PABNA: A total of 146 leaders of Bera upazila uint Jamaat-e-Islami unit, including upazila and puorashava Ameers, resigned en masse Friday night.The mass resignation came after the party decided to withdraw its chairman candidate from the upazila election, to be held on March 31, and ask

DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed indicated National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman as a pro-BNP-Jamaat intellectual at his presence.The minister came up with the comment while addressing a half-yearly conference arranged by Jatiya Puja Udjapon Parishad

LAXMIPUR: Police detained an arms trainer of Jamaat-e-Islami from Bhabaniganj Bazar under Sadar Upazila of the district on Thursday night. The detainee is- Saiful Islam, president of Bhabaniganj unit workers’ wing of Jamaat-e-Islami.Laxmipur Sadar Thana Sub-Inspector Zillur Rahman said

DHAKA: Terming the charge framing against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia illegal, party’s standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia said that they would move to High Court.He came up with the observation while addressing a human chain programme in front of National Press Club

LALMONIRHAT: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) expelled its Lalmonirhat unit Organising secretary Rokon Udddin Babul, also a rebel candidate in the fourth phase upazila polls, for violating party decision.The district committee has already received the letter of expulsion, signed by BNP

GAZIPUR: Executive member of Kaliakair upazila BNP Abdul Latif, also a rebel candidate in the fourth phase upazila polls, has been expelled on Thursday evening for violating party decision.Kaliakair Upazila BNP committee has already received the letter of expulsion, signed by BNP Joint

DHAKA: BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the government and ruling party men are attacking BNP men and torching their houses ahead of the fourth phase elections.“The government is attacking BNP men and torching their houses. Police forces are detaining BNP

DHAKA:  The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 adjourned the argument of the defendant till March 23 in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami.Three member-ICT led by new chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order on Thursday.Advocate Tajul

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Thursday categorically said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), Susasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujon) and some vested quarters are demanding interim polls to bring unelected government.The health minister came up with the

DHAKA: Gazette notifications for 48 lawmakers, elected uncontested for reserved seats in the National Parliament, will be published on Thursday.Election Commission (EC) secretariat decided to publish the list of the elected female members for the parliament as gazette notification in the

RAJSHAHI: A Rajshahi court on Thursday granted interim bail to BNP Joint Secretary General and Rajshahi Metropolitan unit president Mizanur Rahman Minu in cases filed for attempt to killing police. Metropolitan Session Court Judge Ashraful Islam passed the order around 12:00pm after bail

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s Dhaka district president Abdul Mannan alleged that violence was intensified during last phase of upazila polls to win the government-backed candidates.The BNP leader said Thursday morning after attending the BNP organized protest program to

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner of Dhaka protesting violence and ‘irregularities’ in Upazila Parishad polls.BNP leaders and activists led, by its Dhaka district unit president Abdul Mannan, thronged the deputy

JOYPURHAT: The half day hartal, called by district Chhatra Dal and Juba Dal, is underway in the district town on Thursday demanding immidiate release of 12 activists.Leaders and activists  of BNP brought out a procession in support of hartal around 8:30am on main roads of the

JAYPURHAT: District Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal called half-day hartal for Thursday in the district in protest against sending 12 of their leaders and activists to jail and demanding their release.District Chhatra Dal Joint Secretary Alamgir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews on

DHAKA: The voting at Sripur upazila in Gazipur district and Muktagacha of Mymensingh, postponed due to violence, will be held on March 27 and 31 respectively.Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Election Commission (EC) SM Asaduzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said election

FROM THE COURT: A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against nine persons, including Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman, in two graft cases.Judge Basudev Roy of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 framed the charge and fixed April 19 as date of deposition after defense lawyers

DHAKA: Forty-eight female candidates have been elected uncontested for reserved seats in the 10th National Parliament.The Election Commission (EC) published the list of the elected female members for the parliament Wednesday noon.EC secretariat joint secretary Jasmine Tuli confirmed the

FROM COURT: A Dhaka court denied the appeal of time-extension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust embezzlement cases.Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Taherul Islam Tauhid appealed to the third special judge court at Wednesday noon in city.The judge

DHAKA: Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said that all local government elections should be held with direct participation of political parties.  He came up with the assertion while talking to media a Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30am Wednesday.On his