DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is addressing rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Monday afternoon.The former prime minister reached the venue at 4:00pm and took her seat on the stage at 4.10pm.The party that boycotted the January 5 parliamentary elections organized the rally to

JOYPURHAT: An eight-hour hartal was observed on Sunday in Panchbibi upazila of the district in protest against filing ‘false case’ on Saturday against 18-party leaders and activists. The hartal started from 6:00am and continued till 2:00pm.Officer-in-Charge of Panchbibi Thana Abu Hena

DHAKA: The first Namaz-e-Janaza of Awami League lawmaker Shawkat Momen Shahjahan of Tangail-8 constituency held at South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad at 2:00pm Monday.The second Janaza will be held at Tangail Basail School ground around 3:30pm and the third Janaza will be at Sakhipur Upazila

DHAKA: BNP asked Jamaat-e-Islami not to join its rally scheduled to begin in the afternoon at city’s Suhrawardy Uddyan.The party has not allowed its ally Jamaat to join the programme this time showing excuse that ‘Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) permitted only BNP to hold the

GAIBANDHA: Some 6,000 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir of Sundarganj Thana in the district were sued Sunday night on charge of attacking police.Sundarganj Thana Officer-in-Charge (investigation) Mostafa Kamal filed the lawsuit mentioning 25 names.He said that

JOYPURHAT: An eight-hour hartal is underway in Panchbibi upazila of the district in protest of filing ‘false case’ on Saturday with the thana against 18-party leaders and activists.The hartal started from 6:00am and will be ended at 2:00pm.Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge of

MEHERPUR: A Jamaat leader was killed in a gunfight with police in Bondor area under sadar Upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Tarik Mohammad Saiful Islam, 35, district Jamaat assistant secretary, son of district Jamaat Ameer Samir Uddin.Sources said that

DHAKA: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Anisul Haque urged countrymen to boycott Jamaat-Shibir socially in a collective effort.The minister made the assertion while addressing an event to mark 22nd innovation day of Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee at city’s

DHAKA: The BNP-led 18-party alliance got conditional permission to stage its scheduled mass rally in the city’s Suhrawardy Udyan on Monday.BNP assistant office secretary Abdul Latif Jony confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday.On January 15, Khaleda announced the programme from a

COMILLA: A case was filed Sunday morning against 207 Chhatra League and Chhatra Dal activists of Comilla University (CU) including the convener of CU Chhatra League.Sub-Inspector of Comilla Sadar (South) Thana Khademul Bahar filed the lawsuit mentioning names of seven Chhatra League and

SAVAR, DHAKA: Opposition leader Raushan Ershad on Sunday paid tribute to the martyrs of the countries war of independence by placing wreaths at the National Martyrs’ Memorial.With the members of parliament of Jatiya Party, she placed floral wreaths at 1:10pm and left the memorial at

DHAKA: Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr. Hasan Mahmud Sunday categorically said that no discussion will be held unless BNP leave the companion of Jamaat.He came up with the assertion while addressing a discussion ‘Thikana Bangladesh’ organised by Awami League at the

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir categorically said that democracy loving people took oath to recover democracy with the ideology of late president Ziaur Rahman.  He made the comment while talking to journalists after paying tribute to founder of BNP Ziaur

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected remand prayers for interrogating former BNP lawmaker Shammi Akter in a case filed for vandalizing and torching vehicles.Metropolitan magistrate Hasibul Haque passed the order after hearing on the 5-day remand plea in the case by police.On January 7,

JHENAIDAH: Two youths were killed and two police injured in a clash between two groups of local Awami League at Tikari village under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Arif Hossain, 25, son of Tayeb Ali and Shah Alam, 35, son of Inrahim

GAIBANDHA: At least 50 people, including 22 police men, were injured in a clash between law enforcers and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in Khanabari area under Sundarganj upazila of the district early Sunday.Police nabbed three activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of

BAGERHAT: Police arrested Fakirhat upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami secretary on Saturday.The arrestee is Mofazzel Haydar, son of late Masud Ali from Kathaltala village of the upazila.He was arrested from Jatrapur Bazar area of Sadar upazila around 7.00pm.Detective Branch (DB) of Police

DHAKA: Danish ambassador to Bangladesh Hanne Fugl Eskjær met Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office on Saturday night.Confirming the matter, sources from BNP chairperson’s office told banglanews that the meeting was held around 8:00pm.During the parley, they talked about bilateral

DHAKA: Opposition leader Rowshan Ershad will visit the National Martyrs’ Memorial at Savar on Sunday to pay homage to the martyrs of the country’s war of independence during 1971.Confirming the matter, Jatiya Party presidium member Tajul Islam Chowdhury MP told banglanews that this

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu termed BNP as a key patronising party in nationwide terrorism.The Minister made the assertion in a discussion titled ‘Communalism and Mass Media’ at National Press Club in city on Saturday.Inu said, “BNP supported miscreants in violent