LONDON: BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman is pressuring British politicians to intervene in the internal affairs of Bangladesh and take steps against the Awami League government.Some of his anti-government campaign has come to light. But the rest is hidden from the public eye.As

RAJBARI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia will visit Rajbari on March 1. She is expected to deliver a speech at a public rally at Railway Maydan of the district.This will be Khaleda’s first visit outside Dhaka since January 5 national polls.BNP and its

DHAKA: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu Thursday said the government decided to search out the roots of those conducting terror activities in the name of religion in the country.Besides, strong measures have been taken to grab hijacked militants, he added.Amu came up with the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-backed candidates won in fifty-one upazilas while ruling Awami League-backed aspirants won forty-four in the second phase of the 4th upazila polls.BNPThe BNP-backed aspirants won in Tetulia of Panchagar district, Ranishoingkal of Thakurgaon

DHAKA: The voting was postponed in 154 voting centres across the country due to violence in the second phase of fourth upazila polls on Thursday.  Of the centres, the highest numbers were 117 in Noakhali Sadar, 11 in Barisal Sadar, eight in Faridganj of Chandpur district, three in

DHAKA: Local BNP called daylong hartal at seven upazilas in different districts alleging vote rigging by administrations in the second phase of the fourth upazila polls on Thursday.Munsiganj: District BNP called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Sadar upazila for Saturday on charge of voting

NOAKHALI: The Election Commission has postponed the voting in all centers of Sadar upazila parisad elections on charges of occupying poling centers and vote manipulation Thursday.In an emergency meeting at the secretariat of EC at the noon, the EC took the decision of postponement of

MEHERPUR: At least 12 people, including law enforcers, were injured in an attack of Awami League activists over ballot box snatching incident at Bhabanipur polling center under Gangni upazila in the district on Thursday.Local sources said that activists of ruling Awami League beat police

MUNSHIGANJ: Some five people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP men centering upazila polls at Bhattacharyarbagh Primary School polling center under Sadar upazila in the district on Thursday.Local sources said that the activists of both the party locked into a clash over

SAVAR: Election Commission (EC) withdrew nine presiding officers appointed for second phase of fourth upazila parishad polls, for their alleged connection with Jamaat from Savar on Wednesday afternoon.Assistant Returning Officer of Savar upazila M Nazim Uddin, also upazila elections

SATKHIRA: Election Commission (EC) withdrew 11 Presiding Officers from Shyamnagar upazila of the district on Wednesday.Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Shyamnagar upazila confirmed the matter to banglanews.They were withdrawn after the order from the Election Commission. “We do not know

DHAKA: The 11th day of first session of the current parliament resumed at 4:54pm Wednesday.   The session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.         Prime Minister along with opposition leader attended the session.         Earlier, deputy

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission summoned Dhaka -14 constituency MP Akslamul Haque to query on the allegation of earning illegal wealth.ACC on Wednesday has sent the notice to the address of the lawmaker asking him to appear before its head office on March 5.ACC deputy director

DHAKA:  The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) -1 ordered to place fresh argument on March 10 in the case against Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami.Three member-ICT led by new chairman M Enayetur Rahim passed the order on Wednesday.Earlier on November 13 last, International

DHAKA: The Election Commission has canceled nomination paper of Bongobir Kader Siddique to vie for Tangail-8 constituency by-polls on Wednesday morning due to loan default.Returning officer and regional election officer of the by-poll Md Khurshid Alam confirmed the matter to

RAJSHAHI: Detective Branch of police held president of Rajshahi city unit Chhatra Shibir, the student unit of Jamaat-e-Islami, from Shiroil lbus stand area on Tuesday night.The detainee is Anisur Rahman Biswas.Shibir’s Assistant publicity secretary Jamal Uddin confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The parliament session was adjourned till Wednesday afternoon.      Deputy Speaker Advocate Fazley Rabbi Mia made the adjournment the House at 8.55pm.  The parliament session will resume at 4:45pm on Wednesday.BDST: 2125 HRS, FEB 25, 2014

DHAKA: After one-week break, the first session of the current parliament resumed at 4:53pm Tuesday.The session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.       Prime minister along with opposition lawmakers attended in the session.        Earlier deputy

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division ordered to submit case summery of war criminal Abdul Alim within March 11.The appellate division consisting of five members, led by Chief Justice Mozammel Hossain, passed the order on Tuesday.On November 7 in 2013, Abdul Alim’s lawyer Advocate

DHAKA: A qulkhani and doa mahfil of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of former president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, will be held after Jumma prayers at Azad Masjid in city’s Gulshan area on Friday.A family source confirmed the matter to banglanews on