JOYPURHAT: The activists of BNP and Jamaat cut tendons of legs of two Chhatra League activists at Pachbibi upazila under the district on Sunday.The victims are local Chhatra League activists. They were admitted to Joypurhat Sadar Hospital, said a spot account of the indent.Witnesses said

DHAKA: Some 48 ministers, including the ministers of polls-time government and grand alliance government, are set to take oath around 3:00pm Sunday.Confirming the matter, cabinet sources said that 31 new faces are going to join in the cabinet with some of those who performed their role as

DHAKA: Police on Sunday submitted charge sheet against 11 people including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the explosive case filed with Motijheel Thana. The other accused are- Golam Hossain Mazumdar Noyon, Saiful Islam, Sajib, Kamruzzaman, Abul Kalam Azad,

DHAKA: A Dhaka court deferred the indictment hearings on framing charge Zia Orphanage Trust embezzlement case and Zia Charitable Trust case to February 16 Acting Judge Rezaul Karim of Dhaka special judge court-3 passed the deferment order in response to a time plea filed by BNP

JOYPURHAT: Miscreants set fire to a BNP office located at station road in Panchbibi Upazila sadar of the district early Sunday.Police and local sources said that noticing flame at the office, night guard of the area informed local fire service office. Later, fire fighters rushed to the

DHAKA: BNP-led 18-party alliance postponed their indefinite blockade programme after Sunday.BNP Assistant Office Secretary Shamimur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews at around 10:30pm Saturday.Earlier in the day, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a

DHAKA: Opposition 18-party alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) postponed their indefinite blockade for Monday, Tuesday.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement in a statement on Saturday night.He said the blockade will continue from

DHAKA: Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jun met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office on Saturday evening.During the parley, they discussed about the ongoing political situation of the country, BNP’s stance in this regard and bilateral issues.Earlier in the day,

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the new government would not be a legitimate one.“The government, to be formed on January 12, will be a non-representative autocratic government. The government won’t be recognized as a legal government

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Senior Presidium Member Rawshan Ershad has become leader of the opposition in the 10th Parliament.The Parliament Secretariat on Saturday published a gazette notification on Saturday.The former first lady was elected MP from Mymensingh-4 constituency in the

DHAKA: Jatiya Samajantrik Dal (JSD) leader Moinuddin Khan Badal, elected from Chittagong-8 constituency, took oath on Saturday as a lawmaker of the tenth parliament.Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at her parliament office.Earlier in the day, Jatiya Party Chairman

SYLHET: Law enforcers detained Biswantah upazila BNP president Jalal Uddin, also Biswanath sadar union chairman, from his Pathantula residence on Saturday noon.Confirming the matter, additional deputy police commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan M Ayub told banglanews that he was shown

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was not given permission to stage their pre-scheduled protest rally in city on Saturday.On Thursday evening, spokesperson for the party Dr M Osman Faruk, also adviser to the BNP chairperson, declared the protest rally across the country.Sources

MAGURA: District BNP called half-day hartal (shutdown) in the district for Saturday for demanding immediate release of the party leaders.President of the district BNP Kabir Murad made the hartal announcement on Saturday noon.The shutdown would be enforced from 6:00am to 12:00 noon in the

SYLHET: Police personnel in a drive nabbed 47 men from different thanas of the metropolitan between Friday night and early Saturday.Sylhet Metropolitan Additional Deputy- Commissioner of police M.Ayub said to banglanews that amongst the detainees, two were held from Kotwali thana, three

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad took oath as a member of the 10th parliament on Saturday noon.The Speaker of the 9th parliament Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the oath.Ershad was elected from Rangpur-3 constituency in the 10 th parliamentary elections held

DHAKA: Police in a drive held 49 people including Rajshahi BNP general secretary from three districts between Friday night and early Saturday for their involvement in various subversive acts.In Rajshahi, law enforcers nabbed 25 people including district BNP general secretary Advocate

DHAKA:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasian Friday said the new government will be formed on Sunday and all preparations were completed in this regard.She made the assertion while addressing a mass rally at historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the afternoon on the occasion of Homecoming Day of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling Awami League urges BNP-led 18-party alliance to stop killing innocent people in the name of movement.The premier came up with urge while addressing a mass rally of Awami League at historic Suhrawardy Udyan Friday on the

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court sent BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Adviser Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain to jail in a bomb blast related case.Metropolitan Magistrate Sabrina Ali Khandaker passed the order on Friday. CMM court GRO Mahmudur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier on