DHAKA: Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam, also Joint General Secretary of ruling Awami League, claimed that Jamaat is mother of BNP. The lawmaker, as chief guest, was addressing a programme on anti-Jamaat and militancy, organized by ‘Prajanma Ekattor’ at the National Press Club on

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold meeting with Bikalpadhara Bangladesh (BDB) president, also former President of the country, AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Thursday.The meet will be held at Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office.A reliable source of BNP confirmed the matter to

TANGAIL: The by-election to Dainna union parisad under Sadar upazila of the district will be held on March 11 to elect its chairman.The voting will start at 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm without any break.Returning Officer Manjurul Hasan confirmed the matter to banglanews on Tuesday

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Parliamentary Board meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday at Ganobhaban, official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Sheikh Hasina, also president of the party, will preside over the meeting.Moreover, another meeting of Dhaka city Awami League and

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said BNP is fighting for the rights of the county’s people not for assuming power.  “BNP is fighting for people. It wants to reflect people’s light of hope. So, our struggle for people’s interest and it is

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu categorically said that Khaleda Zia instigated militancy.He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at his secretariat on Tuesday.Inu said that on her March 1 speech Khaleda Zia proved that she is instigating militancy.BDST: 1415

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, thanked all for publishing a book based on his Facebook posts.He came up with the observation in a status on social network site Facebook on Monday night. He said, “I would like to thank everyone who came to the launch of my

DHAKA: New committee of BNP is set to be constituted within the next week with a massive change in its central and associate bodies.Confirming the matter, BNP standing committee member Lieutenant General (retd) Mahbubur Rahman told banglanews, “There will be a huge change where new

MYMENSINGH: Dhobaura Upazila Awami League Monday expelled nine leaders and activists from the party on charge of violating party’s chain of command.  A press release signed by upazila Awami League president Advocate Abdul Mannan and general secretary Priotosh Biswas Babul made the

DHAKA: LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Monday said the local government polls would be held under party banners in future.“The government is thinking to arrange the local government elections under party banners in line with the general election,” he said.The ruling Awami League

DHAKA: The 14th day of the first session of the current parliament resumed at 5:21pm Monday.        The session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.                    Earlier on Sunday, deputy speaker Fazley Rabbi Mia adjourned the

DHAKA: The joint meeting of ruling Awami League will be held on Tuesday afternoon at AL president’s Dhanmondi office in the capital.AL central leaders will sit in a view-exchange meeting with Presidents and General Secretaries of the party of Dhaka, Gazipur, Manikganj, Munshiganj,

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday granted six months bail to BNP Joint Secretary General Amanullah Aman in cases filed for vandalism and subversive acts.An HC bench of Justice Borhanuddin and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order after a hearing on bail petition of the BNP leader in five

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League Parliamentary Board meeting is scheduled to be held at Ganobhaban, official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday.Sheikh Hasina, also president of the party, will preside over the meeting.A press release, signed by office secretary of the party

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that the movements staged by BNP demanding general elections under caretaker government were successful.The spokesperson for the party came up with the observation while addressing a protest rally, arranged by

DHAKA: The namaz-e-janazas of Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Uddin Ahmed were held at several places of the capital from Sunday morning. First one was held at Supreme Court premises at 10:30am while second one in front of BNP central office in Naya Paltan at 11:30am  and third one at Baitul

MAHESHKHALI (COX’S BAZAR): The rebel candidate of Awami League Hossain Ibrahim was unofficially elected chairman in Maheshkhali upazila polls.Hossain Ibrahim bagged 36,373 votes while BNP rebel candidate Habibullah Habib secured 30781 votes 3, said election officials.Assistant Returning

DHAKA: BNP leader Khandaker Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, also former lawmaker of the party, passed away at a city hospital on Saturday evening.The former standing committee member of the party breathed his at United Hospital at 7:45pm due to cardiac diseases and old age complication.He was also

MADARIPUR: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan on Saturday said ruling Awami League is at the top of the ladder of popularity.The shipping minister came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at Charmugria College of the district Sadar in the morning.Shahjahan Khan observed that

RAJBARI: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday categorically said her party would start fresh movement to topple down the Awami League government immediately after completion of upazila parishad elections.“Ruling Awami League government does not believe in democracy as it is