DHAKA: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday (August 02) said that the Hajj pilgrims will be carried in scheduled flights to avert complexity. He said this following an inter-ministerial meeting held the Bangladesh Secretariat.   The minister said that

BOGRA: Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) and Ganatantrik Bam Morcha jointly organized a human chain in Bogra district town demanding exemplary punishment of Sramik League leader Tufan for torturing mother-daughter. BSD District convener Advocate

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has thanked the civil society members who participated in a dialogue with the Election Commission (EC) and advised the commission to deploy army during the next polls. Speaking at a rally on Tuesday (August 01), the BNP leader

MANIKGANJ: Advisor to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia also a former lawmaker and Chairman of Monno Group of Industries Harunur Rashid Khan Monno died Tuesday (August 1). He was 88. Monno Group of Industries Director Abdul Aual told Banglanews that Monno breathed his last at around

DHAKA: After three consecutive years of deflation, BNP is observing a surplus in its party fund, says a recent financial report submitted to Election commission. BNP joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi submitted the audit report of income and expenditure of the party fund to

DHAKA: The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) is thinking to leave the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, as leader of the party on Monday (July 31) hinted at leaving the alliance.   JSD will stand by the side of people if the 14-party alliance government leaders do not stop torture and

DHAKA: Four leaders of the Tangail district unit BNP, including two vice-presidents, were suspended from all levels of the party including primary membership for violating organizational discipline. The suspended leaders are- Vice Presidents Ali Imam Tapan and Hasanuzzamil Shahin,

GAZIPUR: The son of a former BNP MP was shot to death at Bhatgachhi area under Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur on Sunday night (July 30). The deceased, Foysal, 30, is younger son of former BNP MP Mokhlesur Rahman Jitu. Locals said that a group of miscreants opened fire on Faisal around

JESSORE: Law Minister Anisul Huq said that the government has no conflict with the judiciary. Admitting heated debate between the two organs, he, however, said that the debate strengthens the democracy. He said these while speaking at a rally in Jessore on Sunday (July 30). The rally

DHAKA: The election Commission (EC) to will start dialogue with political parties and representatives of other non-political bodies from Monday (July 30) ahead of the 11th parliamentary election. EC acting secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said the commission will start the dialogue with

DHAKA: The BNP has termed the news on the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s meeting with Pakistani intelligence force- ISI and Jamaat leaders in London as false, fabricated and baseless. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan

DHAKA: The High Court has granted permission to BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s lawyers to cross-examine four prosecution witnesses in Zia Charitable Graft case filed by ACC. An HC bench comprising Justices Md Shawkat Hossain and Md Nazrul Islam passed the order on Sunday (July 30) after

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has commented that the present government will never come in the talks table to discuss about the next elections.    He made the comment at a memorial meeting at the National Press Club in the city on Thursday (July 27).

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal’s investigation agency has launched probe into the charges of wartime crimes against former education minister and BNP’s vice chairman Dr Osman Faruk. On the other hand, the investigation agency is inquiring the documents of charges of

BARISAL: The BNP men locked into roughhousing at a rally in Barisal on Wednesday (July 26) in presence of the party’s central leaders, including BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Barisal south district unit of the BNP arranged the rally at Ashini Kumar Hall in

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday (July 26) issued arrest warrant against 39 leaders-activists of BNP including Shimul Biswas, Maruf Kamal Khan and Shirin Sultana in a case filed with Paltan police station under the Special Powers Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain

BARISAL: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has reiterated his party’s key demand of holding the next general elections under an election-time supportive government. “The people of the country won’t allow any one-sided election,” he said at a rally in Barisal on

DHAKA: BNP vice-chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu has said that his party wants to sit in talks with the government about the next Parliamentary elections. “If the government does not sit with us in talks, we will be compelled to wage tougher movement to realize our key demand,” the BNP

DHAKA: Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim has said that no talks cloud be held with the BNP before the next elections.   Nasim, also health and family welfare minister, made this remark at a press conference in Awami League’s Dhanmondi office in the city on Tuesday (July

DHAKA:  The High Court has cleared the way for the trial court to continue trial proceedings against BNP’s standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed in a corruption case filed for hiding wealth. The HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Krishna Debnath passed the