DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central committee has expelled its two leaders form upazila unit of the party for violating party discipline. The expelled leaders are Manjurur Rob Murtuja, vice-president of party’s Bamna upazila unit in Barguna and Abul Khayer Babul, joint

DHAKA: The bi-annual conference of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) faction is underway at the premises of Jatiya Press Club from Saturday noon.BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia joined the conference as chief guest while BFUJ faction president Ruhul Amin Gazi is presiding over the

DHAKA: Awami League Publicity and Publication affairs Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud recommended for taking legal action against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.Hasan was addressing a discussion on ongoing political situation organized by Bangabandhu Academy (BA) at Khaja Nizamuddin auditorium in

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to join in the biannual conference of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) faction in the National Press Club of the city on Saturday.BFUJ source said Khaleda will arrive there at 11:00am as chief guest of the function while BFUJ faction

TANGAIL: The voting in by-elections of Tangail-8 constituency is progressing peacefully from Saturday morning amid tight security.Voters started casting their votes at 8:00 am and will continue till 4:00 pm at a stretch in Basail-Sakhipur electoral area.The presence of the voters

SYLHET: At least 13 people were injured in a clash between activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of Awami League, and Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, over establishing supremacy in Sylhet Polytechnic Institute.Locals said that being obstructed

DHAKA: Awami League Presidium Member Suranjti Sengupta said that BNP Chairperson Khaleda should seek apology to the countrymen for her misinformation over the first President of the country.He came up with the assertion while addressing a conference, arranged by ‘Nouka Samarthak

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah said that the country is in deep political crises and a new elected government is needed badly to get rid of those crises.He came up with the assertion while addressing a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the

DHAKA: A debate emerged as BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman had claimed Ziaur Rahman as the first President of the country while BNP website mentions him as the seventh President.However, the premier of the country Sheikh Hasina opposed the statement of BNP chief

KHAGRACHHARI: The chairmen, vice-chairmen and female vice-chairmen of nine upazilas of Rangamati and Khagrachari districts took oath on Thursday.Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Mohammad Abdullah administered the oath of chairmen and vice-chairmen.The Khagrachhari District

RAJSHAHI: Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen and Female Vice-Chairmen of 39 upazilas of the division took oath at Rajshahi Shilpakala Academy on Thursday afternoon.Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Helaluddin Ahmed administered the oath.Helaluddin Ahmed told the journalists that the gazette was

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said those who are spreading propaganda about the proclamation of independence, they now are giving a new formula about first president of the country.The premier made the remarks on Thursday evening while addressing a discussion on Independence Day

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday claimed that her husband late freedom fighter Ziaur Rahman was the first president of Bangladesh.Kheleda came up with the comment while she was addressing a function at Engineers Institution in the city.Earlier Khaleda’s elder son and BNP

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 Thursday fixed March 31 for next hearing over a contempt rule against British journalist David Bergman for his derogatory remarks on the ICT in his blog.                    The three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul

RANGPUR: Police on Thursday arrested five newly elected chairmen and vice-chairmen of three upazilas in allegation of creating violence and obstructing police from discharging government works.The detainees are Abdur Rahman Abdar, chairman of Atwari upazila of Panchagarh district and

DHAKA: BNP joint-secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed threatened the government to take historical revenge with the support of people if the irrespective torture, killings, attacks and forced disappearances are not stopped.The BNP leader told media at a press conference on Thursday

DHAKA: A Dhaka court again rejected bail petition to BNP leaders acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in two cases filed for killing people by torching bus at Paribagh of the city and so on.Judge Rezaul Karim of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court passed the order on

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to address a rally of freedom fighters at Engineering Institute in city’s Ramna area on Friday afternoon.The party is going to arrange the rally with the presence of freedom fighters across the country.Bangladesh Nationalist Freedom Fighters’

DHAKA: Police raided central office of capital’s Paltan unit of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, and recovered four cocktails along with numbers of Jihadi books.Acting on tip off that some Shibir men are holding a clandestine meeting, Paltan thana police carried out

SAVAR, DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tributes to martyrs by placing floral wreaths at the national mausoleum in Savar, on outskirts of capital city, on Wednesday morning.  The BNP chief along with central and local leaders and activists of the party placed the homage to martyrs