DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad Monday urged opposition BNP to join the general election for the sake of the country and the democracy.The former President also announced that his party quitted the Awami League-led grand alliance and would join the polls-time cabinet. “We are no

DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad held a meeting with the secretary general of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Major (retd) Mannan and joint secretary general Mahi B Chowdhury on Sunday night.After the meeting, Major Mannan said the journalists that they discussed about the meeting of

DHAKA: Acting secretary general of the opposition BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir categorically said the oath of all-party interim government for the polls-time is a farce.He also clarified that BNP won’t join in the all-party government.BNP leader came up with the assertions to

GAIBANDHA: District Chhatra Dal called a half-day hartal for Monday in protest against the arrest of general secretary of the central committee Habibur Rashid Habib.Convener of district Chhatra Dal Atik Hasan Rony confirmed the matter to banglanews.Meanwhile, district Chhatra Dal brought

DHAKA: India believes in peaceful co-existence and does not interfere in the internal matters of its neighbouring countries, Indian Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said on Sunday."We believe in peaceful co-existence with our neighbours. We do not interfere in any internal matter of our

LAXMIPUR: The daylong hartal, called by the opposition BNP, observed in Ramgati and Kamalnagar upazilas of the district on Sunday demanding the release of the organizing secretary of Jatiyatabadi Swechhasebak Dal Shafiul Bari Babu.Because of Junior School Certificate and Junior Dakhil

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad is going to leave the 14-party grand alliance on Monday.A press conference has been called at Ershad’s office at 11:30 on that day.Spokesperson of JP Kazi Firoz Rashid, also presidium member, confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier on

SAVAR, DHAKA: Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, also chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on education ministry categorically said the next election would be held in due time even if opposition BNP doesn’t participate in it.The Lawmaker made the assertion while

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a passenger bus in front of T&T colony of Motijheel in the capital on Sunday afternoon.The incident took place around 3:15pm.Witness said some miscreants torched a bus of Unique Group at T&T colony and fled the scene instantly.Officer-in-Charge of Motijheel Thana

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) will meet President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday afternoon to discuss over schedule of upcoming 10th general elections.The meeting will be held at Bangabhaban around 3:00pm.A competence source of election commission confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The members of law enforcement agency held Habibur Rashid Habib, General Secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of opposition BNP, on Sunday.A team of detective branch (DB) of police held the JCD leader from his residence in city’s Shantinagar area around 2.30pm.

CHITTAGONG: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday categorically said his party would form new alliance soon aiming to take part in upcoming general election.The former president of the country came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after the meeting with Hefajat

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Sunday stayed the order passed by a lower court that placed eight-day remand to five BNP leaders for police interrogation.An HC bench comprising Justice Borhanuddin and Justice KM Quader passed the order in the afternoon.Former attorney general AJ Mohammad

DHAKA: Opposition BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Sunday categorically said that the verdict of money laundering case proved that BNP vice-chairman Tarique Rahman had no link with corruption.He came up with the reaction at Nayapaltan BNP’s central office on Sunday

DHAKA: Main opposition BNP will stage black flag procession across the country on Monday protesting the violation of the constitution by holding cabinet meeting with resigned ministers.Party’s joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the agitation programme at BNP’s

CHITTAGONG: The meeting between Jatiya Party Chairman and Hefazat-e-Islam Ameer Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi is underway at Hathazari madrasa in Hathazari upazila of the district on Sunday.Sources said after the meeting with the Hefazat Ameer, HM Ershad will visit the village home of Jatiya

DHAKA: A Dhaka court is reading out the verdict of much-talked-about money laundering case filed against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giash Uddin Al Mamun on Sunday noon.Special Judge Court of Dhaka-3 Magistrate M Motahar Hossain is pronouncing the

LAXMIPUR: The daylong hartal, called by BNP, is underway in Ramgati and kamalnagar Upazila of the district on Sunday.The party is enforcing the lockdown demanding the release of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal organizing secretary Shafiul Bari Babu.Because of Junior School Certificate and

DHAKA: Giash Uddin Al Mamun, the business partner of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, was taken to court as it set to pronounce verdict of much-talked-about money laundering case on Sunday.Special Judge Court of Dhaka-3 Magistrate M Motahar Hossain will pass the verdict.Earlier on

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails in front of residence of Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif early Sunday.Sources said that some miscreants blasted the cocktail in the area at around 1:00am and fled the scene.Gulshan police station Officer-in-Charge Rafiqul Islam