DHAKA: The High Court granted a six-month bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed with Shahbagh thana. The HC bench of Justice Borhan Uddin and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order after hearing on Monday.Earlier on Thursday, Dhaka Metropolitan

NOAKHALI: Miscreants abducted a Juba League activist from Boikuntha village of Ramnarayanpur union under Chatkhil upazila of the district on Sunday evening.The victim is Fayez Ahmed Babul, 32, an activist of Union Juba League, son of Ansar Uddin.Locals said that some 4/5 miscreants

DHAKA: The High Court rejected bail petition to BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday in a money-laundering case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.A HC division bench comprising Justice M Borhanuddin and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order after

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Sunday sent Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal president Habibun Nabi Khan Sohel to jail rejecting his bail petition.Metropolitan Magistrates Rezaul Karim and Anwar Sadat passed the order after hearing on his bail petitions.Court custody Officer-in Charge Murad Hossain

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday placed general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Habibur Rashid Habib on a one-day remand in an explosive case.Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim granted the remand around 12:15pm after hearing.Besides, the court also refused the remand plea on

NOAKHALI: Daylong hartal, called by six candidates of municipal election, is underway in a relaxed mood in Begumganj upazila of the district on Sunday. The six candidates called hartal demanding re-election in Chaumuhani Municipality. Earlier, in a press conference at Chaumuhani Public

DHAKA: Law Minister Advocate Anisul Haque on Saturday demanded punitive action against the persons for their involvement in attacking the activists of Gonojagoron Mancho.The minister also said it would be looked into whether the activists followed the rules while holding a rally and

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited ailing lawmaker and Barisal City Corporation former Mayor Advocate Shawkat Hossain Hiron at Apollo Hospitals in city’s Bashundhara area on Saturday evening.              Deputy Press Secretary of Prime Minister Ashraful Alam

DHAKA: Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) and Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) announced a three-day long march to the Teesta River demanding fair sharing of its water between Bangladesh and India.The announcement came from a joint press conference of BSD and CPB at Mukti Bhaban in

NOAKHALI: Six candidates of municipal election called daylong hartal at Begumganj upazila of the district for Sunday demanding re-election to Chaumuhani Municipality. The candidates are BNP-backed candidate Jahir Uddin Harun, Awami rebel candidate Mahfuzul Haque, Principal Abul Kalam

KHAGRACHHARI: Some nine Juba League leaders and activists of Ramgarh upazila and municipality were expelled for their involvement in demanding extortion after kidnapping an army man.District Juba League Saturday expelled the leaders and activists, said a statement on Saturday morning.The

DHAKA: Speakers at a roundtable meet alleged that the Election Commission (EC) failed to perform its duty properly in recent national and upazila elections.Sammilito Peshajibi Parishad organized the roundtable meet titled ‘Democracy, Election, Election Commission and Present

DHAKA: Awami League Presidium Member Suranjit Sengupta opined that it could not be said that the government had not any interference in the upazila election, but that was very low.He came up with the assertion while addressing a discussion at Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh

DHAKA: The meeting of ruling Awami League central executive council will be held on Saturday evening at Gano Bhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  Party’s president Sheikh Hasina will preside over in the meeting.  Various important issues including recently

GAZIPUR: Dhaka City BNP Member Secretary Abdus Salam was released on bail from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail on Friday.     Jail Super Jannatul Fardin confirmed the matter to banglanews.         After being released, the BNP leader got warm reception by party leaders

RAJSAHI UNIVERSITY: Former joint secretary of Suhrawardi Hall unit of Chhatra League of Rajsahi University was shot to death by unknown miscreants on Friday.The deceased was identified as Rostom Ali Akand, 25, The killing incident took place at 1:15pm.Rafiqul Islam, a resident student of

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday alleged that duration of the Speedy Trial Act has been extended by five years to exclude BNP and political parties from elections.Nazrul came up with the allegation when took part a human chain in front of National Press

COMILLA: Law enforcers detained Amir Hossain Rajan, president of Daudkandi upazila unit Chattra League, from his residence on Thursday night.Officer-in-Charge of Daudkandi Thana Abdus Salam confirmed the matter to banglanews.“Police nabbed him for his alleged involvement in a clash

LAXMIPUR:  A Union unit Chattra League leader was shot dead in the Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Robiul Islam, 30, joint general secretary of South Hamsadi Union and resident of the area.Joint convener of district Jubo League AKM Salauddin

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas was freed on bail on Thursday night. He was released from Dhaka Central Jail at 8:30pm.His personal Secretary (PS) Mizanur Rahman Sohel confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier, an HC bench comprising Justice Borhan Uddin and Justice KM