Saturday, 30 Nov, 2024

Politics

Mirza Fakhrul at court

DHAKA: BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to appear before the court on Sunday morning in four separate cases on charge of anti-government protest.He has already arrived at his lawyer M Mohsin Mia’s chamber in the morning.The hearing of the cases was

People reject AL in 5 Jan polls

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday categorically said the people of Bangladesh rejected Awami League through the 5 January polls.The former premier of the country came up with the assertion while addressing a programme at her Gulshan office in the city in the night. The newly

SCBA leaders meet Khaleda Zia at night

DHAKA: The leaders of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) are set to meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night.Party sources said that the meeting will be held at 8:00pm at the BNP Chairperson’s office at Gulshan in city.  Earlier, the BNP-Jamaat backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi

Hartal in Bagerhat 4 upazilas Sunday

BAGERHAT: BNP called dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday at four upazilas of the district alleging attacks on the party’s leaders and activists, vandalizing and vote rigging in the upazilas. The upazilas are Bagerhat Sadar, Rampal, Morelganj and Sarankhola.District BNP president MA Salam

Hartal in 2 Comilla upazilas Sunday

COMILLA: BNP-led 19-party alliance called half-day hartal for Sunday at Chauddagram and Nangolkot upazilas of the district demanding postponement of polls in the upazilas.Quazi Jafar Ahmed, Chairman of a Jatiya Party faction, also an ally of BNP-led alliance, at office Ganabhaban upazila

Power price hike won’t affect people: Muhith

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday categorically said that the recent power price hike would not affect people of the country.The finance minister came up with the observation while addressing annual general meeting of Jalalabad Association at the auditorium of Institute of

BNP boycotts polls in Bagerhat 2 upazilas

BAGERHAT: Two BNP-backed aspirants boycotted polls in Sharankhola and Morelganj upazilas of the district for third phase of upazila elections on Saturday.They are chairman candidates Matiar Rahman Khan of Sharankhola upazila and Abdul Majid Jabbar of Morelganj upazila.They alleged that

Jamaat nationwide demonstration Sunday

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami has declared nationwide demonstrations on Sunday protesting the government’s decision of power price hike by 6.96 percents.Dr Shafiqur Rahman, acting secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has issued a statement about this matter.He said domestic economy

‘Violence created to control poll-results’

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi categorically said that the ruling Awami League goons with the collaboration of law enforcers are beating and killing 19-party alliance leaders and activists.He told media at a briefing at the party’s

Ex-JCD president Tuku gets bail

GAZIPUR: Former president of Jatiyotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Sultan Salahuddin Tuku was released on bail from Kashimpur High-Security Jail on Friday evening.Deputy district jailer Atikul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Leaders and activists of the student of BNP greeted him at

Steps to be taken by June

DHAKA: Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said that the government will take an initiative by next June aiming to ban Jamaat-e-Islam in the country.He came up with the disclosure when he was addressing the program of ‘Muktir Utshab 2014’ organized by the Liberation War

BNP threatens EC gheroa

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will take program to gheroa the Election Commission if their win in the third phase of upazila polls is snatched.BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi told media at the party’s central office in city’s Naya Paltan area Friday

Fakhrul concerns over fair election

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fhakrul Islam Alamgir expressed his party’s concern over the free and fair upazila polls.The third phase of the upazila election is scheduled to be held in 81 upazilas across the country on Saturday.Fakhrul told

Pro-BNP-Jamaat panel wins SCBA polls

DHAKA: The BNP-Jamaat backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya (Blue Panel) swept the elections to the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections for the 2014-15 term by bagging 13 posts out of 14, including those of the president and general secretary.Advisor of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia

Saudi Ambassador meets Khaleda

DHAKA: Saudi ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Basiri met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her political office at Gulshan in the city.The Saudi envoy reached Khaleda’s office around 8:45pm, said a competent source from the party.During the parley, they discussed bilateral

BNP stages protest rally Friday

DHAKA: BNP called countrywide demonstrations for Friday in protest against the power hike up to 6.69 percent in consumer levels which will be effective from March 1.BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement in a press conference at party’s Naya Paltan office on

Rajshahi BNP leader expelled

RAJSHAHI: BNP central committee on Thursday expelled joint general secretary of Rajshahi district BNP DM Ziaur Rahman Zia, also general secretary of Baghmara upazila for violating party discipline.Ziaur Rahman is set to participate in the upazila polls as a rebel candidate of BNP whereas

EC Mobarak slams BNP leaders

DHAKA: Election Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Mobarak, also acting Chief Election Commissioner, Thursday said that BNP leaders do not have reins in their mouth. He came up with the observation after a meeting with law-enforcement agencies about third phase of 4th Upazila Polls around the

Hefajat leader freed on bail

DHAKA: Hefajat-e-Islam leader Maulana Sakhawat Zamil, also president of Jubo Hefajat, youth wing of the party, was freed on bail on Thursday noon.Media cell member of Hefajat-e-Islam Imran Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews.Sakhawat was released on bail in six cases filed against

ACC finds info on BNP govt 5 ministers

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has got information of money laundering of five ministers of the then BNP-led 4-party alliance.      ACC Commissioner Sahabuddin Chuppu made the disclosure while talking to journalists at its secretariat office on Thursday noon.