DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the party-men to cast vote saying that vote Awami League in the upcoming elections for at boat symbol, not the candidates.The premier came up with the assertion while addressing a view exchange meeting discussion with grass route

RANGPUR: Activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir cut tendons of two legs of a Chhatra League leader of Carmichael College on Wednesday.The victim is Mosharraf Hossain, organizing secretary of Carmichael College Chhatra League.Sources said some Chhatra Shibir activists cut Mosharraf’s legs

DHAKA: The 19th session of the ninth parliament will sit on Thursday.President M Abdul Hamid convened the session of the House on August 18.Earlier in 18 session of the parliament BNP and its key allies had joined to discuss budget session.Opposition BNP and its allies hoped that

PATUAKHALI: At least 30 people were injured in a factional clash between two groups of Chhatra Dal at Kolapara Upazila of the district on Wednesday.Sources said that supporters of Badal and Selim groups locked into a clash during a meeting at Patukhali Dr Athar Uddin auditorium at around

DHAKA: BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that Dr Muhammed Yunus is molested by government revenge.  A statement singed by BNP office secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the disclosure of Mirza Fakhrul’s remark on Wednesday. Mirza Fakhrul said: “Government

DHAKA: A Dhaka court framed charges against two leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in a sedition case.The leaders are Tasnim Alam, central committee publicity secretary of Jamaat and Jasim Uddin.Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Jahrul Haque passed the order on Wednesday after

NARAIL: Police held six leader-activists of district unit of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir including two assistant secretaries from a local mosque in Sadar Upazila of the district Tuesday night.The detainees are assistant secretaries of district unit of Jamaat Ayub Hossain Khan, 47,

DHAKA: The visiting delegation of European Union (EU) is set to meet Jamaat-e-Islami, the key ally of BNP-led opposition alliance, on Wednesday evening.The meeting is scheduled to start at 7.00PM at a Gulshan residence where four senior Jamaat leaders including Dr Abdullah Mohammad Taher

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday reiterated the government should reinstate non-partisan caretaker government provision otherwise people would oust them by being united. The BNP leader came up with the observation while addressing a

DHAKA: Mentioning political instability as a major obstacle for the development of Bangladesh, US Ambassador Dan W Mozena called upon two chiefs of Awami League and BNP to hold dialogues in resolving the problem.The major two political parties have to discuss for a free, fair and credible

DHAKA: Opposition BNP asked the government to cancel the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act terming it as suppress of freedom of speech.Joint Secretary General of the party Ruhul Kabir Rizvi placed the party’s stance in a press conference on Tuesday. Terming the act as

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Police obstructed a procession brought out by ‘Ganajagaran Mancha’ demanding arrest of miscreants who are allegedly involved with the fierce attack on Arif Noor, one of the organizers of the platform.The procession was obstructed near city’s Doyel Chatter started

MOULVIBAZAR: A local leader of ruling Awami League was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet regional highway in Jagannathpur area under Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam Nazmul, 48, president of district unit of Awami Shilpi Goshthi and

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed on Monday claimed that the election commission is free from any political pressure. The chief election commissioner came up with the assertion in a press briefing at his office.In response to quarries over the criticisms and

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday placed Mufti Muhammad Wakkas, Jomiatey Islam and Islami Law Implementation Committee Secretary General, on a 15-day remand for police interrogation.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate S M Ashiqur Rahman passed the order and denied the bail plea for Mufti Wakkas.On

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday categorically said party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia would present a framework of non-party government before the nation soon.The spokesperson for the party came up with the disclosure while addressing a

DHAKA: The opposition BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed categorically said the Constitution is for the people, but people are not for the Constitution.“The Constitution, which can not uphold people aspirations, loses its sanctity. Constitution is not Holy Quran,” he

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed deep concern over future of democracy in Bangladesh.“We want talks, but it has to be on Non-party Government issue,” he added.He came up with the observation to

NOAKHALI: The law enforcers arrested Basurhat municipality Jamaat Ameer Moulana ABM Helel Uddin for his alleged involvement in bomb explosion.He was arrested from a private clinic of Basurhat in Companyganj upazila on Sunday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Companiganj Thana

NARSINGDI: BNP’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday categorically said the people came to know that the ruling Awami League’s ‘boat’ was totally wrecked and it failed to take their hopes and aspirations on board.The BNP leader was addressing a mass