NAOGAON: Police have arrested a member of Jamaa’tul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB) from Jamgram village under Atrai upazila in Naogaon district. Md Shahidul Islam, 45, son of Shahad Ali of the Jamgram village and an associate of Bangla Bhai, was arrested on Saturday afternoon (July 01).

NOAKHALI: Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader has said that there is no compromise with those who are the patrons of militancy.   He said this while speaking at a reunion program of ex-students of Karam Box Adarsha High School at

DHAKA: Alleging the ruling party men with laundering money into abroad including banks in Switzerland, BNP Joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said they must face trial someday.  He was addressing a press conference at BNP Central party office in Nayapaltan Friday (June

NATORE: Three people were seriously injured and eleven others detained over a clash between two rival groups of Awami League in Naldanga upazila of Natore on Thursday night (June 29).   The clash broke out at around 8pm over previous enmity that provoked chasing, hurling brick-chunk

BOGRA: Police in a drive detained six leaders of Jamaat-e-islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from SatCom Agro Park in Sherpur upazila of Bogra on Thursday noon (June 29). The detainees are- Shahadat, 20, son of one Shahjahan Ali of Kaltapara village of Sherpur upazila,

BRAHMANBARIA: Police arrested a Union Parishad (UP) chairman of Krishnanagar in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria and also Union Awami League President Zillur Rahman in a case filed over attack on police. He was arrested around 10:00am Thursday (June 29) from his village home at

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday has fixed July 6 for hearing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's self-defence statements in Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Earlier around 10:45am, Khaleda appeared before the court in

DHAKA: The government is not implementing the extended rate of excise duty on bank deposits and the unified 15 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) proposed in the national budget for 2017-2018 fiscal year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in general discussion on the proposed budget in the

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday (June 28) said that the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Haisna will act as the election-time government. So, Sheikh Hasina’s government is the election-time supportive-government, he said.   

DINAJPUR: At least 15 people were injured in clashes between two groups of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, in Dinajpur on Tuesday (June 27). The incident of the infighting took place over formation of a union unit committee of the BCL

DHAKA: The 16th session of the 10th Parliament, which is also the budget session for this year, will resume on Wednesday (June 28) after the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. The session will resume at 4:00 pm with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA: BNP Senior Joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi claimed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation is very urgent for sake of ensuring relief, peace, democracy, a fair election, civil liberties, and safety for countrymen. Rizvi made the statements on Tuesday (June 27).  

COMILLA: Awami League General Secretary and Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said the next national election will be held under authorization of the election commission. The government of Sheikh Hasina will act as a supportive government in the election, he said.

COMILLA: Awami League General Secretary and Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said the next national election will be held under authorization of the election commission. The government of Sheikh Hasina will act as a supportive government in the election, he said.

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia claimed that any fair election isn’t possible to be held under the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “People of the country want a fair election which is not possible under the government of Sheikh Hasina. Because, countrymen have

JESSORE: Police on Sunday (June 25) arrested two leaders of the BNP with ‘handmade bombs’ from Benapole border area under Sharsha upazila in Jessore. The arrestees are senior vice-president of Sharsha upazila Chhatra Dal Al Mamun Bablu, son of Oliar Rahaman of Navrun Buruzbagan

FENI: The local administration on Sunday (June 25) imposed ‘Section 144’ at an eidgah at Chhagalnaiya upazila in Feni for Sunday (June 25) to Tuesday (June 27).   Upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Chhagalnaiya upazila Shahida Fatema Chowdhury imposed the ‘Section 144’ at Aziria

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has expressed deep shock at the deaths of many people and fatalities in the truck accident at Pirganj upazila in Rangpur. The BNP chief expressed her shock in a press statement issued on Sunday (June 25). At least 17 people were killed as a truck

DHAKA: BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed claimed that the house in the capital’s Gulshan-2 which was earlier occupied by him is being demolished illegally on Sunday (June 25). Moudud was speaking at a press briefing at around 11am. Earlier, authorities of Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has greeted the Muslim ummah, including the people of Bangladesh, on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr. The BNP chief issued a massage in this regard on Saturday (June 24). In the message, she wished happiness, peace and progress the countrymen and