DHAKA: A meeting was held between Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi and Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali on Tuesday morning.The one hour long parley held at the foreign ministry.Ministry sources said Rizvi discussed many topics including various

JHENAIDAH: The dawn-to-dusk hartal called by Sramik Oikkya Parishad, is underway in the district on Tuesday.The organization called the hartal protesting killing of general secretary of district Bus-Minibus Workers’ Union. President of the Oikkya Parishad Habibur Rahman made the hartal

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) General Secretary Habibur Rashid Habib was freed on bail on Monday noon.  A press release signed by JCD office secretary Nazmul Hasan made the disclosure. Around five hundred JCD leaders and activists led by acting president Bazlul Karim

JHENIDAH: Sramik Oikkya Parishad called daylong hartal for Tuesday in the district protesting killing of general secretary of district Bus-Minibus Workers’ Union.President of the Oikkya Parishad Habibur Rahman made the hartal announcement at 12:00pm Monday.Abdul Gaffar Biswas, 43,

DHAKA: A Dhaka court granted bail to acting Secretary General of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case of vandalizing and arson during BNP’s blockade programme. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court Magistrate M Waejkuruni Khan Chowdhury passed the order after hearing a bail petition

DHAKA: Shamim Osman, lawmaker of Narayanganj-4 constituency, claimed that activists of Chhatra League are leaders, not goons. He came up with the claim while addressing a rally at Narayanganj Sanarpar organized protesting killings of seven people, including panel mayor Nazrul Islam.

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has warned 12 political parties, including ruling Awami League, as many of their candidates have not submitted election expenditures statement. The election commission issued the warning notices to respective offices through post and special courier on

DHAKA: Blaming Awami League government is conducting abduction, killing and torture in the country, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia urged the countrymen to raise movement against the government and its wrongdoings.      She was addressing a mass hunger strike programme organized by Dhaka

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday claimed that HM Ershad is the killer of late President Ziaur Rahman and Mohammad Abul Manzoor.   “Ershad is the killer of Ziaur Rahman and Manzoor and he has to face trial for the killing,” she said.     The former premier of the

NARAYANGANJ: Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman said he would disclose the audio record over planning, kidnapping and killing of seven people, including Narayanganj City Corporation panel mayor Nazrul Islam. The AL leader made the assertion while talking to newsmen at Chashara Press Club

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) locked into a scuffle with police in front Press Club in the capital on Sunday afternoon.   The brawl erupted a few moments after party’s chairperson reached there to participate in the mass hunger strike of her party

FROM NATIONAL PRESS CLUB: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir termed the drives in Narayanganj as eye-wash. He came up with the allegation while addressing a mass hunger strike at National Press Club in city on Sunday. Fakhrul said

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) started countrywide mass hunger strike on Sunday protesting ‘forced disappearance-killings’.    The demonstration began with the recitation from holy verses of Quran at National Press Club in capital around 9:15am and wil continue till

DHAKA: The sale of nomination form of Awami League for Barisal-5 constituency by-election has begun from Sunday morning and it will continue till May 6.   Aspirants can buy nomination form from party’s Dhanmondi office. Price of every form has fixed Tk 25,000. On May 8, a board

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Two separate cases were filed with Motihar Thana against 32 Chhatra Shibir men including Rajshahi University (RU) unit president brining allegation of attack on two Chhatra League men.      RU Chhatra League vice-president Atiqur Rahman lodged the cases on

DHAKA: Mirza Abbas, member of BNP standing committee on killing, disappearances and kidnapping said that Bangladesh has become a blood-stained. “Men in the country are no longer safe”, he added. Mirza Abbas urged mass people to come forward to save the country while addressing a

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party is going to stage a mass hunger strike across the country on Sunday protesting the forced disappearance-killing in the country. Chairperson of the party Khaleda Zia is likely to join the mass hunger strike against the anarchy of the country on Sunday

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Joint force members detained some 22 leaders and activists Jamaat-e-Islami and its associate body Islami Chhatra Shibir from different places of Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of the district from Friday midnight to Saturday dawn. A joint force of police, Rapid Action

SATKHIRA: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed by a lynch mob action at Delta intersection under Debhata upazila of the district on Friday night. The deceased identified as Akter Hossain Aku, 36, son of Faizul Islam of the upazila, also accused in several cases including murder case

DHAKA: The meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Board (AKPB) is to be held on Saturday evening at Ganabhaban, the official residence of Premier Sheikh Hasina.   The meeting will start at 7:00pm, with party chief Sheikh Hasina, also president of the board, in the chair.   AL Office