DHAKA: The parliament session was adjourned till Wednesday afternoon.      Deputy Speaker Advocate Fazley Rabbi Mia made the adjournment the House at 8.55pm.  The parliament session will resume at 4:45pm on Wednesday.BDST: 2125 HRS, FEB 25, 2014

DHAKA: After one-week break, the first session of the current parliament resumed at 4:53pm Tuesday.The session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.       Prime minister along with opposition lawmakers attended in the session.        Earlier deputy

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division ordered to submit case summery of war criminal Abdul Alim within March 11.The appellate division consisting of five members, led by Chief Justice Mozammel Hossain, passed the order on Tuesday.On November 7 in 2013, Abdul Alim’s lawyer Advocate

DHAKA: A qulkhani and doa mahfil of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of former president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, will be held after Jumma prayers at Azad Masjid in city’s Gulshan area on Friday.A family source confirmed the matter to banglanews on

DHAKA: Police detained 22 persons including BNP and Jamaat-Shibir men in a 24-hour drive in different parts of the city.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) media and publication relations department deputy police commissioner (DC) Masudur Rahman said

DHAKA: A Dhaka court granted 2-day remand against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Shamsuzzaman Dudu in a case filed for sabotage.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur passed order when police produced him before the court on Wednesday morning.The case was filed with

BRAHMANBARIA: Police detained 113 people, including 10 activists of BNP, in nightlong drives across the district.Of them, 10 BNP men were shown arrested in different cases related to sabotages during blockade and hartal hours while rest of them were accused of other regular

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that the verdict of BDR killing cases was not appropriate.He came up with the allegation to journalists after placing floral wreath at former president Ziaur Rahman’s grave on Tuesday

COMILLA: District (South) BNP withdrew dawn-to-dusk hartal for Tuesday in the district protesting sending of 11 Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal leaders and activists to lockup on Monday noon.Confirming the matter, general secretary of district (South) BNP Haji Aminur Rashid Yasin told banglanews

JAMALPUR: The law enforcers held fugitive Jama`atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant Anwar’s father and his sister.    Anwar’s family members--Hamidur Rahman and Umme Habiba--were held from Jamalpur Sadar on Monday afternoon.  Officer-in-Charge of Jamalpur Sadar Police Station

CHITTAGONG: Law enforcers arrested 27 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, front organization of Jammat, on charges of creating violence in a drive at Lohagora upazila in the city on Sunday night.Officer-in-Charge (OC) M Shahjahan of Lohagora Thana said they were shown

DHAKA: Acting Secretary General of BNP, Mirza Fakhrul, alleged on Monday that Rakib was deliberately eliminated to hide certain unpleasant facts. The party spokesperson made the remarks after paying tributes at the grave of Ziaur Rahman, founder of BNP, in the afternoon.The BNP leader

CHITTAGONG: A local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, was held by police from Andarkilla mosque area of the port city on Monday noon.The arrestee was identified as Mahbubur Rahman, president of Chittagong’s Kotwali Thana Chhatra Shibir.Police sources said

DHAKA: Acting Secretary General of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday categorically said that recaptured militant Rakib was killed in crossfire for hiding the facts.The spokesperson for the party came up with the observation after paying tribute to the grave of Ziaur Rahman,

DHAKA: The appellate division canceled the High Court order that granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossainl in money laundering case.A five-member bench of Supreme Court’s Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Mohammad

SYLHET: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday claimed that Jamaat-e-Islami is involved with the snatching of Jamaa’t-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) members at Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district.   The finance minister came up with the allegation in response to a query of journalists after

RANGPUR: Bangladesh Chhatra League leader of Begum Rokeya University unit was expelled for violating rules and regulation of the party.The BCL leader is Senior Vice President Hadiuzzaman Hadi.President Mehedi Hasan and General Secretary Mostafa Mahmud Hasan confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid has been invited to attend the fourth summit of Heads of State and Government of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), scheduled to be held on May 20-21, in Shanghai, China.The disclosure came from a press release issued

COX’S BAZAR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the country is progressed in every sector, including sports, when Awami League assumes power.The premier, also ruling Awami League, came up with the observation while addressing a public rally after inauguration of newly

DHAKA: BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Sunday said the Election Commission (EC) of the country is playing the role “as typist of the government”.The spokesperson for the party came up with the observation while addressing a press conference at BNP central office