DHAKA: The sitting of the first session of the 10th parliament resumed Sunday afternoon after four-day break.The parliament session began at 4:30pm with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.On January 29 in the inaugural session of the new parliament, President M Abdul Hamid

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday sent BNP Joint Secretary General Amanullah Aman to jail in four cases filed with Keraniganj thana.Earlier in the morning, he surrendered to Chief Judicial Magistrate court and sought bail.Rejecting his bail plea, Senior Judicial Magistrate Taiyebul Hasan

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the indictment hearings in Zia Orphanage Trust embezzlement case and Zia Charitable Trust case to March 19.Dhaka special judge court-2 judge Rezaul Karim passed the deferment order in response to a time plea filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad says it would have been better if his party had turned down the ministership offered by Sheikh Hasina.He was addressing the annual sports meet at Banani Biddya Niketan School and College as chief guest. Ershad said: “People have doubts about the

NATORE: The eight-hour hartal, called by Singra Upazila unit of BNP, is underway in a relaxed mood in the upazila of the district on Saturday.People were seen busy in their regular activities and haulages on the roads remained normal, reported banglanews correspondent.No procession or

DHAKA: Food Minister Advocate Kamrul Islam said that the government will assist BNP if they leave the path of violence and practice fair politics in the country.The minster also warned, “Leave the path of violence, otherwise the government will take stern action.” He came up with the

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has advised Ershad to reorganize Jatiyo Party (JP) taking Rowshan Ershad into confidence.On the other hand, Ershad has requested PM not to keep the Manzur murder case hanging for an indefinite period, a number of top leaders of JP have confirmed the

DHAKA: The Acting Secretary General of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has returned to the country from Singapore on Thursday night after treatment.The BNP leader along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport of the capital around 9:50pm.Following a

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir denounced the arrest of Jessore’s Chougachha upazila BNP general secretary Younus Akand and Rajshahi’s Charghat upazila JSSS president Mozaffor Hossain.  A press statement signed by Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on behalf of Fakhrul

RAJSHAHI: Law enforcers submitted a chargesheet against 36 leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir including Dr Jahangir and Emajuddin Mandal in a case of attacking cops at Rajshai in February 2013.Investigation officer of the case Sub-Inspector (SI) of Boalia Thana Amirul Islam submitted

DHAKA: One cannot expect a political party to arrange successful movements on the roads with barristers-advocates-doctors-bureaucrats-businessmen at its leading positions.Political leaders are necessary to meet demands through movements. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will not be

DHAKA: Shahadat Morshad wants an undivided BNP with all of its senior and young leaders, like, AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, Oli Ahmed, Andaleeve Rahman Partho and others.Morshed without giving his identity expressed his opinion by an email to banglanews.He also hopes no corruption anymore

DHAKA: Most of the Standing Committee leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were not seen in the movement. Actually, they are the beneficiaries of political gains.“If the leaders do not come on streets, people will not come,” opined Engineer Kabir from Dhaka.He also commented

DHAKA: The fourth phase of election of 92 upazila Parishads will be held on March 23 and the last date of Nomination Paper submission is February 23.The last date of withdrawal of nomination papers is March 6.Election Commission secretariat sources confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: A non-resident Bangladeshi, Piyal, who is currently living at New York, wants to see the senior Vice-President of BNP to lead the party.He came up with the observation in the public opinion program of banglanews.Moreover, he said that BNP took the right decision of boycotting the

DHAKA: All leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) from top to bottom, including the party chairperson, should be elected by the votes of the party activists.Abdullah Al Mamun, a citizen from Fatikchhari Upazila of Chittagong, came with this assertion to banglanews on

DHAKA: BNP should enforce tougher movement soon in association with its allies boycotting Jamaat-e-Islami to realize the demand of midterm election.Mymensingh Ananda Mohan College masters level student Osman Safi came up with the observation while talking to banglanews in a special

DHAKA: Joypurhat Degree College student Tayeful Islam opined that boycotting January 5 election by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was just a mistake.   He opined, thinking people’s demand, BNP should work for the country. The party would go to power if it joins election.   The

LAXMIPUR: An activist of Juba League, the youth wing of Awami League, was shot to death by miscreants in Chandpur village under Sadar Upazila of the district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Shahadat Hossain Tipu, 25, an activist of Juba League, son of Harunur Rashid.Sources

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would be more popular and accepted to the people of the country if BNP shucks the company with Jamaat-e-Islami.A Bangladeshi expatriate Saumitra Kumar Ghosh, who is now live in Japan, made the observation in the ‘Public Opinion’ arranged by