TANGAIL: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the change of the government in India would not affect the politics of Bangladesh.The minister came up with the observation while talking to journalists after visiting Joydebpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga road here in the

DHAKA: BNP on Saturday announced to stage countrywide mass huger strike on May 4 and to hold protest processions on April 28 at the districts and upazila towns.Party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the announcement at a press conference at party’s

LAXMIPUR: A leader of Juba Dal, the youth wing of BNP, was found dead at Bashurhat area under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as M Samsul Islam Solaiman, joint secretary of district unit Juba Dal.Being informed from locals, police recovered

MAGURA: Awami League supporters on Friday chopped a BNP supporter to death over a dispute centering recent Upazila Parishad elections in the Sadar upazila of the district.The deceased was identified as Omar Ali, 45, hailed from Malonchi village of the upazila.Local sources said that

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) vowed to continue their movement till getting due share of Teesta River water from India.Party’s standing committee member Lieutenant General (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman came up with the observation at a human chain at National Press Club on

DHAKA: Law enforcers obstructed and foiled the human chain formed by Islamic Oikko Andolan in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Friday morning.Shahbagh Thana Police nabbed two activists of the organization for interrogation as police suspects the party is a faction of

SATKHIRA: A local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami received bullet injuries in a ‘gunfight’ between Jamaat-Shibir men and police in Matshakati area under Ashashuni upazila of the district early Friday.The injured is Kabir Ahmed Sarder, 46, President of the party’s Shobanali Union Parishad

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday urged freedom fighters (FF) to turn around again for the sake of the country. She came up with the assertion while addressing a view exchange meeting with freedom fighters at Gulshan party chairperson’s office

DHAKA: Families of eight BNP leaders and activists, who are victims of forced missing since December 4, urged the government to return them back.Forming a human chain in front of the National Press Club Thursday, they said that they were not sure whether the missing BNP leaders and

DHAKA: Shamsuzzaman Dudu, advisor to the BNP chairperson, on Thursday categorically said Sheikh Hasina seized power coercively.The BNP leader came up with the assertion in a rally, arranged by Swechhasebok Dal protesting ‘baseless propaganda of Awami League against Tarique Rahman’, at

DHAKA: Revolutionary change is not possible overnight and actions against the unfit vehicles will be taken within next six months. “I did not expect a revolutionary change in the communications system overnight, but I hope to do so gradually,” he said. Communications Affairs Minister

PABNA: Miscreants chopped a Sramik Dal activist to death at Poyda village under Sadar upazila of the district Thursday.Victim, Ripon Hossain, 32, son of Osman Goni of the village, breathed his last at Pabna Medical College Hospital at 9:30am of the day.Mirza Dulal of Poyda village told

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued arrest warrant against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Kashem Ali’s son Mohammad Bin Kashem in a fraud case.  Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Harunur Rashid passed the order.  Allude to Mir Kashem Ali is a war crimes accused who committed

DOANI, TEESTA BARRAGE: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Almagir on Wednesday said not only a long march but also a democratic government has to be formed to realize the fair share of Teesta River water.“Not only the long march but also a democratic government will have

DHAKA: The High Court has rejected petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging her indictment in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust corruption cases.On March 19, the Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka-3 framed charges against Khaleda, Tarique Rahman and seven others

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected bail plea of BNP Joint Secretary General Aman Ullah Aman and its Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy over the killing case of a Chhatra Shibir leader.Metropolitan Magistrate Harun-or-Rashid passed the order on Wednesday after the

DOANI, TEESTA BARRAGE: BNP’s long march for due share of Teesta River water reached at the Teesta Barrage at Doani point in Hatibandha of Lalmonithat Wednesday noon.The party started its concluding rally of the road march there through reciting the verses of Holy Quran., begging few

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: The half day hartal, called by district Jamaat-e-Islami, was observed in the district on Wednesday amid stray incidents of violence.The party observed the shutdown protesting the detention of newly elected Sadar upazila Chairman, also Jamaat leader Professor Mokhlesur

GAZIPUR: At least eight people were injured in a clash between the activists of ruling Awami League’s associate bodies –Chhatra League (BCL) and Sramik League (SL)- in Sreepur of the district Tuesday night over establishing supremacy.The clash took place at Palli Bidyut intersection

DHAKA: Joydeb Nandi and Mostafijur Rahman Mostaq will perform the responsibilities of acting president and general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League.Before leaving the country for the United Kingdom, BCL President HM Badiuzzaman Sohag and General Secretary Siddiqui Nazmul Alam handed