DHAKA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the new government would not be a legitimate one.“The government, to be formed on January 12, will be a non-representative autocratic government. The government won’t be recognized as a legal government

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Senior Presidium Member Rawshan Ershad has become leader of the opposition in the 10th Parliament.The Parliament Secretariat on Saturday published a gazette notification on Saturday.The former first lady was elected MP from Mymensingh-4 constituency in the

DHAKA: Jatiya Samajantrik Dal (JSD) leader Moinuddin Khan Badal, elected from Chittagong-8 constituency, took oath on Saturday as a lawmaker of the tenth parliament.Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at her parliament office.Earlier in the day, Jatiya Party Chairman

SYLHET: Law enforcers detained Biswantah upazila BNP president Jalal Uddin, also Biswanath sadar union chairman, from his Pathantula residence on Saturday noon.Confirming the matter, additional deputy police commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan M Ayub told banglanews that he was shown

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was not given permission to stage their pre-scheduled protest rally in city on Saturday.On Thursday evening, spokesperson for the party Dr M Osman Faruk, also adviser to the BNP chairperson, declared the protest rally across the country.Sources

MAGURA: District BNP called half-day hartal (shutdown) in the district for Saturday for demanding immediate release of the party leaders.President of the district BNP Kabir Murad made the hartal announcement on Saturday noon.The shutdown would be enforced from 6:00am to 12:00 noon in the

SYLHET: Police personnel in a drive nabbed 47 men from different thanas of the metropolitan between Friday night and early Saturday.Sylhet Metropolitan Additional Deputy- Commissioner of police M.Ayub said to banglanews that amongst the detainees, two were held from Kotwali thana, three

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad took oath as a member of the 10th parliament on Saturday noon.The Speaker of the 9th parliament Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the oath.Ershad was elected from Rangpur-3 constituency in the 10 th parliamentary elections held

DHAKA: Police in a drive held 49 people including Rajshahi BNP general secretary from three districts between Friday night and early Saturday for their involvement in various subversive acts.In Rajshahi, law enforcers nabbed 25 people including district BNP general secretary Advocate

DHAKA:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasian Friday said the new government will be formed on Sunday and all preparations were completed in this regard.She made the assertion while addressing a mass rally at historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the afternoon on the occasion of Homecoming Day of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling Awami League urges BNP-led 18-party alliance to stop killing innocent people in the name of movement.The premier came up with urge while addressing a mass rally of Awami League at historic Suhrawardy Udyan Friday on the

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court sent BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Adviser Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain to jail in a bomb blast related case.Metropolitan Magistrate Sabrina Ali Khandaker passed the order on Friday. CMM court GRO Mahmudur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier on

CHITTAGONG: Police in nightlong drive nabbed 16 activists of Jammat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir from different areas of Fatickchari upazila in the district.The detainees were allegedly involved in subversive acts including vandalism and arson.Fatickchari Thana

PIROJPUR: Miscreants set fire to district Awami League (AL) office in the town early Friday. Sources said that locals noticed flame at AL office at around 3:45am and informed the fire service. On information, a fire fighting unit rushed to the spot and doused the fire. In the meantime,

DHAKA: The indefinite blockade on roads, railway and waterways, called by BNP-led 18-party combine, was postponed for Friday and Saturday.Dr M Osman Farooque, Adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday night.However, the statement added, from

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday stayed the remand order of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Adviser Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain.An HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Mohammad Ullah passed the order as defense lawyers filed the plea earlier.Earlier in the day, a lower

BOGRA: The law enforcement agency Thursday detained some 30 Jamaat-Shibir men in the district on charge of vandalism, arson and doing sabotage. Assistant Superintendent of Police Gaziur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said police picked up 30 Jamaat-Shibir men on Wednesday

DHAKA: The law enforcers have set up close circuit (CC) cameras in front of residence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to monitor all activities of entry point at the house.Sources said a total of 10 close circuit cameras have been installed at different points, including main entry gate of

MANIKGANJ: District BNP called daylong hartal for Saturday in the district demanding cancellation of cases filed against its leaders and activists.Tozammel Haque, joint secretary of district unit BNP, confirmed the matter to banglanews on Thursday.The shutdown will start from 6:00am and

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Thursday said Khaleda Zia is not the opposition leader anymore from now on.The AL lawmaker came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after taking oath at Parliament Bhaban in the afternoon.He said, “The