the party’s Naya

DHAKA:  A DHAKA court rejected bail petition to BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday in a money-laundering case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Metropolitan Session Court Ruhul Amin passed the order after bail

BHOLA: Three chairman aspirants and a female vice-chairman candidate announced boycotting the election in Monpura upazila of the districts Sunday morning.The announcement came at pres conference in Mopura Press Club at 10:45am hours after voting to the upazila election in 4th phase began

BHOLA: At least 10 people were injured in clashes over barring the voters to cast ballots and taking control of a polling center in Daulatkhan upazila of the district in the 4th phase of the upazila election.Details of the injured could not be known immediately.Supporters of the Awami

DHAKA: A Dhaka court rejected bail petitions to three BNP leaders including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases filed for killing people by torching bus at Paribagh of the city and so on.The two other leaders are Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas

DHAKA: BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that reshuffle in police administration is purposive.The spokesperson for the party came up with the allegation while addressing a press conference at BNP central office in city’s Nayapaltan in the

NATORE: Six presiding officers, appointed at Baraigram upazila of the district for the fourth phase of the fourth upazila polls, were withdrawn.The Election Commission (EC) withdrew as ruling Awami League-backed candidate made allegations against them.On the other hand, opposition

DHAKA: Former opposition chief whip Zainul Abdin Farooque said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia knows the political strategies and she will apply them on time.He commented at a seminar on the occasion of the upcoming Independence Day, organized by Jatiyatabadi Sechchasebok Dal at the Institute

DHAKA: Voting in 91 upazilas of 42 districts will be held on Sunday in the fourth phase of fourth upazila polls of the country under tight security.Election Commission (EC) sources said that some 1277 candidates are taking part in the upazila polls. The voting will start from 8:00am and

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia expressed apprehension over ‘repeated vote rigging’ in the fourth phase of upazila elections, to be held on Sunday.Rafiq told the journalists after placing wreaths at the grave of the party founder, also former

DHAKA: The newly elected members of parliament (MPs) from the reserved women seats in the National Parliament will take oath on Sunday.Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will administer the oath to the 45 female lawmakers from Awami League (AL), Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) Saomajtantrik Dal

PABNA: A total of 146 leaders of Bera upazila uint Jamaat-e-Islami unit, including upazila and puorashava Ameers, resigned en masse Friday night.The mass resignation came after the party decided to withdraw its chairman candidate from the upazila election, to be held on March 31, and ask

DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed indicated National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman as a pro-BNP-Jamaat intellectual at his presence.The minister came up with the comment while addressing a half-yearly conference arranged by Jatiya Puja Udjapon Parishad

LAXMIPUR: Police detained an arms trainer of Jamaat-e-Islami from Bhabaniganj Bazar under Sadar Upazila of the district on Thursday night. The detainee is- Saiful Islam, president of Bhabaniganj unit workers’ wing of Jamaat-e-Islami.Laxmipur Sadar Thana Sub-Inspector Zillur Rahman said

DHAKA: Terming the charge framing against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia illegal, party’s standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia said that they would move to High Court.He came up with the observation while addressing a human chain programme in front of National Press Club