DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s Dhaka district president Abdul Mannan alleged that violence was intensified during last phase of upazila polls to win the government-backed candidates.The BNP leader said Thursday morning after attending the BNP organized protest program to

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner of Dhaka protesting violence and ‘irregularities’ in Upazila Parishad polls.BNP leaders and activists led, by its Dhaka district unit president Abdul Mannan, thronged the deputy

JOYPURHAT: The half day hartal, called by district Chhatra Dal and Juba Dal, is underway in the district town on Thursday demanding immidiate release of 12 activists.Leaders and activists  of BNP brought out a procession in support of hartal around 8:30am on main roads of the

JAYPURHAT: District Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal called half-day hartal for Thursday in the district in protest against sending 12 of their leaders and activists to jail and demanding their release.District Chhatra Dal Joint Secretary Alamgir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews on

DHAKA: The voting at Sripur upazila in Gazipur district and Muktagacha of Mymensingh, postponed due to violence, will be held on March 27 and 31 respectively.Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Election Commission (EC) SM Asaduzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said election

FROM THE COURT: A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against nine persons, including Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman, in two graft cases.Judge Basudev Roy of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 framed the charge and fixed April 19 as date of deposition after defense lawyers

DHAKA: Forty-eight female candidates have been elected uncontested for reserved seats in the 10th National Parliament.The Election Commission (EC) published the list of the elected female members for the parliament Wednesday noon.EC secretariat joint secretary Jasmine Tuli confirmed the

FROM COURT: A Dhaka court denied the appeal of time-extension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust embezzlement cases.Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Taherul Islam Tauhid appealed to the third special judge court at Wednesday noon in city.The judge

DHAKA: Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said that all local government elections should be held with direct participation of political parties.  He came up with the assertion while talking to media a Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30am Wednesday.On his

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a Dhaka court on Wednesday noon with a plea for time-extension in Zia orphanage trust and Zia Charitable trust embezzlement cases. Confirming the matter, Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Sanaullah Mia told banglanews, “The BNP

DHAKA: Seeing the results of India’s national polls the Bangladesh government is feeling nervous, commented Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He also commented that BNP has nothing to be exited in the neighboring country’s poll

DHAKA: Noted film director Chashi Nazrul Islam on Friday opined that English medium school should be closed as students are not habituating the national culture there. The film personality came up with the remarks while addressing a discussion titled “Question Paper Leaks, Education in

DHAKA: Regarding the seven murder in Narayanganj, Ruling Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Thursday said the responsible would be put on the dock and punished.“Disappearance is very tragic. Law enforcers are investigating into the matter. The responsible will be put

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected bail plea of BNP Joint Secretary General Aman Ullah Aman and Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy over the killing case of a Chhatra Shibir leader. Metropolitan Session Judge Jahurul Haque passed the order after hearing and sent them

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has published expenditure of the candidates of the 10th National Parliamentary Elections.The EC made the disclosure on Wednesday evening.Expenditure of some 108 candidates have already been revealed  and the rest will be disclosed gradually, EC sources

DHAKA: Health Minister Mohammad Nasim threatened that all types of assistance would be stopped until the accused police officer is brought under law.He came up with the declaration while addressing a discussion at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in city on Wednesday noon.The minister told

NARSINGDI: A court on Wednesday ordered to send some 45 leaders and activists of the district BNP unit to jail rejecting their bail pleas.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Babu Nitai Chandra Saha passed the order at 12:30pm when they appeared before the court seeking bails.Court

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital on Wednesday morning.He was shifted to the hospital from Kashimpur Jail of Gazipur around 8:00am as his

THAKURGAON: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said government would be forced to step down through waging of tougher movement.Fakhrul was addressing a street rally during upalzia election campaigning at Greyahat of Sadar upazila of the district.The BNP

BANDARBAN: BNP National Executive Committee Indigenous Affairs Secretary Ma Maaa Chakma has been expelled on charge of violating party discipline.A press release signed by BNP joint-secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said that the leader was expelled from the party for his