DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Saidur Rahman Shahid alias Shahid ‘Commissioner’ granted on a 5-day remand in case for police interrogation.Metropolitan Magistrate MA Salam passed the order after holding a hearing when Sub-Inspector of Gendaria Thana Atiqur Rahman produced

NOAKHALI: District BNP called a dawn-to-dusk hartal for Thursday in protest against killing of its district leader.District BNP secretary Harunur Rashid Azad confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday noon.On January 30, former joint-convener of Sonaimuri upazila unit BNP Tauhidul

DHAKA: Police recovered a body of Awami League leader from capital’s Mohammadpur Rohingya camp area on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Alauddin, 45, publicity secretary of Mohammadpur ward no.46.Sources said that locals found the man hanging by the neck from a

DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Thursday appeared before court in four separate cases on charge of creating panic and disruption of vehicle movement on streets. Confirming the matter, his lawyer Jaynul Abedin Mejbah told banglanews, “BNP Standing

NOAKHALI: A BNP leader was shot to death during an arms recovery drive of police in Meripara area under Sonaimuri Upazila of the district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Tauhidul Islam, 40, former BNP joint convener of Amishapara Union under Sonaimuri Upazila.On Wednesday, a

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday urged the Awami League government to arrive at a consensus through talks to break the political deadlock which has brought Bangladesh to the brink. "Dialogue is the only way to resolve the prevailing political stalemate. We were never

DHAKA: After over a month, former president and also president of Jatiya Party HM Ershad went to the party’s Banani office Wednesday noon.On information, leaders and activists of the party rushed to the office.Ershad joined the office at 1:40pm and exchanged wishes with leaders,

DHAKA: Newly elected Awami League leader Saber Hossain Chowdhury took oath as member of the 10th national parliament.Speaker of the 9th parliament Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the oath at Jatiya Sangsad building on Wednesday noon.On Thursday and Saturday, new lawmakers of the

DHAKA: District unit BNP called a daylong hartal in the district for Thursday to resist voting in the Bogra-7 constituency.Gabtali unit BNP general secretary Morshed Milton confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday noon.Earlier on January 5, the voting was postponed in the

NOAKHALI: Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, is observing daylong hartal on Wednesday amid road barricade, procession and cocktails explosion. The organization called the hartal in the district protesting of killing Mamun, a leader of Chittagong University unit Chhatra

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was made special envoy, equivalent to full minister, to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.In this regard, a gazette notification was issued on Sunday evening immediate after forming the new cabinet.Ershad joins oath taking ceremonyBDST: 1910 HRS, JAN 12,

DHAKA: Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, Adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, sought division in the jail.Defense lawyer sought the division to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court.Magistrate Keshob Roy Chowdhury asked jail authority to take necessary action as per the jail code

JOYPURHAT: The activists of BNP and Jamaat cut tendons of legs of two Chhatra League activists at Pachbibi upazila under the district on Sunday.The victims are local Chhatra League activists. They were admitted to Joypurhat Sadar Hospital, said a spot account of the indent.Witnesses said

DHAKA: Some 48 ministers, including the ministers of polls-time government and grand alliance government, are set to take oath around 3:00pm Sunday.Confirming the matter, cabinet sources said that 31 new faces are going to join in the cabinet with some of those who performed their role as

DHAKA: Police on Sunday submitted charge sheet against 11 people including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the explosive case filed with Motijheel Thana. The other accused are- Golam Hossain Mazumdar Noyon, Saiful Islam, Sajib, Kamruzzaman, Abul Kalam Azad,

DHAKA: A Dhaka court deferred the indictment hearings on framing charge Zia Orphanage Trust embezzlement case and Zia Charitable Trust case to February 16 Acting Judge Rezaul Karim of Dhaka special judge court-3 passed the deferment order in response to a time plea filed by BNP

JOYPURHAT: Miscreants set fire to a BNP office located at station road in Panchbibi Upazila sadar of the district early Sunday.Police and local sources said that noticing flame at the office, night guard of the area informed local fire service office. Later, fire fighters rushed to the

DHAKA: BNP-led 18-party alliance postponed their indefinite blockade programme after Sunday.BNP Assistant Office Secretary Shamimur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews at around 10:30pm Saturday.Earlier in the day, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a

DHAKA: Opposition 18-party alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) postponed their indefinite blockade for Monday, Tuesday.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement in a statement on Saturday night.He said the blockade will continue from

DHAKA: Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jun met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan political office on Saturday evening.During the parley, they discussed about the ongoing political situation of the country, BNP’s stance in this regard and bilateral issues.Earlier in the day,