DHAKA: Elections to 83 upazila parishads will be held in the third phase on March 15.Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz announced the schedule for the third phase of the fourth upazila polls at the media centre of the EC secretariat on Thursday afternoon.The last date for filing nomination

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday categorically said new investigation would be conducted against BNP Chairperson if needed.The minister came up with the assertion while addressing a reception ceremony organized by Ideal Commerce College in the city

DHAKA: Airport customs authorities held a man with two-and-a-half Kilogram gold from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Thursday noon.The detainee is Didarul.Customs Assistant Commissioner Abdul Alim told banglanews, “A gang of

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, brought out procession in support of hartal in Khilgoan area of the capital on Thursday morning. Sources said the hartal supporters brought out the sudden procession in the area around 8:00am and then set fire on

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, criticized Khaleda Zia and her party saying that shame on Khaleda Zia and the BNP-Jamaat. She’s no longer a national leader. She is a leader of terrorists.He came up with the comment in a post on his facebook page on

DHAKA: The day-long hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami, is underway across the country from 6:00am Thursday amid stray incidents of cocktail explosion and bringing out brisk processions. The party is observing the countrywide shutdown protesting the death penalty against its Ameer Motiur

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, exploded three cocktails in Shahjadpur area in the city on Thursday morning. Some 15-20 leaders-activists of the organization, led-by its Dhaka city (north) secretary Foysal Parvez and publicity secretary Kamrul

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Police arrested Rajshahi University unit Chhatra League vice-president Delwar Hossain for his alleged involvement in recent mayhem on general students.  Motihar Thana police held him from Beripara area around 4:30pm Wednesday.  He was shown arrested in four cases

COX’S BAZAR: The members of law enforcing agency arrested Abu Taher Chowdhury, the Ameer of Jammat-e-Islami, on Wednesday noon.Detective Branch Police held him from Holiday Intersection of the town around 12:00 noon.Confirming the matter, district detective branch officer-in-charge

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that the criminals unleashed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia must be stopped, who are committing various violent activities including killing. The premier came up with the assertion while visiting injured victims of poll violence at

JESSORE: Miscreants chopped a ward unit Juba League leader to death at Churamonkati union under Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Jakir Hossain, 32, general secretary of ward-5 unit Juba League of the union.On information, police recovered

FROM JATIYA SANGSHAD: Ruling Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif categorically said that the deaths in joint forces’ drive during post and after polls periods weren’t extra judicial killings.“Criminal’s with several allegations and cases were killed during the

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) initiated a drive in Patuakhali to look into the alleged exorbitant rise of wealth of Mahbubur Rahman, former state minister for water resource ministry.ACC deputy director Khairul Huda, who has been leading the drive at Patuakhli district,

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) is politically dead and it is now waiting to be buried. They are responsible for this situation.BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy made the observation while addressing a meeting at the National Press Club on Tuesday afternoon.The meeting

DHAKA: The first session of the 10th parliament resumed Tuesday evening after a five-day recess.The session resumed around 4.30pm with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.Earlier, President M Abdul Hamid convened the inaugural session of the new parliament for January 29.The

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday charged the government with the killing and disappearance of over 300 opposition men across the country before and after the January 5 polls.    She vowed that her party along with its key allies will leave no stones unturned to restore

GAZIPUR: BNP standing committee members Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia and Barrister Moudud Ahmed and chairperson’s adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain released on bail from Kashimpur jail on Tuesday in two phases. Kashimpur central jail (Part-2) jailer Mujibur Rahman and part-1 jailer Abdul

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has postponed its nationwide organizational tour which was scheduled to revamp the party.Earlier, BNP formed 56 teams consisting central leaders to visit its 75 organizational units across the country.BNP joint secretary general Rizvi Ahmed, on

GAZIPUR: BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia and chairperson’s adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain released on bail from Kashimpur jail on Tuesday morning.Besides, BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed is waiting for getting release from jail.Kashimpur

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Saidur Rahman Shaheed alias Shaheed Commissioner with three foreign made pistols, 62 rounds bullets and three magazines from Gendaria area of the city early Tuesday.Operation officer of RAB-10 Fazle Rabbi confirmed the matter to banglanews.He