DHAKA: State Minister for Science and Information Communication Technology Yafes Osman defined the war-crime trial as the second liberation war and urged Bangladesh Chhatra League to act for halting the ongoing conspiracy against it as well as the Prime Minister.   "We have to save

DHAKA: Speakers at a discussion here on Sunday vowed to implement the verdict of Bangabandhu killing case and brought the war criminals to justice for fulfilling the aspiration of the nation.They said the war criminals and killers of August 15 and four national leaders are linked

BENAPOLE: A BNP worker was killed and another injured at Sharsha upazila of Jessore here on Saturday.The decesaed was identified as Abdul Hamid, 40, from Lakhanpur union while the injured-Mofizur, 35. The younger brother of the deceased Abdul Aziz said Hamid and Mofizur were on their way

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh alleged people cannot attain ‘Taqwa’ by getting rid of usury and adultery because of the state law.“One of the principles of Ramadan is to keep people off charging interest and acts of adultery, but the state law intervenes,” said acting

DHAKA: Opposition leader Khaleda Zia steps into her 66th year Sunday while her party celebrates the birthday with more colour this year despite the call from ruling Awami League to cancel functions for National Mourning Day. BNP Secretary-General Khandaker Delwar Hossain cut a 66-pound

DHAKA: Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Saturday attended an iftar party hosted by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) at the South Plaza of Parliament.She joined an iftar party for the first time at any sponsor’s invitation this Ramadan. Earlier, Begum Zia hosted an iftar

GOPALGANJ: Members of the Awami League central working committee, advisory council and cabinet paid homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman placing wreath at his tomb at Tungipara Saturday, a day ahead of the 35th anniversary of his demise.The ruling-party leaders, led by Chief Whip

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Friday approved the new committee of Gazipur district BNP formed with central organizing secretary Fazlul Haque Milon and Saiful Islam Babul as president and general secretary respectively.The approval was given at about 11pm when party joint

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would stage a long march after Eid-ul-fitr in a showdown against the government decision allowing India transit facilities.“Two separate long marches -- one from Dhaka toward Chittagong and the other toward Sylhet – are being planned so far.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would stage a long march after Eid-ul-fitr in a showdown against the government decision allowing India transit facilities.“Two separate long marches -- one from Dhaka toward Chittagong and the other toward Sylhet – are being planned so far.

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League’s female lawmakers urged BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia not to celebrate her ‘fake’ birthday on 15 August.The appeal came from a human chain demonstration held in front of the National Press Club on Friday.Speaking at the demonstration, AL joint general

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Senior Joint Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blamed the government for curbing civil rights like freedom of speech through meting out “repression” to journalists.“Detaining acting editor of the daily Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman and torturing him on

CHANDPUR: Movable property of the village home of former State Minister ANM Ehsanul Haq Milan was confiscated Wednesday on order from the district certificate officer.Kachua Thana OC Harun-or-Rashid told  banglanews24.com.bd that the movable property of Milan’s village home at

DHAKA:  BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed said Wednesday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would be hated for her comments about leader of the opposition and ex-premier Begum Khaleda Zia.  The opposition lawmaker and ex-law minister came up with the criticism while

DHAKA: Rabeya Siraj, wife of former BNP minister for Forest and Environment Shahjahan Siraj, was Wednesday sent to jail on surrender after absconding for long with prison terms nearly long as her life.      Judge Jasmine Anwar of the Special Judge Court-4 passed the order sending the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club on Wednesday afternoon protesting the remark of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia. Opposition Chief Whip Jainul Abdin Faruque led the

DHAKA: Police picked up 25 Jamaat activists from and around their city office at Paltan in the capital Wednesday, as the party faces the worst ordeals in its history, with all its top leaders held for trial on war-crime charges.The detained Jamaat activists were sent to jail in the

DHAKA: Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said that the recent agreement with India was not with Bangladesh but with Awami League, once again disapproving of the deal. Speaking to a group of leaders who came to join BNP at her Gulshan office, the ex-PM said, “It is the

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Tuesday alleged that the government held in detention their party leader Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu to “save the MPs of the ruling Awami League involved in the BDR massacre at Pilkhana”.Leaders of the party made the sweeping allegation at a protest meeting organized

DHAKA: The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Tuesday summoned Jamaat-e-Islami leader Dr Abdullah Mohammad Taher shortly after a sedition case was filed against him on charge of issuing threat to the government.President of Bangladesh Awami Ulema League Md Iliyas Hossain Bin Helali filed