DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury left for Japan on Thursday on five-day visit at invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Jatiya Sangsad senior secretary M Ashraful Mokbul and other higher officers saw off her at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.Parliament

DHAKA: The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing till September 14 on an appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the HC order that rejected writ challenging legality of judge appointment in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.A five-member

LONDON: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia asked her son, also the party’s senior vice-chairman, Tarique Rahman not to speak against the religious politics ‘for now’.The sources confirmed that BNP joint-secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has already

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 20-party alliance will stage a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Thursday. The 20-party alliance has already got permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the afternoon. BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas, also

DHAKA: A Dhaka court set up at Alia Madrasa field Wednesday fixed September 17 for recording deposition of the witness in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.Deputy Director of Anti-Corruption Commission Harun-or Rashid, also plaintiff of the cases, appeared

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will visit Nazrul Sangeet legend Firoza Begum’s house on Wednesday evening.Sources told banglanews that she will go there to console the late singer’s family members.However, confirming the matter to banglanews, BNP chairperson’s media wing

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will observe the seventh anniversary of the party chief Khaleda Zia’s release from jail on Wednesday. The party, however, will arrange a discussion at 3:00pm at city’s Engineers’ Institute on the day, a press release said on Tuesday. BNP

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s cultural heritage is safe in the tenure of Awami League. On the other hand, BNP destroys the culture when the party comes in power. Railways Minister Mujibul Haque came up with the remark as chief guest at a program of Artist Journalist Foundation of Bangladesh at

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party alliance has announced to stage countrywide mass rally on Wednesday protesting Judge Impeachment law and violation of human rights. BNP Standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan in a press briefing made the announcement at BNP’s Nayapaltan office in city

DHAKA: BNP publicity secretary Zainul Abedin Faruk on Tuesday said movement and fall of a government do not take place by fixing day or time. The BNP leader told those to journalists after placing floral wreaths at the grave of BNP’s founder Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of

DHAKA: BNP has called an emergency press conference at party’s Naya Paltan Central office at Tuesday noon.  The party will highlight the ongoing political situation of the country in the conference. Chairperson’s media wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Opposition Jatiya Party lawmaker Yahia Chowdhury on Monday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s intervention to control Chhatra League. He made the plea in National Parliament at a point of order in the evening session. Indicating some photos where two Chhatra League men were

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will address a rally in the city on September 13.Engineers’ Association of Bangladesh (EAB) will organize the rally titled ‘Democracy for Development’ at Engineers Institution at Ramna.BNP chairperson’s press wing officer Shairul Kabir Khan

NEW YORK: Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, set fire to AK Khandaker’s book titled “1971: Bhetare Baire' at Jackson Heights in New York on Sunday evening. After burning the books, the BCL leaders said history distorters would be protested

DHAKA: The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing till Tuesday on an appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the HC order that rejected writ challenging legality of judge appointment to try the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.A five-member

DHAKA: Ruling party MP Enamul Haque, elected from Rajshahi-4 constituency, has challenged Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the graft watchdog of the country.The ruling party lawmaker after the interrogation of ACC said, “I am a renowned businessman. I joined in politics from

DHAKA: A defamation case was filed against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court.AB Siddique, president of Jananetri Parishad, a front organization of ruling Awami League,

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday observed that justice in the country would be hampered if the impeachment power of the judges goes to the parliament. “The people of the country will not get justice if the authority of impeaching judges goes to

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday said digital Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is facing the analog and also pro-militant BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.  The minister made the comment while addressing program of award giving ceremony to division-district-upazila-union

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected the bail plea of Motijheel Thana Awami League general secretary Jahidul Islam Tipu for his alleged involvement in murder of Juba League leader Riazul Haque Khan Milki. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Jakia Parvin passed the order on Sunday.The