CHITTAGONG: Police on Monday night (June 05) arrested a man on charge of killing assistant secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Mahmudul Haq in 1996.   Police arrested the man named Abdul Quddus, 55, from Chinnomul residential area under Bayezid police station in

NARAYANGANJ: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said there is no scope for politics centering excise duty proposed in the budget for FY 2017-18 as it will be revised in the final budget.  He made the remarks to reporters while visiting an under construction flyover in

DHAKA: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that there is no alternative to downfall of the incumbent government to save the environment.   He said this while speaking at a seminar on Monday (June 05). The party arranged the seminar on “World Environment Day

DHAKA: A Jubo League leader was stabbed dead by a spear thrown by rivals in a clash over land grabbing in Savar’s Jamsingh Teuti area on Sunday noon (June 4). The deceased was identified as CM Badshah Foysal, son of one Sayeduzzaman, hailed from Imandipur area of Savar.  Before

DHAKA: The BNP on Sunday (June 04) said that the Awami League government would be compelled to hold the next elections under an election-time supportive government. “BNP won't join polls without supportive government. It will be great mistake of the government if it thinks to

DHAKA: Awami League presidium member and health minister Mohammad Nasim has commented that the vested quarter in home and abroad began conspiracy about the next Parliamentary elections.   He said this while talking to journalists after a meeting held at Amami League’s president

DHAKA: The Supreme Court Appellate Division on Sunday (June 4) rejected the review petition against earlier verdict asking BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed and his brother to leave their home holding plot no.159 in Gulshan-2. Besides, the appellate division also scraped another appeal

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said that the government has placed the budget proposal for 2017-18 fiscal year with huge tax burden in attempt to widespread theft.   She made the allegation while addressing an Iftar party at Bashundhara International Conference Centre (BICC)

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fed and caressed orphans and physically-challenged children in her own hands at an Iftar party on Saturday (June 03). The PM hosted the Iftar party for war-wounded freedom fighters, orphans, physically-challenged children and alem-ulema (Islamic

SIRAJGANJ: Health Minister and Awami League’s senior leader Mohammad Nasim has said that there is no alternative to Prime Minsier Sheikh Hasina in establishing peace. He said this while talking to journalists after visiting the under construction Shaheed M Mansur Ali Medical College

DHAKA: The BNP has demanded fair investigation into the incidents of the arson attack on houses of Chakma community at Longdu upazila in Rangamati and murder of the local Juba League leader. The party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the demand at a press

RANGAMATI: The local administration has withdrawn the ‘Section 144’ from Langdu upazila in Rangamati, as the situation created after arson attack on tribal peoples’ home has been normalcy.   The ‘Section 144’ was withdrawn from Saturday noon (June 03) following a meeting of

RANGAMATI: The local administration has distributed relief among the cyclonic storm ‘Mora’ hit victims in Rangamati on Saturday (June 03). The district administration distributed a bundle of tin to each of 20 victims, while cash money and 20kg of rice were given to each of 100

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Authority of Dhaka University (DU) expelled eight students including DU unit Vice-president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of the ruling party, over physically assaulting a student.  Bijoy Ekattor Hall Provost Professor AJM Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan told

BANDARBAN: Police in a drive detained district Chhatra Shibir president Ruhul Amin on Friday (June 2). Ruhul was nabbed from his house at Fire service area in the town, in the evening. Bandarban Sadar Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) M Rafiqullah confirmed the matter to banglanews.

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has termed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year as ‘budget for looting’. Speaking at an Iftar party on Thursday (June 01), she said that the government has proposed a huge budget with a view to looting money. “Finance minister does not know

DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that the 2017-18 fiscal year budget won’t bring any good for the people of the country. The BNP leader made the comment at a function held in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office in the city on

KHULNA: Vice-chairman of Koyra Upazila Parishad in Khulna and BNP leader Sheikh Abdur Rashid has been arrested. Police arrested him from his office at the Upazila Parishad on Wednesday noon (May 31).   Officer-in-charge (OC) of Koyra police station Enamul Haque told Banglanews that

DHAKA: The BNP men locked in a factional clash and created chaos at a function of the party chief Khaleda Zia in the capital city on Wednesday (May 31). The hassle and roughhousing of the party men took place at about 12:30 pm at Bat-tola intersection of Rabindra Sarani at Sector No. 3

DHAKA: Like previous years, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has invited Awami League’s president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to join her Iftar party scheduled for June 5. A BNP delegation handed over the invitation letter at Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi office in the capital city on