DHAKA: Newly appointed state minister for Primary and Mass Education ministry Ismat Ara Sadeque was made state minister of public administration ministry.A gazette notification was issued to this effect on Wednesday.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the appointment.BDST: 1658 HRS, JAN 15,

DHAKA: BNP-led 18-party alliance will stage mass rally across the country on January 20 and protest progarmme on January 29, the first JS session day of the 10th parliament.The BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia made the announcement while briefing journalists at a city hotel on Wednesday

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to deliver her party’s fresh programme to meet their demand in a press conference scheduled to be held on Wednesday afternoon.The press conference will be held at 4:00pm at a hotel in capital’s Gulshan area.Allude to the BNP-led 18-party

DHAKA: The Election Commission has imposed 48-hour restriction on motorcycle movement in eight constituencies from January 15 midnight ahead of voting in the constituencies to be held on Thursday.Earlier on January 5, the voting had been postponed in the constituencies due to violent and

DHAKA: Nepal and Mayanmar Tuesday greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she made prime minister for third time.In two separate messages Nepal and Mayanmar government extended their heartiest congratulations to Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of office of the Prime Minister for

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has sent a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing his thank and gratitude.The letter reached at prime minister office on Tuesday noon. In the latter, former military ruler Ershad thanked Sheikh Hasina as she appointed him a special

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to deliver her party’s fresh programme to meet their demand in a press conference schedule to be held on Wednesday.The press conference will be held at 4:00pm at a city Hotel in Gulshan.Allude to the BNP-led 18-party combine boycotted the

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Hanif said if BNP leave the path of violence then dialogue could be held about 11th parliamentary polls. He was addressing in a discussion at Dhaka Reporters Unity organized by Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote on Tuesday as chief

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam categorically said that the formation of new government is totally unjustified as voter turnout in January 5 polls was only 5 percent.The BNP spokesperson made comment in a statement on Monday evening.Fakhrul said, “Sheikh

DHAKA: Saudi Ambassador in Dhaka Dr Abdullah Bin Naser Al Busairi met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday night for discussing the current political situation.The meeting started around 8:00pm at political office of the BNP chairperson at Gulshan in the city. BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher

DHAKA: LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, also general secretary of ruling Awami League, on Monday said the possibility of dialogue with BNP is still alive.The AL spokesperson came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at his secretariat office in the afternoon.He said Awami

DHAKA: Islami Chhatra Shibir has called daylong hartal (shutdown) for Wednesday protesting killing of Chittagong University (CU) unit Shibir leader.Chhatra Shibir Chittagong City unit Chhatra Shibir press secretary announced the hartal after Gayebana Janaza of murdered leader Mamun

DHAKA: Newly appointed Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Monday said the present stance of BNP is positive as they avoided hartal and blockade from Monday and it would create congenial atmosphere for talks.The senior leader of ruling Awami League was speaking to journalists at first day

MUNSHIGANJ: A Jubo Dal activist was burnt to death by miscreants in Ramananda area under Sirajdikhan upazila of the district on early Monday.The victim was identified as Jamil Hossain, 32, a Jubo Dal activist and son of Abul Kashem, resident of the upazila.Police sources said that a gang

DHAKA: Saudi Arabian ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Basiri will meet BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office on Monday evening.Sources said that the meeting will be held around 7:30pm.They might discuss the current political situation of Bangladesh and

MYMENSINGH: Detective Branch (DB) of Police Sunday night arrested Riyaduzzaman Riyad, chairman of Moilakanda union under Gauripur upazila of the district, on allegation of sabotaging rail tracks.Acting on tip off, police arrested Riyaduzzaman from Baghmara area of the town.Confirming the

DHAKA: Acting Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday asked the government to handover of state power to a non-partisan government.The spokesperson for the party made the plea in a statement in the evening.Terming the day of oath

DHAKA: Jatiya Party is mulling to hold councils as soon as possible to reconstitute its district and central committees where change may come in the post to secretary general of the party.Golam Moshi, JP leader recently resigned from the party or Secretary General of parties those were

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia met leaders of engineers as a part of her opinion exchange program with professionals on Saturday night.The meeting was held around 8:30pm at the Chairperson’s political office in city’s Gulshan area.BNP Media Wing

RAJSHAHI: Chhatra League leaders and activists of Rajshahi University of Science and Technology (RUET) unit locked the registrar’s room from 1:00pm to 1:30pm Saturday. Later, they unlocked the room after a discussion with vice chancellor of the university. Sources from the university