DHAKA: Election Commissioner (EC) Mohammad Abdul Mobarak on Sunday criticized Khaleda Zia for her remarks that the EC is “spineless and inefficient”.“We might be zero but her (Khaleda) party is taking part in the upazila polls under the incumbent EC,” said Mobarak, who is

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC), on Sunday, exempted Awami League leaders Sheikh Afil Uddin and Monirul Islam, who were unofficially elected as members of parliament from Jessore constituencies 1 and 2, from their alleged involvement in violation of the electoral code.EC official said

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir sought bail in two cases filed for killing people by torching bus during anti-government movement before 10th national election.Fakhrul’s lawyer Joynul Abedin Mezbah filed the petition with Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge

NOAKHALI: The by-poll is underway to elect chairman in Dumuria Union Parishad under Senbagh upazila of the district on Sunday.The voting started in nine vote centers at 8:00am and will run till 4:00pm at a stretch.A total of 10 candidates are vying in the election for the post of

DHAKA: The official website of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was found closed immediate after a row over the first President of the country.The founder of BNP, Ziaur Rahman, was shown as seventh president in the website till it was closed.However, recently all the leaders of BNP

SYLHET: A dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Jainta Janadabi Parishad, (JJP) is underway in Jaintapur, Kanaighat and Gowainghat upazilas of the district on Sunday The organization is enforcing the hartal in the three upazilas on a two-point demand including gas connections there.JJP convener

KUSHTIA: The strike called by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was withdrawn at Islamic University (IU), Kushtia on SaturdayChhatra Dal President Omar Faruk confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier in the day, the student wing of BNP called the strike demanding release of secretary

RANGPUR: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, also ex-President of the country, categorically said that there was no scope of national election in next five years. He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at his Rangpur residence on Saturday noon.Ershad said that the

MYMENSINGH: Ruling Awami League called half-day hartal in Gouripur upazila of the district for Sunday demanding release of Juba League leader Kamal Hossain.Syed Rafiqul Islam made the hartal announcement on behalf of Municipal unit Awami League on Saturday afternoon.He told to banglanews

KUSHTIA: The strike of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) is underway at Islamic University (IU), Kushtia on Saturday. The student wing of BNP called the strike demanding release of secretary general and secretary of information and research affairs of JCD Islamic University unit. No vehicles

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged that ruling Awami League was only developing their families by looting money of the country.She also asked the government to show what development work they have done during their regime.The BNP chief came up with the allegation while addressing

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central committee has expelled its two leaders form upazila unit of the party for violating party discipline. The expelled leaders are Manjurur Rob Murtuja, vice-president of party’s Bamna upazila unit in Barguna and Abul Khayer Babul, joint

DHAKA: The bi-annual conference of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) faction is underway at the premises of Jatiya Press Club from Saturday noon.BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia joined the conference as chief guest while BFUJ faction president Ruhul Amin Gazi is presiding over the

DHAKA: Awami League Publicity and Publication affairs Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud recommended for taking legal action against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.Hasan was addressing a discussion on ongoing political situation organized by Bangabandhu Academy (BA) at Khaja Nizamuddin auditorium in

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to join in the biannual conference of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) faction in the National Press Club of the city on Saturday.BFUJ source said Khaleda will arrive there at 11:00am as chief guest of the function while BFUJ faction

TANGAIL: The voting in by-elections of Tangail-8 constituency is progressing peacefully from Saturday morning amid tight security.Voters started casting their votes at 8:00 am and will continue till 4:00 pm at a stretch in Basail-Sakhipur electoral area.The presence of the voters

SYLHET: At least 13 people were injured in a clash between activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of Awami League, and Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, over establishing supremacy in Sylhet Polytechnic Institute.Locals said that being obstructed

DHAKA: Awami League Presidium Member Suranjti Sengupta said that BNP Chairperson Khaleda should seek apology to the countrymen for her misinformation over the first President of the country.He came up with the assertion while addressing a conference, arranged by ‘Nouka Samarthak

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah said that the country is in deep political crises and a new elected government is needed badly to get rid of those crises.He came up with the assertion while addressing a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the

DHAKA: A debate emerged as BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman had claimed Ziaur Rahman as the first President of the country while BNP website mentions him as the seventh President.However, the premier of the country Sheikh Hasina opposed the statement of BNP chief