GAZIPUR: Local unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) called daylong hartal for Monday in Kapasia upazila of the district demanding release of the upazila Awami league general secretary (GS) Anisur Rahman.The announcement came from a press release singed by the upazila unit BCL president

DHAKA: Sri Lankan outgoing high commissioner to Dhaka WSK Warasiguda met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday evening.    The hour long parley held at Khaleda’s Gulshan political office at 7:30pm.    They discussed the various bilateral interest issues and the outgoing envoy

DHAKA: Voting in 12 upazilas of eight districts will be held on Monday in the last phase of the fourth upazila polls of the country under tight security.  The voting will start from 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm at a stretch. Some 61 candidates will vie for chairman post, 69

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that freedom of the media is good, but side by side it should have the responsibility and commitment.  The premier came up with the assertion while talking to the officials of information ministry on Sunday. Sheikh Hasina said that a

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sent former lawmaker of Demara Salahuddin Ahmed to jail in four cases.  Metropolitan Magistrate Tarek Moinul Islam Bhuiyan passed the order when he surrendered before the court on Sunday morning. Earlier in November and December, he was charged in the cases of

DHAKA: Former lawmaker of Demra area Salauddin Ahmed is likely to surrender before the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Sunday in alleged connection with eight cases including murder. Salauddin’s lawyer Abdur Razzaq confirmed the matter to banglanews. Earlier in November

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed promised to shun politics of violence and hartal if his party is permitted for staging rally-procession. He also urged to withdraw the cases against BNP leaders and activists so that the two leading parties can sit together for

DHAKA: Water resources minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Saturday said Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina was in favor of the caretaker government but due to the obligation of the Supreme Court verdict that had not been possible.The minster came up with the remarks when addressing a

DHAKA: Former president Ziaur Rahman wanted to erase the name of Awami League, commented country’s incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She further said that Zia wanted to destroy the spirit of country’s war of independence as well as its history. The former president gave

DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Saturday said the existing good relation between the ruling Awami League and India will remain alike in future. Tofail, also an AL advisory council member, came up with the comment while addressing a discussion on the occasion of Prime Minster

CHITTAGONG: Police in a nightlong drive detained 18 Jamaat-Shibir men from Lohagara and Satkania Upazila of the district on Friday night. Lohagara Thana Officer-in-Charge Shahjahan told banglanews, “Police detained 12 Shibir men from the upazila and most of them were wanted in several

DHAKA: The 33rd Homecoming Day of Prime Minister also Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is being celebrated on Saturday.  Awami League and its associate organizations have chalked out elaborate programme marking the day. The programme includes hoisting of flags at Awami League

DHAKA: Opposition Leader of the parliament Raushan Ershad Friday congratulated Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi for his party’s sweeping victory in the 16th Lok Shabha elections of India. Senior presidium member of Jatiya Party also said we hope his victory will

DHAKA: BNP will stage protest rally in every thana of the capital Dhaka on Saturday as they were denied permission for holding rally in Narayanganj on May 17. Party’s standing committee member Tarikul Islam declared about the rally in a press briefing at Naya Paltan central office on

DHAKA: Jammat-e-Islam greeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi as his party won the 16th ‘Lok Sabha’, the national parliament of India, with absolute majority.  The party Acting Ameer Makbul Ahammad in a press release on Friday came up with the disclosure. 

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad welcomed Narendra Modi newly elected to-be prime minister of India.   Ershad greeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Friday after their unofficial absolute majority in the Indian national elections.   Jatiya Party Chairman also greeted

DHAKA: Narendra Modi, who is going to be the next Prime Minister of India, has tweeted saying ‘India has won’ after his party armed with massive victory Friday.On his twitter account Narendra Modi tweeted in three languages-- India has won! भारत की विजय।

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia greeted the absolute pioneer of 16th ‘Lok Sabha’ the national parliament of India Narendra Modi for his great success in election. The 19-party alliance leader has sent a greeting message to unofficially elected Narendra Modi through Indian High

DHAKA:  Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is yet to get any permission for the probable mass rally at Demra on May 17. A mass rally of Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to be held at city’s Jatrabari-Demra area on Saturday. On the other hand, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will brief the media at the party’s Nayapaltan office in the city at 10:00am on Friday.Party sources said Fakhrul will brief on BNP’s stance on the latest political situations of the country and the party chairperson