DHAKA: Self proclaimed Chairman of Jatiya Party (JP) Kazi Zafar Ahmed will meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office on Saturday night.Confirming the matter, sources from BNP chairperson’s office told banglanews that the meeting will be held around 9:00pm.Besides,

NILPHAMARI: Police recovered the body of BNP leader, also key suspect of attack on Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor’s motorcade.The deceased was identified as Golam Rabbani, 35, Lakshmi Chap Union BNP Organizing Secretary, son of Mazibar Rahman.Palashbari Union Parsad Chairman

SATKHIRA: An activist of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, was killed in a clash with joint forces in Sadar upazila of the district early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abu Hanif Chotton, 22, son of Shahar Ali of the area.Sources said that a team of joint

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia expressed her concern over the shut of bangla daily Inqilab and arrest of its three journalists by the law enforcers. Khaleda made the worry in a statement to the mass media on Friday signed by BNP office secretary Abdul Latif.  The BNP chief said in a

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, also 18-party chief, gave firm directions to Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir to give up violent and subversive activism in the name of political programme. She said Jamaat leaders, “BNP will not take the responsibilities of Jamaat-Shibir’s

DHAKA: Joint general secretary of ruling Awami League Jahangir Kabir Nanak alleged that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was befogging the people with newly concocted lies.He came up with the allegation in a press briefing at the party president’s Dhanmondi political office on Friday

GAZIPUR: BNP vice-chairman Selima Rahman was released on bail from Kashimpur jail on Friday noon. Kashimpur Female Jail Jailer Amjad Hossain Don confirmed the matter to banglanews. Jail sources said that Dhaka Metropolitan Court on Thursday granted bail to Selima Rahman along with two

DHAKA: Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Hanne Fugl Eskjær will meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office in the city on Saturday evening.The meeting will be held at around 7:30pm.A reliable source of BNP Chairperson’s office confirmed the matter to

CHANDPUR: Miscreants attacked motorcade of the former home minister Dr MK Alamgir in Ujani Madrasa area under Kachua upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon.Witnesses said an agitated group of miscreants in the crowd attacked the former minister while he was attending a mahfil, a

DHAKA: Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in the city on Thursday evening. The Indian diplomat reached at Khaleda’s political office around 7:30pm.This is the first meeting between Khaleda and the Indian envoy after

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to Abdul Awal Mintu, adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, and party vice-chairman Selima Rahman in a case.Metropolitan Magistrate Maruf Hossain passed bail order to BNP adviser while Mahbubur Rahman granted bail to Selima Rahman in the

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday alleged that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is plotting new conspiracies for creating anarchy and violence in the country.The information minister came up with the allegation while talking to journalists at his secretariat office in the

DHAKA: Chhatra Dal President of Jagannath University unit was picked up from his Jigatotal house in the city on Thursday morning.Detective Branch (DB) of Police held the student leader—Faisal Ahmed Sajal.BDST: 1610 HRS, JAN 16, 2014Edited by: M. Mahbub Alam, Asst Output Editor

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday rejected the 10-day remand prayers for interrogating BNP Vice-Chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka in a case filed with Jatrabari thana.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Masud Sheikh passed the order in a case of killing people by torching passenger

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday ordered police not to nab or harass BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir until submission of reports in three cases filed with Ramna and Shahbagh Thanas against him.In presence of Mirza Fakhrul, an HC bench comprising Justice Borhan

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) sought permission to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to hold rally on January 20 at Suhrawardi Udyan in the capital.BNP assistant-office secretary Abdul Latif Jony, on Thursday, told banglanews, “Though BNP on Wednesday appealed for the

NOAKHALI: Police in a special drive held nine activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from various spots of the district between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.Confirming the matter, district police control room said apprehending subversive activities police held them.After

JESSORE: A Juba League leader was shot to death by unidentified miscreants in the district town on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Shipon, 35, organizing secretary of the town Juba League and son of Nur Islam of Ghop Beltola.Local sources said miscreants, riding motorbike,

DHAKA: BNP and Jamaat have become united to make Bangladesh a Taliban state. Pakistan’s notorious army intelligence ISI has been carrying on secret exercises on behalf of BNP-Jamaat to make our country unstable.Even in collusion with ISI, Jamaat sent their 10,000 cadares to Afganistan

NOAKHALI: Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, observed the daylong hartal on Wednesday amid road blockade, procession and cocktails explosion.The organization called the hartal in the district protesting of killing Mamun, a leader of Chittagong University unit Chhatra