KUSHTIA: Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif claimed that the people of the country have left Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as they have no political issues. The AL leader made the remarks in a view exchange meeting with businesspeople and his party leaders in

NILPHAMARY: Jatiya Party (JP) chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad declared his younger brother GM Quader as candidate for Nilphamary-3 constituency. Ershad made the declaration while delivering speech as chief guest in a meeting organized by JP Jaldhaka upazila unit at Jaldhaka Upazila

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Secretary General Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu commented that the government is failed to ensure a safe and secured journey for the homebound people during the Eid.He came up with the assertion in a greeting exchange program with the newly formed Dhaka City (South)

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will host a reception in city on the day of Eid-ul-Adzha that falls on Monday to exchange greetings with the people from all walks of life.Hasina, also Awami League (AL) president, will exchange greetings with people from different professions at

DHAKA: Railway Minister Mujibul Haque on Saturday blamed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for the ongoing collapse of train schedule.The minister told the media after visiting Kamlapur Railway Station in city on Saturday noon.Mujibul said train schedule collapse dose not occur often,

DHAKA: Central Working Committee meeting of ruling Awami League (AL) will be held on October 12. The meeting will start at 6:30pm at Ganabhaban in city on the day.Party president Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting. AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam in a press release confirmed

SYLHET: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith and education minister Nurul Islam Nahid greeted the nation on the occasion upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.In a goodwill message the finance minister said that Eid-ul-Azha, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, will bring happiness to

DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad will celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha festival in his hometown in Rangpur while his wife Raushan Ershad, also opposition leader of the parliament, in her hometown in Mymensingh. However, Ershad, who had reached Rangpur on Friday, is expected

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League’s advisory council member Suranjit Sengupta suggested that the government should introduce the code of conduct for ministers.The senior AL leader said at a discussion meeting on current political situation, organized by a group of Awami League supporters

DHAKA: BNP joint-secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Saturday said incumbent ‘illegal’ government will not be spared after killing and torturing the leaders and activists of BNP. Rizvi made the remarks at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office of the

MUNSHIGANJ: Miscreants have hacked an activist of Jubo League, youth wing of ruling Awami League, to death in Baghra area under Srinagar upazila of the district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Shamsu, 22, son of one late Soleman Pathan, hailed from the area. Local

DHAKA: BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that the whole nation was disappointed by the speech of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her press briefing on Friday afternoon.Pointing the speech of the premier, Fakhrul said that the premier did not tell

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) on Friday announced its Dhaka (South) new committee with Syed Abu Hossain Babla as the convener and Johirul Alam Rubel as the member secretary.HM Ershad, JP Chairman, formed the new committee dissolving the old one, said a party statement, signed by the

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir convened an urgent press conference to brief media about party reaction on Latif Siddique’s derogatory remarks on Hajj and PM’s New York tour.The press meet will be held at the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan

RANGPUR: At least 40 activists of Jatiya Party (JP) have been injured in clashes between two groups of district unit of the party in Rangpur Stadium area on Friday.Sources told banglanews that the clashes started in the morning centering welcoming Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad.The

JHALOKATI: Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Ministry dismissed Jhalokati municipality mayor Afjal Hossain, also organizing secretary of district Awami League, temporarily on allegations of various irregularities.A copy of the order of the ministry reached at

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange Eid greetings with eminent citizens, diplomats and people from all walks of life at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city on the Eid day that falls on Monday.Sources from the media wing of Khaleda Zia said the

DHAKA: Three Dhaka courts summoned Abdul latif Siddique, posts, telecommunications and information technology minister, again in four more cases for his derogatory comments on religion.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court’s magistrate Atikur Rahman on Thursday summoned

DHAKA: Hefajat-e-Islam will stage demonstrations across the country on Friday demanding the execution of posts, telecommunications and information technology minister Abdul Latif Siddique.Hefajat joint secretary general Mufti Faizullah made the announcement sending a statement to media

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury in a case of vehicle vandalism and obstruction in police duties.  Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Court Magistrate Hakim Ali Masud Sheikh passed the order after bail hearing.   Shamsher Mobin’s