DHAKA: Lawmaker Shawkat Choudhwry of Nilphamary-4 constituency was elected as opposition whip of the 10th national parliament.Opposition Chief Whip M Tajul Islam Chowdhury confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday morning.Earlier on Tuesday, Jatiya Party presidium member Tazul Islam

SATKHIRA: At least 20 Hindu families received threat from unidentified miscreants to leave their living place in Polashpol Sabujbagh area of the district.Getting threat letters, the Hindu families are feeling insecure and panic spreads among them.Bimol Mondol, a resident of the area told

DHAKA: The 19-party alliance was not given permission to stage their pre-scheduled black flag procession in the city on Wednesday.BNP International Affairs Secretary Asaduzzaman Ripon told banglanews that we would wait till 2:00pm to get permission of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad will join at the first session of the 10th parliament.  Opposition chief whip Tazul Islam made the disclosure at a press conference just after his appoint to the post on Tuesday noon.  He hoped that his party chairman would join all sessions of the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Tuesday afternoon.Sources said the meeting began around 4:30pm and concluded at 6:00pm.Earlier in the day, the President received the Prime Minister with a bouquet when she reached the presidential

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday granted six weeks bail to former education minister ANM Eahsanul Haque Milon in a case filed with Gulshan Police Station.  An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Hayder and Justice Jafar Ahmed passed the bail order.   Milon’s lawyer SM Munir and Nitai

DHAKA: Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap and Ferdous Ahmed Khan have been given contractual appointment as special assistant of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Public administration ministry confirmed their appointment through issuing two separate orders. As per the order, they will receive status and

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to meet pro Jamaat-BNP teachers from various private and public universities on Tuesday evening.The meeting will be held at Chairperson’s Gulshan office in Gushan at around 8:00pm.The view-exchange meeting will be held as a part of

DHAKA: Acknowledging his smoking openly as a misdeed, Social Welfare Minister of incumbent government Syed Mohsin Ali on Tuesday sought apology to the countrymen and promised not to smoke in public functions in the future.He made a phone call to banglanews on Tuesday noon and said, “I

RANGPUR: Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was declared elected uncontested winner from Rangpur-6 constituency.Rangpur district returning officer Farid Ahmed, also deputy commissioner, came up with the declaration on Tuesday morning after scrutinizing the nomination

GAZIPUR: BNP standing committee member Brigadier General (retd) ASM Hannan Shah is likely to release on bail from Kashimpur high security jail on Tuesday afternoon. Shah Riazul Alam, younger son of Hannan Shah, told banglanews that all the related papers of release were completed and he

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday rejected the remand and bail pleas for Bar Council vice-chairman Khandaker Mahbub in a case filed with Ramna Thana.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim passed the order in a case filed on charge of obstructing police from discharging government duties

SATKHIRA: The half day hartal, called by upazila unit Chhatra Dal, is underway in Tala upazila protesting the death of Islamkati union Chhatra Dal president Azharul Isalm in a gunfight with law enforcers.No picketers were seen on any roads of the upazila till 10:30am.People were seen busy

DHAKA: Senior presidium member of Jatiya Party Raushon Ershad, also wife of former President HM Ershad, is set to take charge of the office of the opposition leader of the parliament on Tuesday.Sources from the party said that they called for a meeting of the parliament members from the

DHAKA: Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan greeted Sheikh Hasina for her re-election as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the disclosure in a press release on Monday.In a note to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, extending his warm congratulations to the

DHAKA: Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, thanked his facebook fans and supporters and expressed his gratefulness for reaching a milestone of 500k likes for his page.Joy expressed his gratefulness in a status update on social network site, Facebook on Monday night.The

DHAKA: Mohammad Abdul Jabbar and Atiqur Rahman have been elected president and secretary general of Chattra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, respectively. They were elected at a central executive council meeting held in the city on Monday evening.Later, they took oath administered

DHAKA: The government on Monday directed the authorities concerned not to keep school students in queues in attending reception programmes.    Primary and Mass Education Ministry issued a circular regarding the matter.The notification reads that the government will take legal action

DHAKA: The first meeting of ruling Awami League Parliamentary Committee (ALPC) will be held on Tuesday evening.    Chief Whip ASM Firoz made the disclosure to reporters on Monday.  The meeting will be held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 6:00pm. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling

JHENIDAH: BNP-led 19-party alliance observed half-day hartal at Court Chandpur and Maheshpur upazilas in the district on Monday without any violence protesting the death of local Jamaat leader in a gunfight with combined forces on Saturday night.Jamaat central leader Professor Motiar