DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Bilkis Moyezuddin, mother of Women and Children Affairs state minister Meher Afroz Chumki, visiting her residence on Saturday noon.    Hasina stood in solemn silence awhile beside the body of Bilkis and prayed for eternal peace

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A local activist of Awami League was killed and a leader sustained injuries in a bomb attack by masked-men in Pourashava area of Shibganj upazila of the district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Ataur Rahman Polen, brother of Pourashava AL unit president

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the government has been spreading propaganda and killing. He made the allegation in a press conference at BNP’s Naya Paltan central office in on Friday afternoon.  Pointing at a rumor

DHAKA: Awami League Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta on Friday sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s interference to put a stop to launch capsize.He made the observation while addressing a meeting as a chief guest at Institution of Engineers’ at Shahbagh of the

NARAYANGANJ: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged leaders and activists of the party to make the ‘upcoming’ movement tougher. He came up with the urge in the noon while addressing an Eid re-union, arranged by Sonargaon Thana BNP at Meghna Ghat area

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing Committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah alleged that the incumbent government has been running without opposition party which is unusual for democracy. He made the remarks while addressing a discussion on “Proposed! National

DHAKA: Health minister Mohammad Nasim on Friday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia herself made her party’s condition even worse by boycotting the January 5 polls. Nasim said, “A party can not reorganize itself unless it takes part in polls, and BNP made this mistake; no benefit to

FENI: A leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, youth unit of BNP, died here in police custody early Friday.The deceased was identified as Yatim Ali Miyadhan, 37, son of a late Abdul Gafur, residing in Shridharpur village under Dagonbhuiyan upazila of the district and also the Ward Jubo Dal

DHAKA: The Jatiya Party (JP) has not taken any decision about appointing the deputy leader of the opposition at Jatiya Sangsad so far.JP has claimed that there was no chance to be misled by any news item in this regard.Quoting JP Chairman HM Ershad, his press and political secretary

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved money laundering case against BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya confirmed the matter to banglanews Thursday. On March 12, a team of ACC and Gulshan

DHAKA: Argument against war crimes suspect and former state minister Syed Mohammad Kaiser ended on Thursday.The three-member International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 led-by Justice Obaidul Hasan asked the defense lawyer to place their argument in the noon.Prosecutor Turin Afroz and Tapash

FENI: District BNP observed the half-day hartal in the district on Thursday protesting murder of Monir Hossain, general secretary of Baligaon union Swechhasebak Dal. Sources said that a procession was brought out led by district Chhatra Dal president Noimulla Barat around 8:00am.

DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman, also former president, HM Ershad on Wednesday declared that his party took to the streets and would stay there until they assume power. Ershad made the announcement while addressing a human chain organized by the party in front of the National Press Club in

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold separate meetings with the senior leaders of the party and the BNP-led 20-party alliance on August 10 and August 11 respectively to finalize their anti-government movement program. Both the meetings will be held at 8:30pm at Khaleda’s

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wednesday framed charge against Lufuzzaman Babar, the former state minister for home, in a tax evasion case. The Special Judges Court-5 passed the order after deferring the indictment hearing several times over the past four years and three months.Earlier, Babar

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia asked party’s newly formed city committee to work together forgetting all disparity. She gave the order at a meeting held on Tuesday night with the city BNP leaders at her Gulshan political office, sources told banglanews. The maiden meeting of

FENI: A leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebok Dal was hacked to death by assailants in the district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Monir Hossain, 35, general secretary of Baligaon union Swechchasebok Dal unit of Sadar upazila. Locals told banglanews that earlier Monir was

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) policymakers think that ruling Awami League (AL) have chosen the road of repression over arbitrary arrests, closure of news media and attacks on journalists. They made the remark while addressing the journalists at a press conference at BNP

DHAKA: Senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) declared that they would cancel the newly approved draft of broadcast policy if they assume to power. The party also termed it as a ‘media control and repression policy’. BNP’s two top leaders MK Anwar and Dr Abdul Moin

DHAKA: Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Tuesday said the party doesn’t believe in stopping freedom of press.  The spokesperson for the party came up with the assertion while addressing a press conference at Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) Bhaban in