DHAKA: Qatar Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Abdul Aziz M Al-Mana met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her residence at Gulshan on Tuesday night.The Qatar envoy arrived at Khaleda’s residence around 8:00pm.Besides, ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Dhaka Abdullah bin Nasser Al Basiri

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday said Bangladesh progressed a lot and it would not be run by following the prescription of the World Bank.“It is not important whatever World Bank said about Bangladesh rather it is important what we are doing,”

LALMONIRHAT: Aditmari upazila unit Awami League President Shawkat Ali and district AL member Azizul Islam Pradhan were expelled for ignoring the decision of the party.General Secretary of district AL Advocate Motiar Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.They were expelled for

DHAKA: Jatiya Party secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader Tuesday categorically said there can be no question of interim polls in the country.“We are not thinking on this issue now as general elections were held just two months ago,” he also said.JP leader came out with the

DHAKA: Ambassadors of Qatar and Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh are set to meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office in the city on Tuesday and Thursday night respectively.BNP sources said that Qatar ambassador Abdullah Abdulaziz Mohamed al-Mana will meet Khaleda Zia at

NOAKHALI: Miscreants kidnapped a local Awami League leader from Singbahura Bazar of Noakhola union under Chatkhil Upazila of the district on Monday night.The victim was identified as Noakhola UP member Abu Hanif Ripon, 32, also general secretary of union Awami League. Locals said two

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday reiterated that the incumbent government is “illegal” as it is not elected by votes of the common people of the country.The former premier of the country came up with the assertion while addressing a joining program held chairperson Gulshan

DHAKA: The scheduled meeting between visiting Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani and BNP Chairperson has been cancelled.The meeting was scheduled to be held on Monday afternoon.Chairperson’s adviser Advocate Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas said

BRAHMANBARIA: The body of a leader of ruling Awami League was found in a ditch in Char Islampur Union under Bijoynagar Upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Hasan Ali Sardar, 65, Awami League president of ward no. 1 of Char Islampur Union of the

GAZIPUR: A leader of Chhatra League, who sustained bullet injuries in an upazila polls related clash in Shreepur, succumbed to his injuries early Monday.The deceased was identified as Al-Amin, 28, Vice-President of Sreepur upazila Chhatra League, student wing of Awami League and son of

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled 11 local leaders from the party for their involvement in the activities which violated party’s discipline.A press release signed by BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi disclosed the matter on Sunday. Party sources also

MYMENSINGH: Sergeant (retd) Maqbul Hossain, the president of Gauripur municipality BNP, has been expelled on charge of violating the party discipline.A press release signed by BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said that the local leader was expelled from the party

MOULVIBAZAR: Sreemangal BNP ex-chair Ataur Rahman has been expelled on charge of violating the party discipline.A press release signed by BNP joint-secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said that the local leader was expelled from the party for his involvement in activities which

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday alleged that the government established control over the judiciary and forced judges to act as per their directives.“The judges do not have any freedom. They are compelled to follow the directives of the government as the judiciary is fully

COX’S BAZAR: President M Abdul Hamid is now staying at Cox’s Bazar on a two-day visit.The President made a special tour by helicopter to St Martin’s, the coral island of Teknaf around 12:00 noon on Sunday.After visiting the coral island, he went to Inani Beach under Ukhia Thana of

DHAKA: The meeting of standing committee of BNP held at Chairperson’s Gulshan political office on Sunday night.   BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia presided over the meeting.BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Mirza

DHAKA: A total of fifty candidates submitted their nomination papers for the reserved seats in the 10th National Parliament.Of the aspirants, some 39 are from Awami League, six from Jatiya Party and five are independents.They submitted their nomination papers to Jasmine Tuli, returning

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reached at the reception program of Dhaka Bar Association.Standing committee member of BNP and Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum president Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia will preside over the program at the Institution of

DHAKA: The women are being empowered in every sphere of the society. Heading this practice, women may uplift themselves as Army chief in near future.State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki came up with the assertion in a ‘meet the reporters’ at Dhaka Reporters

BHOLA: Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal has called half-day shutdown in Sadar upazilla of the district for Monday protesting the arrest of its leader Kabir Hossain.Assistant Secretary of central committee Tariqul Islam Kayed made the announcement on Sunday noon.Besides, activists brought