DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League President, on Sunday asked leaders and activists to work altogether for the party nominated candidate.The premier came up with the plea while addressing a view exchange meeting with party’s candidacy aspirants for 10th national

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold a meeting with Bikalpadhara at her Gulshan office on Sunday night.The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8.30pm. Party Chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said, Bikalpadhara

DHAKA: Noted Industrialist Abdul Awal Mintoo’s son Tabith Awal sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s intervention to release of his father immediately.In a statement sent to the press, Tabith Awal claimed Abdul Awal Mintoo is a respectable industrialist and community leader. He also

DHAKA: A Dhaka court placed Barrister Fakhrul Islam, a lawyer of convicted war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, on a four-day remand for police interrogation.Metropolitan Magistrate Md Emdadul Haque passed the order in connection with a case filed for leaking out the draft verdict in

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam and opposition BNP Acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir had a meeting secretly on Saturday midnight over the ongoing political crisis.Sources said that they held the talks at a Banani residence in the capital

CHITTAGONG: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, is underway in the port city and upazilas of the district on Sunday amid stray incidents of violence.The organization is observing the shutdown in protest against killing of its activists of Mirsarai upazila.Our

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir opined that that election commissioners has forgotten their oath of holding neutral polls.The BNP leader came up with the assertion while addressing an event to unveil a book titled ‘The political thought of

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Presidium Member Kazi Zafar Ahmed on Saturday categorically said Chairman of the party HM Ershad has betrayed with the people by taking part in so-called all-party polls-time government.The senior politician of the party came up with the allegation in a statement

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) has outlined a steering committee for conducting the upcoming 10th national elections.Press and Political Secretary of the party Sunil Shuvo Roy confirmed the matter to banglanews on Saturday. Sunil informed that Party Presidium Member Masud Parvez Sohel Rana was

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday categorically urged the people to cast their vote for plow symbol in stead of candidates. The former military ruler of the country came up with the assertion while addressing a joining ceremony at Jatiya Party’s office in Banani of

DHAKA: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam on Saturday said the main objective of the polls-time cabinet to assist Election Commission (EC) for holding free and fair elections.The minister came up with the assertion at a meeting of Dhaka city Awami League in

PABNA: District BNP started observing dawn-to-dusk hartal in Pabna district on Saturday demanding release of all detained leaders of the party including Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas.Chhatra Dal activists staged protest at Edward College gate and Masum Bazar area setting fire on tyres in

TANGAIL: At least 30 people were injured during a clash between BNP activists and police personnel at Nirala crossing area in the district town on Friday afternoon.Witnesses said that the sporadic clash triggered when BNP activists brought out a procession after 18-party rally at

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir threatened to paralyze the country from Monday if election commission declares schedule of 10th general election without CG on the day.He came up with the warning while addressing a 18-party rally at Suhrawardy

DHAKA: Awami League advisory council member Suranjit Sengupta urged opposition BNP to come forward in melting down political gridlock by easing their firm stand on caretaker issue.Suranjit came up with the argument while addressing an event organized by Bangabandhu Academy at city’s

DHAKA: In protest against ‘unconstitutional’ formation of all-party poll-time government and to press demand for non-partisan government, opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance started a rally on Friday afternoon.With the recitation from the verse of holy Quran, the rally began at

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers arrested 17 people including Chhatra Shibir cadre Monirul Islam Moni from various areas of Debhata upazila of the district for their alleged involvement with the murder of organizing secretary of upazila Awami League.Police conducted the drives between Thursday

DHAKA: When incumbent government is forming poll-time interim government, opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance is mulling to paralyze the country enforcing non-stop blockade instead of hartal.A reliable source in the opposition alliance said that they would enforce blockade from Tuesday,

DHAKA: When incumbent government is forming poll-time interim government, opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance is mulling to paralyze the country enforcing non-stop blockade instead of hartal.A reliable source in the opposition alliance said that they would enforce blockade from Tuesday,

DHAKA: Opposition BNP led 18-party alliance will stage a protest rally at Suhrawardy Udyan as part of their countrywide programme on Friday.Top leaders of 18-party alliance will be present at the rally.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is expected to address the