SYLHET: Ashraf Babul, acting chairman of the Ghilachhara Union Parishad of Fenchuganj upazila in Sylhet, has been suspended on charge of embezzling fund. He was suspended in line with an order given by the Local Government Division (LGD). The chairman was accused for embezzlement of

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday (September 20) issued arrest warrant for Gonojagoron Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker, in a case filed over commenting offensive on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sheikh Samidul Islam issued the warrant

DHAKA: The BNP has again blamed the government for the price hike of rice and other essential commodities across the country. The party’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed made the allegation at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the

DHAKA: Several thousands activists of the Hefazat-e-Islam, the platform of Qwami Madrasah’s teachers and students, staged demonstration in the city on Monday (September 18) protesting the persecution of Rohingya Muslims who are fleeing Myanmar to Bangladesh.   The leaders, activists

KHAGRACHHARI: The dawn-to-dusk hartal was observed peacefully in Khagrachhari district on Monday (September 18). Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad and Khagrachari Hill District Sustainable Development and Corruption Prevention Committee jointly called the hartal protesting the killing

DHAKA: The BNP has blamed the government’s mismanagement for the price hike of rice. The people are facing miseries for the price hike, the party said.    The party’s standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan raised the allegation at a human chain in front of the National Press

MYMENSINGH: Jatiya Party leader Rowshan Ershad, also the leader of the opposition in parliament, will visit Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhia upazila on Monday (Sep 18). Mohammad Mamun Hasan, public relations officer of the Jatiya Party office, said it in a press

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday (September 17) asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to surrender before it on October 5 in a case filed over undermining the country’s map and the national flag. The BNP chief will face arrest warrant if she fails to appear before the court on that day.

DHAKA: BNP demanded army deployment at the refugee camp areas in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh for Rohingyas who fled Myanmar to avoid persecution upon them especially in turbulent Rakhine state following an upsurge last month. BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas raised the demand

DHAKA: The BNP-led 20-party alliance has demanded whereabouts of one of its leaders and secretary general of Bangladesh Kalyan Party MM Aminur Rahman who went missing on August 27. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Kalyan Party chairman Maj Gen (retd) Syed Mohammad

DHAKA: Members of the civil society at a roundtable discussion have said that the Election Commission (EC) has to be made strong for a free election and fair election in coming days. Otherwise the election will not be credible, they said. Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJON) organized the

NOAKHALI: Police detained 26 local leaders and activists of Sweccha Sebok Dal, a wing of BNP, from Sonaimuri upazila on Friday evening (September 15). Joint Convener of District unit Sweccha Shebok Dal Jahangir Alam said that police deatined them along with their vehicles on the way to

DHAKA: BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the influential local leaders of the ruling party are exploiting and taking away the limited belongings of Rohingya refugees who fled into Bangladesh escaping persecution in Myanmar.  He made the comment in a

BARISAL: Denouncing BNP’s remark that the government failed diplomatically in Rohingya issue, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon warned everyone by saying that BNP and Jamaat may collect political gain from the crisis. Menon was addressing a workers’ rally of

DHAKA: Myanmar violated Bangladesh’s airspace for 17 times following atrocities of Myanmar government in Rakhine State began on August 25 and influx of Rohingya refuges to Bangladesh. ‘Humanity for Rohingya Bangladesh’, a newly formed platform floated for raising voice for

DHAKA: BNP chairperson’s adviser Zainul Abdin Farroque on Wednesday (September 11) said that they will come forward to help the government in resolving the Rohingya crisis. The former chief whip of the opposition BNP said this while speaking at a symbolic sit-in program organized

TANGAIL: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda is optimistic about BNP’s participation in the next Parliamentary elections.   He expressed the optimism at a view exchange meeting at the conference room of deputy commissioner (DC) of Tangail on Wednesday (September 13).

DHAKA: Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB), the party of Charmonai Peer Saheb, staged demonstration in the city on Wednesday (September 13) protesting massive killing of Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The party held a rally in front of North Gate of the Baitul Mokarram National

JESSORE: Jessore district unit of the BNP on Tuesday (September 12) demanded judicial probe into the death of a party leader who died in Jessore Central Jail on Monday midnight (September 11). Jessore district unit general secretary of the BNP Syed Saberul Haque Sabu made the demand at

DHAKA: The BNP has expressed its satisfaction as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina finally visited the Rohingya refugee camp at Ukhia upazila in Cox’s Bazar. The party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday (September 12) said that at last the PM became conscious and