DHAKA: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student affiliate of BNP, on Monday declared a 2-day countrywide demonstration protesting court summon against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.The JCD members will show the demonstration on Tuesday and Wednesday, said a press release

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of leave to appeal in Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases, filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, till Tuesday.The appellate division bench consisting of five members led by

DHAKA: BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday categorically said current ‘secondary Bakshal’ will not continue like the ‘primary Bakshal’ of 1975.The BNP leader made the assertion while addressing journalists at Nayapaltan central office in the morning.Rizvi

DHAKA: A Dhaka court asked BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman to appear before it in on December 10 a case filed against him for demeaning Father of the nation Bangabandhu.Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim issued a summon notice after taking a case into cognizance Monday.Monir

NILPHAMARI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday categorically said they do not believe in terrorism and militancy.The BNP leader came up with the assertion while delivering his speech as chief guest in Syedpur

DHAKA: Investigation officer Helal Uddin, on Sunday, testified against fugitive war crimes accused, also former Member of Parliament Engineer Abdul Jabbar, before the International Crimes Tribunal-1.The three-member tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim fixed Monday for

SYLHET: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Sylhet unit has declared to lend their support to the daylong hartal called by an organization named ‘Amra Sylhetbasi’ in the district for Monday.BNP district unit convener Advocate Nurul Haque, at a protest rally in city’s Court Point

SYLHET: The counselors of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) declared a 15-day fresh program protesting the inclusion of their Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdury’s name in charge-sheet of former finance minister AMS Kibria murder case.City Development Committee Chairman Farhad Chowdhury Shamim,

JESSORE: A court on Sunday sent 32 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Jessore municipality mayor Maruful Islam to jail in a case filed under Explosive and Anti Terrorism Acts.District Senior Judicial Magistrate Court’s judge Maruf Ahmed Abu Ibrahim

SYLHET: An organization named ‘Amra Sylhetbasi’ called daylong hartal for Monday protesting the inclusion of Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque in murder case charge-sheet of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria.The organization’s leader Abdur Razzaq called the hartal

HABIGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Habiganj on November 29 and the district town is getting festive looks on this occasion.The local administration is renovating and decorating the important buildings of the district town.The PM is scheduled to inaugurate and lay

BOGRA: The activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student affiliate of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, involved in clashes with police at Station Road area of Bogra town on Saturday morning. Sources told banglanews that at least six Shibir-men were held over the clashes. The law enforcers

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has postponed her meeting, scheduled to be held at Saturday night, with teachers.The meeting has been postponed due to an unavoidable reason, said BNP chairperson’s media wing member Shayrul Kabir Khan.The new schedule of the meeting between Khaleda

DHAKA: The ongoing practice of arresting BNP leaders and activists over false charges across country is a conspiracy of the government to make BNP leaderless, said BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the allegation while addressing a press briefing at his

MUNSIGANJ: Ten people were injured as over 100 cocktails were reportedly blasted in a clash between two groups of ruling Awami League in Char Dumuria village in Munsiganj sadar upazila. Sources said that the injured people are taking medical treatment secretly in different clinics and

DHAKA: The decision, taken in a standing committee meeting of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday night, will be disclosed at a press conference on Friday morning.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will inform the media at the press conference at the

DHAKA: A Standing Committee meeting of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is underway at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office Thursday night.Chaired by Khaleda Zia, the meeting is attended by the party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing

DHAKA: The senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) met the high commissioners and ambassadors of French, Turkey, Switzerland, China and Singapore. They also met the high rank diplomats of the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US), Russia, Nepal, Japan, Vietnam, Spain,

DHAKA: The last session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in 2014 began on Thursday afternoon. The session unveiled its agenda at 4:05pm with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. This is also the fourth session of the parliament that began some 55 days after the previous session

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said HM Ershad does not have rights to make any comment on later president Ziaur Rahman. The BNP leader was addressing a discussion organized by Jatiyatabadi Swechhasebak Dal (JSD) at Institution of Engineers,