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

DHAKA: Appellate division of the Supreme Court Sunday cancelled the High Court order that granted bail to five BNP leaders including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.Appellate division, led by Chief Justice M Mozammel Hossain, passed the order.The four other BNP

DHAKA: Three top BNP leaders including its standing committee member Mirza Abbas got a 6-week anticipatory bail in a murder case filed by police.A high court bench of Justices Naima Haider and Jafor Ahmed granted them bail after hearing on Sunday morning.Earlier in the day, the BNP

DHAKA: A radical change in the central committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is not imminent but a minor change may come in standing committee and executive committee.A competent source from the party made the disclosure.Sources said party’s chairperson would not take steps to

RAJSHAHI: A rebel upazila Chairman candidate of Puthia upazila of the district Anwarul Islam Jumma was expelled by BNP for defying party’s decision.BNP Joint-Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the disclosure through a press release on Saturday.It was said in the press

DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal, front organization of BNP, will organize processions with black flags across the country on March 10 protesting the obstructions of the party’s International Women’s Day rally.Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal general secretary Shirin Sultana declared the