DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam categorically said that the formation of new government is totally unjustified as voter turnout in January 5 polls was only 5 percent.The BNP spokesperson made comment in a statement on Monday evening.Fakhrul said, “Sheikh

DHAKA: Saudi Ambassador in Dhaka Dr Abdullah Bin Naser Al Busairi met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday night for discussing the current political situation.The meeting started around 8:00pm at political office of the BNP chairperson at Gulshan in the city. BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher

DHAKA: LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, also general secretary of ruling Awami League, on Monday said the possibility of dialogue with BNP is still alive.The AL spokesperson came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at his secretariat office in the afternoon.He said Awami

DHAKA: Islami Chhatra Shibir has called daylong hartal (shutdown) for Wednesday protesting killing of Chittagong University (CU) unit Shibir leader.Chhatra Shibir Chittagong City unit Chhatra Shibir press secretary announced the hartal after Gayebana Janaza of murdered leader Mamun

DHAKA: Newly appointed Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Monday said the present stance of BNP is positive as they avoided hartal and blockade from Monday and it would create congenial atmosphere for talks.The senior leader of ruling Awami League was speaking to journalists at first day

MUNSHIGANJ: A Jubo Dal activist was burnt to death by miscreants in Ramananda area under Sirajdikhan upazila of the district on early Monday.The victim was identified as Jamil Hossain, 32, a Jubo Dal activist and son of Abul Kashem, resident of the upazila.Police sources said that a gang

DHAKA: Saudi Arabian ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Basiri will meet BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office on Monday evening.Sources said that the meeting will be held around 7:30pm.They might discuss the current political situation of Bangladesh and

MYMENSINGH: Detective Branch (DB) of Police Sunday night arrested Riyaduzzaman Riyad, chairman of Moilakanda union under Gauripur upazila of the district, on allegation of sabotaging rail tracks.Acting on tip off, police arrested Riyaduzzaman from Baghmara area of the town.Confirming the

DHAKA: Acting Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday asked the government to handover of state power to a non-partisan government.The spokesperson for the party made the plea in a statement in the evening.Terming the day of oath

DHAKA: Jatiya Party is mulling to hold councils as soon as possible to reconstitute its district and central committees where change may come in the post to secretary general of the party.Golam Moshi, JP leader recently resigned from the party or Secretary General of parties those were

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia met leaders of engineers as a part of her opinion exchange program with professionals on Saturday night.The meeting was held around 8:30pm at the Chairperson’s political office in city’s Gulshan area.BNP Media Wing

RAJSHAHI: Chhatra League leaders and activists of Rajshahi University of Science and Technology (RUET) unit locked the registrar’s room from 1:00pm to 1:30pm Saturday. Later, they unlocked the room after a discussion with vice chancellor of the university. Sources from the university

NATORE: The eight-hour hartal, called by Singra upazila unit of BNP, was observed peacefully on Saturday. People were seen busy in their regular activities and haulages on the roads remained normal, reported banglanews correspondent. No procession or picketing in support of hartal was

GAIBANDHA: Law enforcers detained Moshiur Rahman Sabuj, president of Sundarganj municipality unit BNP of the district on Saturday afternoon. Officer-in-Charge of Sundarganj Thana Mozammel Haque confirmed the matter to banglanews. He is an accused in a case filed with Sundarganj Thana

DHAKA: Ministers and members are reluctant to join the parliament as many of them were seen absent in the fifth day of the first session of Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday.The session resumed at 4:45pm of the day with a lack of its members. The first row of the parliament was wailing with only

RAJSHAHI: A Rajshahi court on Sunday placed Delwar Hossain, Vice-President of Chhatra League Rajshahi University unit, on a 9-day remand in four cases filed for creating violence on the university campus.Metropolitan Magistrate Sharmin Sultana passed the order after a hearing on the cases

DHAKA: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam Wednesday said framing of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should be based on values and principles like equity, inclusion, common but differentiated responsibility, respective capacities and so on. The ruling Awami League

JHENIDAH: District BNP on Wednesday suspended its Jhenidah Sadar upazila unit president Advocate Munshi Kamal Azad Pannu for being a candidate in Upazila Parishad Election for violating party’s decision.General Secretary of district BNP Abdul Malek confirmed the matter to banglanews.He

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday declared that ordinary Bangladeshis have not accepted the new government.The spokesperson made the claim while talking to journalists after placing floral wreaths at the grave of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman. He

RAJSHAHI: The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, is set to visit to Rajshahi on Saturday.Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury confirmed the matter to banglanews.According to the schedule, Prime Minister will arrive at Sardah Police Academy