SATKHIRA: At least 56 people, including 28 leaders and activists of the BNP and its key ally- Jamaat-e-Islami, were detained in a special police drive in Satkhira. The special drive was conducted in different parts of the district from Thursday night (February 01) to Friday morning

BRAHMANBARIA: BNP’s Brahmanbaria district unit joint secretary ABM Mominul Haque and two others were detained in a special drive conducted by police. The police arrested Mominul Haque and Juba Dal leader Sharif Hossain from Power House area in the district town, while another youth

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has granted remand in different terms for 58 BNP activists and leaders including party’s information secretary Azizul Bari Helal in three separate cases filed with Ramna and Shahbag police stations.  Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ahsan Habib passed the

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said his party will not announce any confrontational programs centering BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.  However, Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, warned that befitting reply

DHAKA: The hearing in Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia was adjourned till February 25. Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Special Judge Court-5 in Dhaka’s Bakshibazar area fixed February 25 and 26 for the next hearing. On Thursday (February 1), Khaleda

DHAKA: Ruling 14-party alliance called a meeting on Monday (February 5). A press release sent by Awami League Office Secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap on Thursday (February 1) that the meeting will be held at AL President’s political office in Dhanmondi, at 2:00pm.  It is being

DHAKA: BNP’s central information affairs secretary and former president of Jatiyatabai Chhatra Dal (JCD) Azizul Bari Helal was detained by detective branch (DB) of police on Wednesday (January 31), claimed his family members. Police, however, said that they have no information in

DHAKA: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader warned that the opposition BNP will be met with a befitting reply if they try to ‘play with fire’ centering the forthcoming verdict of Zia orphanage Trust case against Khaleda Zia.  Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has sent BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy to jail denying his bail appeal.  Judge Mahmudul Islam of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court passed the order on Wednesday (January 31). Advocate Sanaullah Mia moved for Goyeshwar’s bail

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that the people who attacked police Tuesday are not BNP men but infiltrators.  He made the claim at a press conference in BNP’s Naya Paltan central office on Wednesday (January 31). The BNP leader said “Even we

DHAKA: Police filed two cases over the incident of carrying out an attack on a prison van at High Court area and snatching two detainees who were BNP activists. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Ramna Division Deputy Commissioner (DC) Maruf Hossain Sardar said that the two cases were

DHAKA: BNP Standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy was detained on charge of leading an attack on a prison van and snatching the detainees, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia.  The DMP chief told Banglanews that Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has been

DHAKA: The senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) met the foreign diplomats prior to the verdict of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. The meeting, headed by BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, started around 4:15pm

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League has called a parliamentary board meeting on Wednesday (January 31) ahead of the Presidential election. AL president Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting scheduled to be held around 8:00 pm at Sheikh Hasina’s official residence Ganabhaban.  A press

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the government is slowly moving to implement the ‘minus one’ formula with an aim to remove Khaleda Zia out of the picture.  The senior BNP leader made the remarks to reporters at a press conference in BNP’s Naya

SYLHET: The activists of Progressive Students’ Alliance came under attack during their strike at the Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) in Sylhet on Monday (January 29). The leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling

DHAKA: The BNP-led 20-party alliance has decided that they won’ take part in the general elections without BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.    They made the decision at a meeting at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in the city on Sunday night (January 28). Khaleda Zia called the

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has sat with leaders of 20-party alliance at her Gulshan office in the city. The meeting began at about 9:15 pm on Sunday (January 28). Khaleda Zia called the meeting to discuss the overall situation, particularly the issue of Zia Orphanage Trust

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has summoned the meeting of her party's National Executive Committee on Saturday (February 03). BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed confirmed the matter to the media after the party’s 3-member delegation held a meeting

MYMENSINGH: The local administration has imposed Section 144 at Ishwarganj upazila in Mymensingh, as two groups of Juba League, the youth body of the ruling Awami League, were in fierce mood over the newly formed committee. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Ishwarganj Elsih Sharmin on