DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia reached Comilla to attend a rally, demanding new general election under a non-party caretaker government, organised by 20-party alliance on Town Hall premises of the district Saturday afternoon.Khaleda Zia’s motorcade

DHAKA: Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) Chairman threatened to start a non-cooperation movement from May 1 next year if the government does not take any effective measures to implement the roadmap of the CHT peace accord by this time. “We will enforce non-cooperation

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has started her journey to attend a rally organised by 20-party alliance at Town Hall premises of the district on Saturday.Khaleda Zia’s motorcade left her Gulshan residence for Comilla at 10:20am.She is expected to reach there around 2:00pm and

DHAKA: US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal held a meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday evening.The meeting started at Khaleda’s Gulshan political office in the city at 6:05pm and continued till 7:15pm.US Ambassador to

DHAKA: Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu remarked that BNP is turning into Muslim League day by day as they are being vanished from the history for supporting Jamaat-e-Islami like the Muslim League.The minister came up with this assertion while speaking as chief guest in a

DHAKA: The Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will hold a meeting at Ganobhaban, official residence of Prime Minister, on Friday.Sources said some important decisions on organizational and political issues, including national conference of the party, national committee,

SAVAR (DHAKA): Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Thursday termed BNP movements as tall-talks.The minister came up with the assertion while talking to the media in a three-day 13th Annual Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN) seminar at Savar BRAC CDM Centre.Nasim

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday categorically said ruling Awami League turned into the worst political party in the world for their activities.The spokesperson for the party came up with the observation while addressing a discussion at the

DHAKA: US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will hold a meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday evening.She will meet Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office at 6:00pm.Khaleda’s Media Wing member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the

DHAKA: Shaheed Milon Day was observed in the country on Thursday marking the 24th anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon’s martyrdom. On November 27, 1990, the armed cadres of the then autocratic ruler HM Ershad shot dead Dr Milon, the then joint secretary of Bangladesh Medical

JESSORE: A local leader of ruling Awami League was shot dead by unknown miscreants at Sheikhhati Jamrul Tala under Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Mahfujur Rahman Khokan, 25, son of Moslem Uddin, resident of Sheikhhati Jamrul Tala, and

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday said the misrule of one-party grabbed the roads of multi-party democracy.“The democracy is now on the brink of collapsing to deep hole and one-party government’s misrule has grabbed the roads of multi-party democracy,” she said.The

GAZIPUR: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and police in Chandana intersection area on Wednesday.Sources said the law enforcers opened fire and brought the situation under control.Joydebpur Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Sujayet

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami has called for a demonstration across the country on Wednesday demanding the trial of Latif Siddique for his derogatory remarks on Hajj and Tabligh Jamaat.Acting secretary general of the party Dr Shafiqur Rahman made the announcement on Tuesday.He said that Latif

CHITTAGONG: Hefajat-e-Islam has called off the countrywide daylong hartal for Thursday after recently sacked minister Latif Siddique surrendered. The decision came after a meeting with its leaders in Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Madrasa in Hathazari on Tuesday as Latif was sent to the

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League (AL) submitted the income tax return for 2013-2014 fiscal year at National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday.Though, AL did not give any tax. According to Income Tax Act, all registered political party is free from charge of tax. NBR sources said AL office

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Tuesday adjourned the hearing for presenting arguments supporting Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdus Subhan on legal points till Wednesday.A three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the adjournment order and also asked

DHAKA: Over 100 post-deprived leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal staged a demonstration and brought out procession in front of BNP’s central office at Nayapaltan in the city on Tuesday.They also chanted slogans against the new committee and BNP student affairs

DHAKA: Latif Siddique has surrendered at Dhanmondi Thana in the capital on Tuesday noon.Assistant police commissioner of Ramna Zone Shibli Noman confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1352 HRS, NOV 25, 2014

DHAKA: The Supreme Court differed till November 30 the order on an appeal filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.Khaleda, in the appeal, challenged the High Court verdict that had upheld order to frame charges against her in the case.A five-member