CHITTAGONG: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday categorically said his party would form new alliance soon aiming to take part in upcoming general election.The former president of the country came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after the meeting with Hefajat

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Sunday stayed the order passed by a lower court that placed eight-day remand to five BNP leaders for police interrogation.An HC bench comprising Justice Borhanuddin and Justice KM Quader passed the order in the afternoon.Former attorney general AJ Mohammad

DHAKA: Opposition BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Sunday categorically said that the verdict of money laundering case proved that BNP vice-chairman Tarique Rahman had no link with corruption.He came up with the reaction at Nayapaltan BNP’s central office on Sunday

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP will stage black flag procession across the country on Monday protesting the violation of the constitution by holding cabinet meeting with resigned ministers.Party’s joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the agitation programme at BNP’s

CHITTAGONG: The meeting between Jatiya Party Chairman and Hefazat-e-Islam Ameer Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi is underway at Hathazari madrasa in Hathazari upazila of the district on Sunday.Sources said after the meeting with the Hefazat Ameer, HM Ershad will visit the village home of Jatiya

DHAKA: A Dhaka court is reading out the verdict of much-talked-about money laundering case filed against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giash Uddin Al Mamun on Sunday noon.Special Judge Court of Dhaka-3 Magistrate M Motahar Hossain is pronouncing the

LAXMIPUR: The daylong hartal, called by BNP, is underway in Ramgati and kamalnagar Upazila of the district on Sunday.The party is enforcing the lockdown demanding the release of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal organizing secretary Shafiul Bari Babu.Because of Junior School Certificate and

DHAKA: Giash Uddin Al Mamun, the business partner of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, was taken to court as it set to pronounce verdict of much-talked-about money laundering case on Sunday.Special Judge Court of Dhaka-3 Magistrate M Motahar Hossain will pass the verdict.Earlier on

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails in front of residence of Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif early Sunday.Sources said that some miscreants blasted the cocktail in the area at around 1:00am and fled the scene.Gulshan police station Officer-in-Charge Rafiqul Islam

GAZIPUR: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Kapasia Upazila unit BNP, is underway in the upazila on Sunday amid stray incidents of picketing.Kapasia Upazila BNP general secretary Sakhawat Hossain Selim alleged that Chhatra League attacked our peaceful procession on Saturday afternoon. In

CHITTAGONG: At least 20 people were injured as local BNP activists clashed with police personnel at Sitakunda upazila in the district on Saturday.The injured were admitted to different hospitals of the area.Witness said activists of local unit BNP brought out a procession in the area

CHITTAGONG: Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna sought people’s respond by asking ‘who is bitter autocrat, Ershad or incumbent government?’Manna, former DUCSU vice-president came up with the assertion while addressing a dialogue about ‘ongoing political dreadlock on

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said the pro-people friendly policies helped the incumbent Awami League government to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).She came up with the observation in a conference titled ‘Achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in

SYLHET: Criticizing opposition party, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday categorically said the countrymen would hammer them if any hartal (shutdown) is called again.The finance minister came up with the assertion while talking to reporters after a programme of laying foundation

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also former President categorically said people would call him traitor if his party participates in the elections under Awami League government. He came up with the observation while addressing Jatiyo Jubo Songhoti Council, a front organization of

GAZIPUR: Police detained Kapasia Upazila Jamaat Ameer Shefaul Haque from Kapasia bazaar on Friday night. Confirming the matter Kapasia Thana Inspector (Investigation) Abul Kalam PPM told banglanews that acting on a tip off police detained him from the area, but others fled the scene.BDST:

DHAKA: The hartal, separately called by district BNP and Swechhasebok Dal to press home different demands, observed in Pabna and Satkhira districts on Saturday amid stray incidents of violence.Pabna district BNP observed a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district protesting the remand of top

DHAKA: The law enforcement agency arrested former home minister Lufozzaman Babar’s personal secretary Mirza Atiqur Rahman.He was arrested form his Uttara’s residence on Friday night.Confirming the matter Uttara West Thana duty officer Jubaer Ahmed said acting on a tip-off police

DHAKA: The verdict of much-talked-about money laundering case against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giash Uddin Al Mamun will be pronounced on Sunday.Special Judge Court of Dhaka-3 Magistrate M Motahar Hossain fixed the date of the verdict on Thursday

DHAKA: Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta, also Awami League Advisory Council Member urged the opposition and the intelligentsia to stop casuistry over the constitution.He came up with the urge in a discussion meeting at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, arranged by Nouka